renaudrenaud
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We are stuck at home.
After I've seen the awful measurements from the French brand D****** unit and put them in relation with the cost of their equipment, I think it's time to write few lines in total opposition with this kind of product.
Let's talk about Logitech Media Server, about low cost, open source, free, DIY solutions with certainly better measurements (easy bar).
Logitech Media Server is a piece of software design to stream music across a network. You will find more information as usual with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_Media_Server
Initially the solution was build by Slim Devices company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Devices and Logitech bought Slim Devices maybe in 2008 / 2009... Software was Open Source and it is still the case.
LMS is FREE, under GNU General Public License (at the opposite of Demonvialet patenting their, err, what?, technology?) and LMS runs on Windows, Mac, Linux.
LMS is no more developed by Logitech but there is a nice community doing the job.
https://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?20-User-Forums
A server ok, and what about the clients?
Before the acquisition by Logitech, some "players" where available like the Squeezbox (thrre was few versions, the first one was only able to read MP3) and you will find the list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeezebox_(network_music_player)
Owning the software, Logitech offered hardware...
The "Duet" system with a remote and a really nice player:
In France some guys offered a new clock and a nice SPDIF output for the unit and the player was very competent. But this product was a bit difficult to use because the remote.
After the Duet, Logitech started to sell the "Touch" player :
A very competent unit, with the excellent idea to use Linux inside! You can SSH, and somebody write the code to use USB DAC...
Then Logitech released a wonderful unit, the Transporter:
Also there was "Radio" but not too much interesting.
I think Logitech stopped operation in 2011 or 2012 with LMS, and the code was given to the community.
LMS code is still alive and we wan use it in plenty of solutions.
In the next lines, I want to show there is no limit... And I will start with what is laying on the table (Orange Pi Win).
ps: I invite you to correct every mistake, I am far to know everything.
After I've seen the awful measurements from the French brand D****** unit and put them in relation with the cost of their equipment, I think it's time to write few lines in total opposition with this kind of product.
Let's talk about Logitech Media Server, about low cost, open source, free, DIY solutions with certainly better measurements (easy bar).
Logitech Media Server is a piece of software design to stream music across a network. You will find more information as usual with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech_Media_Server
Initially the solution was build by Slim Devices company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Devices and Logitech bought Slim Devices maybe in 2008 / 2009... Software was Open Source and it is still the case.
LMS is FREE, under GNU General Public License (at the opposite of Demonvialet patenting their, err, what?, technology?) and LMS runs on Windows, Mac, Linux.
LMS is no more developed by Logitech but there is a nice community doing the job.
https://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?20-User-Forums
A server ok, and what about the clients?
Before the acquisition by Logitech, some "players" where available like the Squeezbox (thrre was few versions, the first one was only able to read MP3) and you will find the list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeezebox_(network_music_player)
Owning the software, Logitech offered hardware...
The "Duet" system with a remote and a really nice player:
In France some guys offered a new clock and a nice SPDIF output for the unit and the player was very competent. But this product was a bit difficult to use because the remote.
After the Duet, Logitech started to sell the "Touch" player :
A very competent unit, with the excellent idea to use Linux inside! You can SSH, and somebody write the code to use USB DAC...
Then Logitech released a wonderful unit, the Transporter:
Also there was "Radio" but not too much interesting.
I think Logitech stopped operation in 2011 or 2012 with LMS, and the code was given to the community.
LMS code is still alive and we wan use it in plenty of solutions.
In the next lines, I want to show there is no limit... And I will start with what is laying on the table (Orange Pi Win).
ps: I invite you to correct every mistake, I am far to know everything.
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