I think the original draw for the piCorePlayer/RPi combo was as a replacement for aging SqueezeBox hardware, as it was for me when my Classic 2 died. I needed something that could connect to an LMS (which at the time was running on a Windows desktop across the room) that also had the audio outs to my stereo, as did my Classic 2. That's where HiFiBerry entered the picture, first with their add-on card for RCA output, then the Digi+ for digital/optical out. I have no hesitation recommending them.
I later added a NAS and that allowed me to also use the same RPi as an LMS. It's small size allows it to sit literally on top of the NAS next to the DSL router next to my AV Receiver. I cannot do that with a laptop or other "fullsize" computer. It works very well. I only occasionally have an issue with DB corruption that is almost always alleviated by prefs/cache removal and a rebuild. It then works for months. Another poster to this thread says to check the SD card I'm using as it may not be optimized for the kind of I/O that LMS requires (especially since I do rescans each night). That's an easy thing to "fix" and I'll likely do it the next time the DB issue occurs. All that said, you are exactly correct that OP was asking about hardware for LMS server use. I use my piCorePlayer RPi for that purpose, and have for several years. -- “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” ― Aristotle On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 7:48 AM philchillbill < philchillbill.9ua...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > The OP's original question was actually about an OS rather than h/w so > I'll chip in that LMS runs wonderfully under Ubuntu if he wants to > remove the Win10 install from the machine he bought. To those promoting > the wondrousness of the pi, some thoughts: > > I just bought a new Intel NUC7CJYH on Amazon.nl on sale for EUR 98 plus > EUR 17 for 4GB of RAM. I had a spare 120GB SSD lying around but they > only cost about EUR 20 at present. Total EUR 135. This system has a > dual-core Celeron with a TDP of 10W. It already comes with a case and > 65W PSU, has a built in microphone array, built-in IR receiver, WiFi, > BT, ethernet, 4x USB, and it sports a fullsize HDMI socket. I put Ubuntu > 20.04 LTS on it. > > A pi4 with 4GB will cost you EUR 60, you'll need a case (everybody seems > to like the FLIRC case which is EUR 27), a power supply at EUR 10, and a > decent 128GB Sandisk Extreme Pro SD card for fair comparison's sake > costs EUR 35 on Amazon. Total EUR 132. > > In other words, when you try to make a 'complete' computer out of a pi > you end up at the price point of a NUC, which is a 'real' computer out > of the box. All prices are approximate but the math will always pan out > in pretty much the same ballpark - we are not counting pennies after > all. > > Don't get me wrong here - I think the pi is a wonderful invention. I > just don't understand that people mostly look at the price of the bare > board and forget what all the extras cost. When you do that, the > entry-level NUCs are a better buy IMHO. And they can be repurposed to > run Win10 if desired, which a pi cannot do. > > Just sayin... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > philchillbill's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68920 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113492 > > _______________________________________________ > Squeezecenter mailing list > Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter >
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