bpa wrote: > As I see it RadioVIZ development was started well before the advent of > streaming radio. RadioDNS is aimed at hybrid radio - broadcast radio > (FM/DAB etc) augmented by internet (Wifi, 4G) but that class of device > is rare and as such the technology is out of date. The RadioDNS > standards reference IMDA an alliance which disbanded in 2014. I think > the recent and rapid rise of Spotify, Deezer, Apple etc. streaming > radio and generous mobile internet data plans has meant it is feasible > to listen continuuously to a "radio" over internet on your phone/tablet > etc. and conversely has meant very few user ask for an FM radio in their > phone/tablet. So I think there will be few real hybrid radio products > (no tablets have FM now) and therefore RadioDNS is effectively dead > although many of the constituent technologies can be repurposed. > > edit: > > Thinking a bit more - cars are probably the main area where broadcast > radio and internet connections use a single display. The only broadcaster with decent RadioVis data for all their stations appears to be Global (Capital, ClassicFM, Heart, Smooth etc.)
Others, like the BBC, seemed to dabble for a while and then move on to the Radioplayer setup. Not sure what will happen to it in the future.... LMS Version: 7.9 TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - WHS 2011 2x Touch, 3x SB3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bonze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104672 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
