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NDHien

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After using the pro + for a while , I am thinking of buying cheap Xioami Pad with 22gB RAM and 2 TB ROM android 14 from AliExpress to use as dedicated music server and run wiim home app, my telephone only has 128GB storage , I think it is more convenience this way as I am tired of setting up my old WDmyclound and still rely on wifi to send it to the WiiM hardware, my phone take around 10 seconds to connect to WiiM Pro+ , hopefully this Xioami will take less time because it has more powerful CPU heap of RAM and storage and do not need to run 24 hours , and it only cost $168 AUD (around a bit over $100 US) , and yes the name is Xioami not Xiaomi , any thought , Thanks.
 
NDHien said:
I have to install wiim home app , and send to pro+ via wifi, I mean instead of using the tel , now I would use the pad with big storage.
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Assuming that your WD was running a DLNA/Plex server and connected over ethernet, your new approach will be using considerably more Wi-Fi, as the Pro+ will need to pull the track from the tablet rather than the WD.
 
NDHien said:
I have to install wiim home app , and send to pro+ via wifi, I mean instead of using the tel , now I would use the pad with big storage.
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And you could not use your phone to play the music stored locally on that tablet (given it wasn't a fake offer in the first place). You'd always have to pick up the tablet.

Not even sure if you could add a local playlist to a device preset, aI never use local storage.
 
simbun said:
Assuming that your WD was running a DLNA/Plex server and connected over ethernet, your new approach will be using considerably more Wi-Fi, as the Pro+ will need to pull the track from the tablet rather than the WD.
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That is what I want to know , my WDmycloud is old one I will have to try to learn how to set it up, Thanks.
 
harkpabst said:
And you could not use your phone to play the music stored locally on that tablet (given it wasn't a fake offer in the first place). You'd always have to pick up the tablet.

Not even sure if you could add a local playlist to a device preset, aI never use local storage.
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I would leave the pad on the table dedicate to the Wiim only .
 
NDHien said:
That is what I want to know , my WDmycloud is old one I will have to try to learn how to set it up, Thanks.
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So you're currently using your phone as the music server? Sorry I didn't realise that.

Have you any experience with the Raspberry Pi or Linux? That's going to be a much better music server than a cheap NAS.
 
HI, yes currently use my phone to play, and I do not have experience with Pi , may be I should try Linux, the NAS is still new , it has not been used since I had it 20 years ago, Thanks.
 
The Raspberry Pi is just a small board computer (SBC) that typically runs Linux. The advantage of the Pi over mini-PCs is that it has an extensive software ecosystem, including solutions like DietPi for those that don't want to maintain an O/S.

If you want to use the WiiM Home app for browsing your collection I'd recommend Plex, otherwise I'd recommend Jellyfin with the Android app Symfonium.
 
simbun said:
The Raspberry Pi is just a small board computer (SBC) that typically runs Linux. The advantage of the Pi over mini-PCs is that it has an extensive software ecosystem, including solutions like DietPi for those that don't want to maintain an O/S.

If you want to use the WiiM Home app for browsing your collection I'd recommend Plex, otherwise I'd recommend Jellyfin with the Android app Symfonium.
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Thank you , I will have to try these.
 
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