Re: Box for the lounge to play music, spotify etc

["noel" <noel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's exactly where I've ended up! Just need to check which iPod touch I
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eed to be able to have 4.3 on. Added bonus is that with iOS 4 spotify
suppo=
rts the apple remote when in the dock which will be great!


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Steve Pillings <byronsp@...> wrote:
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> Noel
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> Just had a thought. Spotify supports AirPlay so you should be able to
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eAm it to the Apple Tv 2 from a 4.3 iphone.=20
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> Steve
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> On 28 Mar 2011, at 18:11, "noel" <noel@...> wrote:
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> > Thanks all some good advice. Definitely not a fan of the htpc
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this instance, definitely needs a high waf!=20
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> > Squeezebox is a possibility, I'd love to go Sonos but think it
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too much cost wise, will look into zp prices on eBay.  Would be a touch
jea=
lous her having Sonos before me tho!!!
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> > Alternative idea ive just thought of is to use an iPod touch (1st
gen s=
mall capacity would do) plugged directly into the amp either with a cable
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irect or using a dock with line out.=20
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> > Extra step on that might be to add an airport express into the
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to allow the iPod touch to be used wirelessly altho that might be  an unne=
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> > Anything else I should be Thinking about?=20
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> > Ideal solution would be if an xstreamer or apple tv could do all
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In time either plex or xbmc on apple tv 2 will probably answer this I
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> > Noel
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> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Neil Ball" <neilball@>
wrote:
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> >> Sonos would probably be the easiest to use and deploy. Do
bear in mind=
that
> >> Sonos requires a wired Ethernet connection for the first
device and ca=
n then
> >> work wirelessly for additional devices should you later want
to extend=
it.
> >> Napster and Spotify both require monthly subscription,
Spotify only wo=
rks on
> >> Sonos using the =C2=A310/month premium service. However it
tends to ge=
t a high
> >> WAF too (certainly in my house where my boys of 5 & 8 are
also big use=
rs) J
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> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf=
Of
> >> Mark Gardner
> >> Sent: 28 March 2011 13:31
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Box for the lounge to play music,
spotify etc
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> >> Cost may be a limiting factor, but how about a SONOS S5 with
the iPhon=
e
> >> controller? Plays Spotify.
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> >> Or without builtin speaker a SONOS ZP90?
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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Behalf
> >> Of noel
> >> Sent: 28 March 2011 13:14
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>=20
> >> Subject: [ukha_d] Box for the lounge to play music, spotify
etc
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> >> Hi all,=20
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> >> My relatively non techie swmbo needs something for her lounge
primaril=
y
> >> to play music.
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> >> Mainly looking to play spotify and online radio but ability
to play
> >> itunes library might be useful in future. Movie/iplayer
playback would
> >> be a nice bonus but not essential.
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> >> Cost as ever is the limiting factor, control through tv with
remote
> >> would be preferable, iPhone remote be good too.
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> >> So.....options??? I've had a quick look round and cant see
much that
> >> does spotify. Sound will be output through an amp so no
inbuilt speake=
r
> >> needed.
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> >> Thanks in advance
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