Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-10 Thread philippe_44
RoyalScam wrote: > Will do. Thanks for the help thus far. This is really becoming more > trouble than it's really worth, IMO. I just wanna cast some music. :( d6jg wrote: > Bear in mind I have an Onkyo with DLNA/Airplay/Chromecast yet I choose > to plug a Pi into it. There is a solid reason

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-10 Thread d6jg
RoyalScam wrote: > Will do. Thanks for the help thus far. This is really becoming more > trouble than it's really worth, IMO. I just wanna cast some music. :( Bear in mind I have an Onkyo with DLNA/Airplay/Chromecast yet I choose to plug a Pi into it. There is a solid reason for doing so and

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-10 Thread RoyalScam
d6jg wrote: > At minimum you need to select a binary. You may be better off posting > this is the UpnpBridge thread under 3rd Party Software. Hopefully > someone has your amp and has it working properly. It is fiddly because > upnp is a flaky and often badly implemented protocol. Will do.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-10 Thread d6jg
RoyalScam wrote: > Ok...now I'm starting to understand why people just do Roon, Sonos or > Airplay. This gets aggravating quickly. > > I've got the UPnP Bridge installed, am trying to read and understand the > User Guide to get things configured, but I'm getting stuck. > > 1. I'd like the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-09 Thread RoyalScam
Ok...now I'm starting to understand why people just do Roon, Sonos or Airplay. This gets aggravating quickly. I've got the UPnP Bridge installed, am trying to read and understand the User Guide to get things configured, but I'm getting stuck. 1. I'd like the volume to be controlled by the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-09 Thread d6jg
RoyalScam wrote: > Good info/advice, thanks! Yeah, my Onkyo is the TX-8160, so no > Chromecast unfortunately, just DLNA or Airplay. It would've been a > no-brainer for anything above 16/44.1, and I suppose I could get a > used/leftover Chromecast Audio to connect to it, but I'd rather stay >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-09 Thread RoyalScam
d6jg wrote: > Just chiming in with my 2p. If you can get Phillipes upnpbridge > to work with your Onkyo and you are ok controlling playback with a > browser based plugin Material on your phone etc then that is the way to > go. > However. If you only what to play 16/44.1 stuff Phillipes Airplay >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-09 Thread d6jg
RoyalScam wrote: > Thanks so much, Phillipe! This should at least give me a better > understanding and a good start. The reason I might switch to LMS > permanently is that Universal Media Server doesn't have a great web app, > and no native iOS control app (other than mconnect, which is

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-08 Thread RoyalScam
philippe_44 wrote: > LMS is a music center system. It helps you manage your music library and > search/play tracks, create playlists, access streaming services and so > on. It has clients to control it from a web browser but also from your > smartphone. Normally, players should be specialized

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread philippe_44
RoyalScam wrote: > See…I know nothing about Squeezebox. Is there an advantage or > disadvantage to using my Onkyo as a Squeezebox? What does that even > mean? LMS is a music center system. It helps you manage your music library and search/play tracks, create playlists, access streaming services

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread Michael Herger
See…I know nothing about Squeezebox. Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using my Onkyo as a Squeezebox? What does that even mean? Think about why you installed LMS in the first place. What's the reason for it? ___ Squeezecenter mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread RoyalScam
philippe_44 wrote: > If you want to use your player as if it is a regular squeezebox, you > need my bridge. > > If you want to use the UI of your player to browse the LMS library, you > need Andy’s plugin. See…I know nothing about Squeezebox. Is there an advantage or disadvantage to using my

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread philippe_44
If you want to use your player as if it is a regular squeezebox, you need my bridge. If you want to use the UI of your player to browse the LMS library, you need Andy’s plugin. LMS 8.2 on Odroid-C4 - *SqueezeAMP!*, 5xRadio, 5xBoom, 2xDuet, 1xTouch, 1xSB3. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread pjc8151
You need the media bridge plugin - the 'bridge' plugins allow you to play music to external renderers pjc8151's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69245 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UPnP/DLNA Media Interface vs UPnP Media Bridge plugins (Newbie...be gentle!)

2022-01-07 Thread RoyalScam
Hello, all. I'll cut to the point. I've got a Mac filled with FLAC files. I've got an Onkyo TX-8160 stereo network receiver. I'd like to get the two wirelessly speaking to each other via DLNA (since my wireless choice on that receiver is either DLNA or Airplay). I've fiddled around with