Re: UPNP media server?

["Daniel Berenguer" <dberenguer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kevin,

I was looking in a way of controlling the MediaServer via xAP but
you're right, maybe I should consider controlling the MediaRenderer
via UPNP in some way.

On the other hand, the MusicPal runs Linux inside... it would be nice
to hack this device...

Daniel.


--- In xap_automation@xxxxxxx, Kevin Hawkins
<yahoogroupskh@...> wrote:
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> Let me just check... Do you mean a UPnP Server controllable via xAP ?
> Rather than  a UPnP client/renderer or a UPnP controller ?  I think
> maybe you want a controller to request a song be played on a renderer.
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> The only UPnP server software with xAP that I am aware of is the now
> rather dormant TelCanto which has a partial implementation of xAP.
>
> However there are some UPnP Windows script components available that
> work with Sonos .  Sonos is (deliberately) a rather non standard UPnP
> implementation - to keep their system closed (retain sales) - these
> scripts should be fairly easy to adapt to general UPnP application
> although I guess you prefer Linux.
>
> What has been suggested/requested several times is a general UPnP /
xAP
> bridge application - and that would work well as not only the audio
> schema in UPnP could be used but there is a basic device control
schema
> too - that is remarkably consistent with xAP BSC :-)
>
> Also I am in touch with another developer, just starting with xAP, 
who
> is familiar with UPnP (audio) and has also suggested writing such an
> application himself.  So you may be in luck but I haven't heard
anything
> recently so not sure if that's going anywhere.
>
> The Roku (now Pinnacle) SoundBridge products all support UPnP (as
> renderers and controllers) and some of those are very low cost now as
> they have cut down on the display type used - was VFD now LCD.  .
There
> is also the SoundBridge Radio product - it's a great quality build and
> sounds really good - but slightly more expensive (and larger)  than
that
> device you linked to.  It's around 175 euros if you shop around.   I
> have one here and I am really impressed.  It can display xAP messages
> too ;-)
>
> http://www.rokulabs.com/
>
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>   Kevin
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> Daniel Berenguer wrote:
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Is there any xAP-enabled UPNP media server (Mediatomb,
TwonkyVision,
> > etc? I'm very interested in controlling these devices via xAP:
> >
> > http://www.freecom.com/news.asp?id=6769&catName=press
> > <http://www.freecom.com/news.asp?id=6769&catName=press>
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> > ... once I get one, of course :-)
> >
> > Daniel.
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