Whatever happened to the NSC gadget world cup?

[Wozza]

I’ve just got a Roku Soundbridge M2000 – 17in of aural pleasure (you can see it better here).

It’s a wireless digital music player which works with just about any decent music server going – iTunes/Rendezvous, Windows Media Player/Media Connect etc.

You can get cheap audio-video streamers, of course, but I didn’t want to have to select music from a TV menu – and NONE look as good as this baby.



(Oh, and it streams Internet radio stations, of course.)

 

[Wozza]

And this is a photo of my music server, hidden in my flat…

That’s a Netgear wireless bridge, a Linksys NSLU2 (a Linux-based server running mt-daapd – hi MYOB!) and a Maxtor 200GB hard disk.

The beauty of this server combo is that it’s always on (regardless of my desktop PC), dishing up 14,248 songs and mixes to any nearby wireless device running iTunes – the Soundbridge, my main PC in the lounge, a notebook in the bedroom, garden or, er, street etc etc (up to 5 devices simultaneously).

There's no setting up to do – the server (“mpfree”) automatically appears in iTunes in any neaby wireless device. Neat, eh?

None of this matches a lit toilet seat though, obviously.

 

[Brixtaan]

that set-up sounds excellent. Run it by me again.

 

[Lush]

Oh I'm sorry. Were BOYS talking?

 

[Beach Hut]

Where is the Radiogram with the 4-track player ?

 

[Wozza]

Update: everything's working great here.

 

[Simster]

In answer to your question. I tried to resserect it but no fucker voted.

 

[bhafc99]

What happened to the soap babes heats too, we got 'stenders, Hollyoaks and Neighbours, but haven't seen it since.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Have you got any Chemical Brothers?

 

[Man of Harveys]

What is "Non-DRMed" music? Is it like garage? I don't think I'd like it

 

[Wozza]

What is "Non-DRMed" music? Is it like garage? I don't think I'd like it

DRM = digital rights management = music with copy protection

 

[Barnet Seagull]

iTunes?

urgh. . .

 

[Wozza]

What's wrong with iTunes?

 

[Marc]

Wozza that is f***ing impressive, one day I hope to grace my own living room with the delghts of your setup or better

 

[Wozza]

Cheers dude. You can come round and touch it if you like.

 

[Marc]

Cheers dude. You can come round and touch it if you like.

...AND the setup?

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

What's wrong with iTunes?

iTunes is great, but ONLY if you disable the 'Let iTunes manage my folders' option. If you let it anywhere near your folders, yes it organises them, but it also steals all your MP3's so you can't access them accept through iTunes.

Which is shite.

 

[Marshy]

give me vinyl anyday

 

[Wozza]

iTunes is great, but ONLY if you disable the 'Let iTunes manage my folders' option. If you let it anywhere near your folders, yes it organises them, but it also steals all your MP3's so you can't access them accept through iTunes.

Which is shite.

Oh agreed. I don't have any auto settings on at all.

Every MP3 in my collection still has a proper Windows filename, so they can be used with any MP3 player (hardware or software).

 

[Marc]

how does everyone name their MP3 files?
Mine are like thus for use on my two MP3 walkmans and Winamp/MusicMatch/Windows Media Player omn the PC:

Folders:
D:\MP3\Band Name\Album Name

Files named:
Band Name - Track Number - Song Name.mp3


One problem I've found is that I want my Albums in Year order so when listening to one bands subfolders I get the albums in correct order. Of course I've only just figured this out so have hundreds of folders to be renamed....and finding the years will be hard enough! When thats done it will be:
\2001 - Album Name