A device to play mp3s on my home system

[Gizmo]

Is there such a product?

I would like a device that connects to my home system amplifier ( i have seperates) and can either access all my mp3 files from off my pc or holds all the mp3 and has a connection to my pc for adding, deleting, general management etc....

Ideally the device would be controllable without having to use the PC to select etc.....

Any thoughts

Mark

[dlegros]

There is Philips Streamium

and

Slim Devices for a start

HTH

Dom

[sch]

NOt sure if this is the same one as Dom was talking about:

Features:
Share PC music anywhere in your house
- Keep music stored on the PC while listening in another room
- Integrate your audio system into your wireless home network
- Play your songs, also the ones purchased from the Internet
Easy access to Internet radio stations
- Enjoy Internet radio stations to fit your mood
- Listen to Internet Radio without your PC.
- Playback WMA and MP3 Internet radio stations
Guaranteed digital sound quality
- Digital music processing offering the best sound quality
- Supports WMA, WMA-DRM and MP3 music formats
- Choose music collections by artist, album, genre or playlist
Smart and simple
- Less clutter. Less fuss. Wireless link means no drilling.
- Blue backlight LCD display for easy navigation
- Internet upgradeable to keep your product up to date

svp (who I can recommend) do them for £80 + p&p



Simon

[Jay]

I use Netgear MP101 (well, I have 3 of the buggers!). They work quite well with only very occasional breaks in WiFi connection.

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by Jay

I use Netgear MP101 (well, I have 3 of the buggers!). They work quite well with only very occasional breaks in WiFi connection.

I've read a couple of reviews on this one, bit hit and miss with the reviews but I take it that because you have three you're happy with it.

Mark

[Gizmo]

Anyone used Pinnacle Show center, this looks like it can do video playback as well


Pinnacle Showcenter

[tootricky]

I can't comment on any of the others, but I have been considering this.

Cheers/Nic

[Tesseract]

I have a Squeezebox from Slim Devices : Transporter & Squeezebox : Free your music! and it is fantastic. A breeze to set up and it sounds fantastic.

The access to Internet Radio stations is also very nice.

Tesseract

[Mal Bridgeman]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Anyone used Pinnacle Show center, this looks like it can do video playback as well


Pinnacle Showcenter

I had one of the older versions and was quite pleased with it. But you need to hook it up to a TV since there is no user interface on the device itself. The reason I "moved it on" was that it only did certain video format playbacks.

In the end I put a PC under the tele with a TV card in it and that plays and stores music; plays DVDs; shows, pauses and records TV; stores photos etc; it's hooked up to the surround sound amp for that full cinema experience then I have an XBOX 360 hooked up to a separate TV, connected wirelessly to the TV PC which extends all that functionality to the other TV. Pricey but very nice.

My Wife bought a CD player and uses that instead.....

HTH
Mal

[John Touhig]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

Anyone used Pinnacle Show center, this looks like it can do video playback as well


Pinnacle Showcenter

Mark,

I've got a Showcentre and had it about 3 years now. If you want to know all about it I will be at Wreysbury on Wednesday evening so I can give the low down then.


John