Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-11-13 Thread iPhone
egarc wrote: > There isn't a good replacement for Squeezebox unless you're willing to > spend a lot of money. I dread the day my squeezebox.com goes dark. :( Sure there is, it's called Raspberry Pi! I just built an SB Touch Clone for $182 that includes an upgraded 7 inch Touch Display plus 30

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-11-09 Thread buffettck
egarc wrote: > There isn't a good replacement for Squeezebox unless you're willing to > spend a lot of money. I dread the day my squeezebox.com goes dark. :( The aforementioned Grace Digital Mondo+ has been working great for me and it was well under $200. You don't have to spend "a lot of

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-11-09 Thread buffettck
Man in a van wrote: > > Where in the "boonies" are you? just roughly speaking :confused: > > Ronnie Let's just say that vast areas of the great American West are quite remote. ;) buffettck's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-11-09 Thread buffettck
castalla wrote: > If they don't provide a suitable feed then your complaint should be to > those stations ? Nope. My new Grace Digital Mondo+ has been playing all of those stations perfectly. The problem wasn't with the stations...it was with Logitech...

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-11-09 Thread egarc
buffettck wrote: > My SBR has quit working for a couple of days, now. It won't connect at > all and the icon is red, which indicates the Logitech server is down. > I've actually discussed this before with Logitech over the phone. And, > over time, radio stations quit playing and give a

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-13 Thread Man in a van
buffettck wrote: > Um, because having the phone on listening to the radio for hours every > day, which I don't currently do, would burn down the battery all that > much faster? Well, the phone (or tablet) does not have to be on "all day". You would have to spend a little money, and I have to

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread slartibartfast
buffettck wrote: > Um, because having the phone on listening to the radio for hours every > day, which I don't currently do, would burn down the battery all that > much faster?With the screen off it might not be too bad. If you have a tablet > leave that plugged in. Sent from my SM-G900F using

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread castalla
buffettck wrote: > I want my local stations. The exact ones. If they don't provide a suitable feed then your complaint should be to those stations ? Touch, Logitech Radio, Logitech UE Radio, O2 Joggler + SqpOS UPnPBridge - 2 paired Sonos Play1 speakers; Rocki - Sony SRS-BTM8 speaker;

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread buffettck
castalla wrote: > There are thousands on 'internet' stations - shouldn't be too difficult > to find a selection to your taste! I want my local stations. The exact ones. buffettck's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread slartibartfast
buffettck wrote: > I thought about that then I thought about the need of being tethered to > an A/C outlet all the time even more. LOL > > Does the app have a sleep timer? How obnoxious are the iHeart > commercials above and beyond the regular commercials on a given radio > station?I have no

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread buffettck
slartibartfast wrote: > You could use the iheartmusic app on your phone and play to a Bluetooth > speaker. > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk I thought about that then I thought about the need of being tethered to an A/C outlet all the time even more. LOL Does the app have a sleep

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread castalla
There are thousands on 'internet' stations - shouldn't be too difficult to find a selection to your taste! Touch, Logitech Radio, Logitech UE Radio, O2 Joggler + SqpOS UPnPBridge - 2 paired Sonos Play1 speakers; Rocki - Sony SRS-BTM8 speaker; Pioneer WX-SMA1 speaker; - PURE One Flow internet

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread slartibartfast
buffettck wrote: > So, what would be the best solution for someone who just wants to listen > to regular radio without any BS like I was able to do before? I live > out in the boonies and don't get many stations clearly and that's why I > went with internet radio. I mainly listen to it to fall

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread buffettck
So, what would be the best solution for someone who just wants to listen to regular radio without any BS like I was able to do before? I live out in the boonies and don't get many stations clearly and that's why I went with internet radio. I mainly listen to it to fall asleep at night and catch

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread pippin
buffettck wrote: > So, this looks like what will be the death of stand-alone table top > internet radios, at least for mainstream stations since iHeart seems to > be acquiring so many of them. Internet Radio in general is quickly dying right now because since the royalty rules changed last year

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread buffettck
So, this looks like what will be the death of stand-alone table top internet radios, at least for mainstream stations since iHeart seems to be acquiring so many of them. buffettck's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-12 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > Ok, great, so won't that cause my iHeart radio stations to stop working, > which is why I updated to UE in the first place? > > > I don't see a way to even do that when I open LMS. Correct. SB does not support the iHeartRadio app. Stations disappearing from iHeartRadio

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-11 Thread buffettck
drmatt wrote: > Just run LMS and flash it back to Squeezebox firmware. Works fine. > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- Ok, great, so won't that cause my iHeart radio stations to stop working, which is why I updated to UE in the first place?

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-11 Thread Michael Herger
My SBR has quit working for a couple of days, now. It won't connect at all and the icon is red, which indicates the Logitech server is down. We do indeed have an issue on uesmartradio.com right now. I'll look into it asap. -- Michael ___ Radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-11 Thread drmatt
Just run LMS and flash it back to Squeezebox firmware. Works fine. -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- -- Hardware: 3x Touch, 1x Radio, 2x Receivers, 1 HP Microserver NAS with Debian+LMS 7.9.0 Music: ~1300 CDs, as 450 GB of 16/44k FLACs. No less than 3x 24/44k albums..

[SlimDevices: Radio] SBR support from Logitech dead?

2017-10-11 Thread buffettck
My SBR has quit working for a couple of days, now. It won't connect at all and the icon is red, which indicates the Logitech server is down. I've actually discussed this before with Logitech over the phone. And, over time, radio stations quit playing and give a "connection reset by remote