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Old 15-04-2009, 03:44 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Audio Media player to connect to AV Amp

Originally Posted by Brewster0101 View Post
Thanks for that, Logitech seem to do the best value kit and also looks pretty robust.

But I am surprised there isn't a simple unit with its own hard drive that can just play music. The screen remote on the logitech is a brilliant idea, but the kit relies on either a computer being on or accessing music from the internet.
You can use WOL to boot/wake the PC when the Squeezebox requires music off it, then the PC will go back to sleep X minutes after you stop streaming from it. Or you could use an old PC and install linux/windows and turn it into a music server. Or you could by a cheapish NAS. Or just use Squeezenetwork and Napster.
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