RobbH wrote: > An old-fashioned alarm clock has one significant advantage: you will be > able to continue using it, as long as it continues to work, without > having to worry if the external technologies it depends on will continue > to support it. (Other than the power grid, that is, unless you go with a > purely mechanical clock.) As you said, you've had your Radio a long > time, probably ten years or more if you got it as a new product. Much > has changed since it was in production, but it would still work for you, > if the BBC were not discontinuing its support. LMS is a great solution > for many people, but not a good fit for your situation. Since this is > your only use of the Squeezebox/LMS ecosystem, and you have no need of > its many other features, the cost and effort to keep your Radio working > probably wouldn't make sense. Unless you happen to have an unused > Raspberry Pi, or some other low-powered computer that you wouldn't mind > leaving on all the time. > > There may be other internet radios that would work for you, if you want > to continue waking up to Radio 3. A quick search turned up this > information about some recent models from Grace Digital: > > https://support.gracedigital.com/hc/en-us/articles/204213520--NEW-BBC-live-streams-on-your-Grace-Radio > > Will those radios continue to work with evolving technology, ten years > from now? That's impossible to predict!
I think this is entirely correct except Id urge caution when looking into other products and particularly whether they will work with BBC R3 going forward. Aunty, in her infinite wisdom, is changing things as you know and are working with manufacturers. On previous occasions this has actually meant nothing and although they kept these shoutcast running for a while a lot of internet radios will simply become redundant shortly so far as listening to BBC radio is concerned. Regrettably something like an Amazon Echo Show maybe your only real option! Jim https://jukeradio.double6.net VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3 -> Denon RCD N8 -> Celestion F10s *Dining Room* SB Radio *Bedroom (Bedside)* Pi Zero+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV) & Bathroom* SB Touch ->Denon AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s + Kef ceiling speakers *Guest Room* Joggler > Topping Amp -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117196
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