[mythtv-users] Another Mythmusic Idea: The Infinite Walkman

[George Galt]

On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Christopher X. Candreva
<chris at westnet.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 25 May 2010, George Galt wrote:
>
>> I realize this takes things outside the realm of MythMusic, but take a
>> look at Softsqueeze (http://sourceforge.net/projects/softsqueeze/),
>> which interfaces with Logitech's open source SqueezeBox Server
>> software (http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/). I use this combination
>> to stream my music from my server at home via SSH to my computer at
>> work.
>
> The model I am thinking of is specificly not streaming, but copying to local
> storage. I've done streaming around my house, and found connections aren't
> stable enough to really support it. Likewise, even driving aruond I get
> periodic dropouts that would interrupt a stream.
>

FYI -- and again, apologies for pointing to Squeezebox Server -- but
there is an Android client that controls the server and appears to
allow downloads of specific albums/tracks/etc:
http://www.squeezecommander.com/

There is a similar project in development that appears to be much
rougher, but is open source:
http://code.google.com/p/android-squeezer/

George