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Re: Internet radio


  • Subject: Re: Internet radio
  • From: "Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:59:46 -0000

How about the just released Squeezebox Boom,
http://www.slimdevices.com/ not only
will it play Internet Radio
streams, it'll also play streaming music from your CD collection if
you rip them to a Squeezecenter Server (Free software produced by
SlimDevices)

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "noel_pilot" <HA@...> wrote:
>
> I bought a MagicBox IMP which is fantastic, bought it a year or so
ago
> and used it constantly until the power supply died a few months
ago.
> It's now been superseded (kind of) by itunes and remote control
> through airport express and ipod touch but sometimes do miss the
ease
> of just turning it on.  Key feature for me was it could do listen
> again with all of the bbc stations so anything from the past week
was
> available.
>
> reciva powered and you could customise favourites etc through the
> website.
>
> Be open to selling it if you were interested, I've just picked up a
> replacement power supply for it.
>
> Noel
>
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Martin Howell <martin.howell@>
wrote:
> >
> > Finally giving in to SWMBO's demands for a new radio, but FM and
DAB
> > reception is pants out here in the Somerset swamps so I thought
I might
> > leap into a self-contained internet radio.  Ones I have seen on
the
> > interweb include the Chumby (weird or what?), Freecom Musicipal
and the
> > Revo Blik.  Does anyone have any personal recommendations and/or
> > experience of these widgets or any other suggestions?  Its more
than my
> > life is worth to buy one that doesn't perform to the required
standard
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>



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