Jasper
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 03:36 PM |
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Cheap web audio streaming solution wanted
Is there any way I can stream radio from the internet (Listen Again on BBC etc) through to the other side of my house and play it through a set of
iPod speakers with a standard mini jack line in? Needs to be cheap and simple.....
This is what I've found so far:
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=104993&doy=3m6
[Edited on 3/6/08 by Jasper]
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 03:46 PM |
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free pc off freecycle, set it up to run your firewall on a wireless network and have it over the other side of your house so you can also use it for
streaming too?
I got a wireless router for £28, works a treat and is useful for getting games consoles online too.
Only problem would be space...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 03:49 PM |
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Stick an fm transmitter into the speaker jack of the PC and you should be able to tune into it using any FM radio.
http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4559&CategoryID=201&SubCategoryID=265
 
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 03:57 PM |
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The FM transmiters ive used have been fairly non-ideal. (same as the one above)
I have a laptop which i use basicaly soley for the above task, and listening to my contection of mp3 based music on the house NAS drive.
Laptop cost my £40 all up in the end, half decent 4year old thinkpad.
- Paid £100 but then parcelfarce cracked the case and i got £60 back of them and never repaired it becuase it works fine cracked!
Daniel
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/6/08 at 04:06 PM |
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I have used the FM transmitter above and it works fairly well in most situations. I used my iPod to broadcast my own music collection to a busy
factory, picked up on about five radios around the building. Quality is suprisingly good too. You would of course need a small FM radio connected to
your iPod speakers.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Jasper
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| posted on 7/6/08 at 03:30 PM |
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Got an FM transmitter for my ipod, might give it a go.....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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