anm
Well-Known Member
I just pulled the trigger and paid up for xtreamer. I got a bit late so now I have to pay for shipping too.
My primary application is music - listen to files on local disk and some internet radio. There is nothing better than squeezebox. However, current squeezebox (available in India) can't play from a local disk and I do not wish to have another 24/7 device. WDTV also was a good alternative, but Computer Empire quoted 7200 for wdtv, and then add to it the cost of wifi antenna, efforts to install hacked firmware etc just to listen to some radio stations. Didn't have the patience to wait for squeezebox touch. Xtreamer has the ability to play hi def stuff when needed. Though I always play movies from rented DVD and have stopped buying, so no need to rip for backup, it may be handy some time in the future.
Apple TV restricts on hdd size, and it about twice more costly, and has half the features (I assume - on hi def audio/ video - though I don't really need them)
Basic features that I wanted are there in xtreamer.
- play music from local disk
- play internet radio from wifi
- low power consumption
- remote control
- no assembling, software installs etc required. Though I want to do an htpc, but it is currently lost in RnD, possible component arguments.
There are some serious lacks in xtreamer to be a good music player but I hope they get resolved with time
1. no iphone/ tablet device support as a remote to search/ select/ play music. This should get resolved soon I hope.
2. spdif audio is not bit perfect. What do I do with my DAC? I hope this gets resolved ASAP.
3. no integrated display - which means I need to have a separate display on to play music. To address this, I hope I may be able to buy a very small screen that has small power footprint, and doesn't look odd in my music setup. Maybe I will do a cabinet mod with small vfd/ lcd in future.
3. has a fan - but let us see how and when
Hope I get it tomorrow, and have some mental peace, while getting to play with a device for some time to come.
regards
My primary application is music - listen to files on local disk and some internet radio. There is nothing better than squeezebox. However, current squeezebox (available in India) can't play from a local disk and I do not wish to have another 24/7 device. WDTV also was a good alternative, but Computer Empire quoted 7200 for wdtv, and then add to it the cost of wifi antenna, efforts to install hacked firmware etc just to listen to some radio stations. Didn't have the patience to wait for squeezebox touch. Xtreamer has the ability to play hi def stuff when needed. Though I always play movies from rented DVD and have stopped buying, so no need to rip for backup, it may be handy some time in the future.
Apple TV restricts on hdd size, and it about twice more costly, and has half the features (I assume - on hi def audio/ video - though I don't really need them)
Basic features that I wanted are there in xtreamer.
- play music from local disk
- play internet radio from wifi
- low power consumption
- remote control
- no assembling, software installs etc required. Though I want to do an htpc, but it is currently lost in RnD, possible component arguments.
There are some serious lacks in xtreamer to be a good music player but I hope they get resolved with time
1. no iphone/ tablet device support as a remote to search/ select/ play music. This should get resolved soon I hope.
2. spdif audio is not bit perfect. What do I do with my DAC? I hope this gets resolved ASAP.
3. no integrated display - which means I need to have a separate display on to play music. To address this, I hope I may be able to buy a very small screen that has small power footprint, and doesn't look odd in my music setup. Maybe I will do a cabinet mod with small vfd/ lcd in future.
3. has a fan - but let us see how and when
Hope I get it tomorrow, and have some mental peace, while getting to play with a device for some time to come.
regards