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Component MP3/OGG Players?
RJV asks: "I currently have a rather large digital music collection. It is all in mp3 or ogg format and it is all from CDs that I personally own or have borrowed from friends. I have built a rather cheap mp3 server to store all of the music on and I listen to it on my machines rather easily. However, I'm looking for a better solution for accessing and playing from the archive in my living room. I currently have a linux box that uses the TV as a monitor. I can use it fine to play mp3/ogg files through the home theater, but mostly because I know where the buttons are in xmms. (640x480 isn't the best resolution for xmms). I've looked into multiple other projects, such as Aurian Music Manager and Freevo (the computer also has a TV in card) but have not been satisfied with their performance and/or ease of use, especially when trying to use my Universal Remote Control. So, I've decided that perhaps the best course of action for the living room is to purchase a stand-alone component that will integrate with my current system. What are my options and are there any experiences within the community with these products?"
"I'd like to find a product that has the following features (in order of importance).
- Ethernet Connectivity (NFS/SAMBA/something Linux can share out)
- Intuitive/Easy-to-Use Interface
- IR Remote Control (so I can use my Universal Remote)
- Ability to play mp3s and oggs
- TV display capabilities (may fall under Intuitive Interface)
- Digital Out
- CDR capabilities
has a device called SliMP3 which is an ethernet connected MP3 decoder. I have one and it's great for integrating the MP3 collection with the component stereo. Has a Perl based server software I believe. No current Ogg support, but I've heard its in the works.
Disclaimer: I'm not afiliated with slimdevices.com in any way other than being a satisfied customer.
I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.
The ogg vorbis codec (even with the new integer implementation) is so CPU intensive that it does not fit into anything smaller than a 75MHZ ARM processor, and even then it's a squeeze. This means that despite all the merits of this format, it is not currently possible for manufacturers of inexpensive playback devices to support the format.
Just wondering.. is this before or after the integer only decoder that they released?
jello.
aka aron.
...it is all from CDs that I personally own or have borrowed from friends
So in a nutshell, you pirate music.
I just thought it was strange that you needed to point that out, as if borrowing CDs from friends and ripping them is legal and within 'fair use'.
Its okay. I 'borrow' CDs from my 'friends' from all over they world. They are even kind enough to encode them and make them easily accessible over the internet so I don't have to pick up and return the CD to their houses.
It is all in mp3 or ogg format and it is all from CDs that I personally own
Well thank God for that, eh!
or have borrowed from friends.
What was the point in telling us this? Downloading music is somehow worse morally than ripping from friends CD's?
War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
You cannot share CDs with friends.
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