Re: [Swprograms] Slightly OT: Re: Grace Digital wifi radio $159 atBest Buy (USA)

["Richard Cuff" <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'll answer Sandy offline...and will send my notes off to anyone else
interested once I get them done.

Richard

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Sandy Finlayson <sfinlayson@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Richard I would be very interested in hearing how you went about music
>  sharing on your home network.   If you don't think the whole group would
>  be interested in this feel free to email me off list.
>
>
>  Sandy
>
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:06 PM
>  To: Shortwave programming discussion; Discussion list for the Winter SWL
>  Fest
>
> Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Slightly OT: Re: Grace Digital wifi radio $159
>  atBest Buy (USA)
>
>
>
> Another media mention that's perhaps 10 days old:
>
>  http://www.rbr.com/media-news/intel_briefs/wifi-radios.html
>
>  Noteworthy is the announcement of a summertime planned upgrade that
>  will allow the Grace unit to stream audio from some of the
>  subscription or registration-based services out there (Sirius,
>  Live365, Pandora) -- something mentioned in January at the Reciva
>  website.
>
>  As Mark Phillips pointed out at the SWL Fest, a key point (and
>  possible weakness) to note is that all of these rely on a third-part
>  database to streamline navigation of 11,000+ streams (stations).  What
>  if that third party goes under?  Are all of us users up the creek?
>
>  I already have a music share established on my home audio network...I
>  will be exploring if I can add radio station URLs to my own home
>  network's audio configuration...so that I don't have to rely on Reciva
>  for presets beyond the 5 that I can hard-program on the unit itself.
>
>  Richard
>
>  On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:14 PM,  <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  > Excellent!  By the end of the month we should have people on this
>  board with experience with the Sangean, Grace and ComOne wifi radios.
>  Comparing notes should prove very helpful to those who own one of these
>  babies as well as to those contemplating such ownership.
>  >
>
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Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA

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