Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
garym;515476 Wrote: > The new blueray player I purchased is internet capable. I bought it so I > could watch "instant" netflix moviesWhich player is that? -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
dsdreamer;515376 Wrote: > I noticed a lot of devices are doing this; my $99 Roku box has Pandora > and MediaFly on it, which is fine if I want to leave my 40" LCD TV on > just to stream music. A lot of multi-media boxes, "also do music," but > not very well. For example, I had a Western Digital TV box that played > flac and ogg, but sold it when I found out it didn't even manage gapless > album playback. I've been noticing this myself. I think this is an area of competition for Logitech that will keep them trying to differentiate themselves. Gapless playback always seems to be at the bottom of the priority list with media streamers and mp3 players. Logitech differentiate themselves here, but the fact is that most people don't care and don't even know what it is. Somebody else had an interesting view on this - that devices like this will bring audio streaming out of its niche status and bring it to the masses, thus keeping the market viable for Internet Radio stations and companies like Logitech. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
dsdreamer;515705 Wrote: > You don't need the TV on for the audio routing in most cases, but to get > any kind of UI (to see what's now playing, enjoy album artwork etc.) > some of us may be inclined to keep it on. It's also a bit awkward to > "Love" or "Ban" tracks if you've switched the TV monitor off, for > example. Very true. A workaround is to buy a small, cheap LCD screen and connect it to one of your AVR's video outs to perform this function. S-video or Composite will do, it's just menu navigation and low-res album art. It looks cool in your setup and I'd guess if used regularly it would likely pay for itself in a year with lower energy consumption vs a big 40+" screen. I used this cheap LCD option for several years on my Yamaha AVR for digital cable music and Yamaha's (overly simplistic) Internet Radio and USB input functions. It is still used sparingly today since my graduation to a REAL streaming device, thank you SqueezeBox. :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
mortslim;515383 Wrote: > Actually you don't have to leave your TV "on" just to listen to audio > from an attached box. I have the audio outs of my cable TV box and my > AppleTV routed to my stereo receiver and only the video cables are > connected to the TV. That way the TV can stay off and I get higher > fidelity audio at the same time. You don't need the TV on for the audio routing in most cases, but to get any kind of UI (to see what's now playing, enjoy album artwork etc.) some of us may be inclined to keep it on. It's also a bit awkward to "Love" or "Ban" tracks if you've switched the TV monitor off, for example. -- dsdreamer -- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
The new blueray player I purchased is internet capable. I bought it so I could watch "instant" netflix movies, but noticed that it also connects me to my pandora account, youtube, and blockbuster instant movies. I don't use the pandora function (given that I also have an extra SB connected to my home theater setup for a secondary listening location and if I want pandora, i'll listen through this SB), but I like the idea that these things become mainstream (to insure their long-term viability). -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
It is encouraging to see more consumer applications and platforms offering such streaming services. Internet Radio and related Music Services are still so *niche* that I question their long term viability without such mainstreaming of the whole concept into more basic consumer devices (like TV's). The more, the merrier, the better! :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
dsdreamer;515376 Wrote: > if I want to leave my 40" LCD TV on just to stream music. Actually you don't have to leave your TV "on" just to listen to audio from an attached box. I have the audio outs of my cable TV box and my AppleTV routed to my stereo receiver and only the video cables are connected to the TV. That way the TV can stay off and I get higher fidelity audio at the same time. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
mortslim;515359 Wrote: > Vizio has announced that their new tv's will have streaming music > (RadioTime, Pandora and Rhapsody and maybe other services). > > I still like my squeezeboxes with Rhapsody because more flexible as to > their placement compared to tv's and cheaper too. > > But still, it is interesting how streaming music is becoming an > everywhere thing. > > I may already have too much music ! > > I remember when the only music available was AM radio and vinyl > records. I noticed a lot of devices are doing this; my $99 Roku box has Pandora and MediaFly on it, which is fine if I want to leave my 40" LCD TV on just to stream music. A lot of multi-media boxes, "also do music," but not very well. For example, I had a Western Digital TV box that played flac and ogg, but sold it when I found out it didn't even manage gapless album playback. -- dsdreamer -- "Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you..." dsdreamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Television manufacturer Vizio adding streaming music
Vizio has announced that their new tv's will have streaming music (RadioTime, Pandora and Rhapsody and maybe other services). I still like my squeezeboxes with Rhapsody because more flexible as to their placement compared to tv's and cheaper too. But still, it is interesting how streaming music is becoming an everywhere thing. I may already have too much music ! I remember when the only music available was AM radio and vinyl records. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75063 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
