Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Stream personal broadcast point?

2009-09-13 Thread dubourg
Hi I'd like to be able to stream the audio feed from my satellite receiver so that I can listen on my Squeezebox. Does anyone know how to do this? I was wondering if I could connect my satellite receiver to the line-in connection on my PC soundcard and stream the audio feed from the PC? Thanks

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Stream personal broadcast point?

2009-09-13 Thread andynormancx
choyk1;457000 Wrote: > The URL works with favorites on my Squeezebox account. Does it guarantee > the SB radio will be able to stream it? If you mean that you have successfully added it to the favourites, but not yet tried to play it, then no it isn't a guarantee that it will actually play. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Stream personal broadcast point?

2009-09-13 Thread andynormancx
dubourg;457732 Wrote: > > I was wondering if I could connect my satellite receiver to the line-in > connection on my PC soundcard and stream the audio feed from the PC? > If the PC is the one running SqueezeCenter, then yes you can, using the Wave Input plugin. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/inde

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Where is the broadcast FM?

2009-09-13 Thread toby10
andynormancx;456558 Wrote: > > 96kb/s x 6 hours = 1 GB per day > > That amount to about 20GB a month, but unfortunately my day time limit > for the month is 8GB. Every 1GB over the limit I have to pay > extra... I think your usage estimate for 96k streaming is almost 3 times as much as it

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Where is the broadcast FM?

2009-09-13 Thread vw195
peterw;457713 Wrote: > It'd be nice to see a citation for that comparison. Who says FM is ~ > 96k? How'd they decide that? > Attached is an interesting link that states: You can estimate the approximate Audio information [1] content of FM by using the bandwidth and dynamic range. FM pretty muc

[SlimDevices: Radio] wireless bridge on the touch and radio?

2009-09-13 Thread mrthreeplates
I rely on this feature with my SB2/3s, does the touch and radio support it? (I didn't see this mentioned under specs on the product website). It is a fantastic feature... don't hide it! Thanks, George -- mrthreeplates m

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Stream personal broadcast point?

2009-09-13 Thread dubourg
Thanks I'll give the Waveinput plugin a try! -- dubourg dubourg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22556 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67584 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Amazon movie about "radio": Says I can listen to my music collection "without a PC"?

2009-09-13 Thread gweempose
MeSue;457574 Wrote: > > > For now, if I want to listen to my music without my computer on, I just > tune in to "My Radio Station" via last.fm. It only lets you listen > radio-style (random mix), but that is good enough for me for the rare > times my server is down or I take my Squeezebox on a t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Amazon movie about "radio": Says I can listen to my music collection "without a PC"?

2009-09-13 Thread MeSue
gweempose;457915 Wrote: > Why not use Rhapsody instead? That way, you can play any song you want > whenever you want. I've just never been drawn to the subscription services. I'd rather spend the monthly fee on music I can own. Makes more sense for a home-body like me. But ain't it great that we

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Amazon movie about "radio": Says I can listen to my music collection "without a PC"?

2009-09-13 Thread aubuti
gweempose;457915 Wrote: > Why not use Rhapsody instead? That way, you can play any song you want > whenever you want. Personally, I love the convenience of Rhapsody. When > I'm on vacation, or simply out and about, it gives me access to > virtually my entire music library. The only negative is th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Where is the broadcast FM?

2009-09-13 Thread ccrome2
Since the distortions of terrestrial FM and perceptual coding (like MP3) are so different, it's very difficult to draw equivalences. It is better to loose some bandwith, or have some wierd digital distortion? It's a difficult question to answer. I'd much rather listen to a 8kHz bandwidth, nicely

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Where is the broadcast FM?

2009-09-13 Thread Pat Farrell
ccrome2 wrote: > The difference between 8000 and 44100 seems like a *TON*, and it is a > lot, but not as much as you think. Since you hear logarithmically, > you're really talking about about a 2.5 octave difference. You hear a > total of about 10 octaves (from 20 to 2 Hz), so you're only kno