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Roku Soundbridge
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:08 pm
by Gareth
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:11 pm
by ed
mr g is the man for those!
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:20 pm
by Andy G
i've got 3 in my house.
Piece of piss to use. Have you a wireless network in your house?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:27 pm
by Rag_It

Flash get! Perks of your joab!
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:33 pm
by Andy G
well one's in the garden actually.
dead easy to set up although Roku were sold to Pinnacle. Pinnacle didn't get the liscense for iTunes, so you need to download a firmware upgrade for it to work with itunes, but still very easy.
Another product worth looking at is the Squeezebox.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:49 pm
by craigieb
Andy G wrote:well one's in the garden actually.
dead easy to set up although Roku were sold to Pinnacle. Pinnacle didn't get the liscense for iTunes, so you need to download a firmware upgrade for it to work with itunes, but still very easy.
Another product worth looking at is the Squeezebox.
...can thoroughly recommend the squeezebox (slimdevices.com). I have one of the first ones which is failry basic but the 2 and 3 are meant to be very good and have all the toys.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:58 pm
by Andy G
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:16 pm
by Gareth
Squeezebox worth the extra ££
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:22 pm
by GregR
Am I the only one who doesn't have a fecking clue what this does?
Should I care?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:25 pm
by Rag_It
If you go to the bottom link you will see if you scroll down a schematic drawing of what it does. It very simply allows you to play your music which may be sitting on your computer in Itunes etc and play it in your living room through your stereo!
Simple see!!
Dave
P.S I was once clueless and with that description will prbably be told i still am!
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:27 pm
by GregR
hmmm. Why not just connect up some speakers to yer ipod? Or Ipod to the aux input of your stereo?
/sensible for a change faction
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:32 pm
by Rag_It
Cos you don't want to be faffing about with i pods, connecting it to the rear of a HiFi etc, when you can have one of these in any room you like.. and hey presto!
You can access musci from one point anywhere in your house!
Dave

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:23 am
by Gareth
GregR wrote:hmmm. Why not just connect up some speakers to yer ipod? Or Ipod to the aux input of your stereo?
/sensible for a change faction
Greg, you sound like my wife!
It's boys toys...you never need an excuse to buy....

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:52 am
by Skyenet
GregR wrote:hmmm. Why not just connect up some speakers to yer ipod? Or Ipod to the aux input of your stereo?
/sensible for a change faction
I went for a couple of these Kensington Stereo Docks to connect my iPods to my hifi's. Not bad for £16.99 each and they keep your iPods charged up.
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product ... _id=101347
Techno Boys Toys Tip: I got rid of the wife as it meant I could spend more on boys toys

Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:37 pm
by Derek
So is there anyone else out there who doesn't have an ipod, or is it just me?