slartibartfast
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My Squeezeboxes have been going about 15 years.I bought it assuming a streamer's (practical) lifespan is about 3~4 years. For me, it falls into the same category as a smart phone
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hoohoohoo
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Nice! The juice was worth the squeeze.
That's superb.
Every WIN PC I've ever bought has become unusable within 5 years. So, I don't expect much
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It's probably because they rely on a server. I've had a few different servers over that time periodThat's superb.
Every WIN PC I've ever bought has become unusable within 5 years. So, I don't expect much
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The extension is for Three Years,Or four for anyone with counting skills
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Yeah, the CD player is fine because what you're playing with it has either not changed much or is backwards compatible. But if a music service like Spotify were to suddenly change their protocols to something not supported on a WiiM device, it would be like trying to play a DVD on your CD player.
Eventually, the size of the software package needed for a device might become larger than the storage on the device itself. And we just don't have that sort of visibility into the future as to specifically when that'll happen.
The page in question is a legal requirement in some countries, so we'll keep it up to date with what we can commit to, but also keep it as reasonable as our future sight allows.
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Same here, although now replaced by my WiiM Pro for my main stereo system.
Just a random thought has WiiM ever considered going open source with their hardware firmware?
It could open up their hardware sales to an even larger audience. Personally, I see many more interesting integration possibilities with the WiiM Amp Ultra, especially with features like DSP. It would be a programmer’s dream.
It could open up their hardware sales to an even larger audience. Personally, I see many more interesting integration possibilities with the WiiM Amp Ultra, especially with features like DSP. It would be a programmer’s dream.
Doubt it, that’s their USP
Thought soo.. could the team then do this for us. I'm sure I'm not only one that will find this useful.
Could we get a home-assistant integration? I often miss my doorbell because I’m listening to music, and during get-togethers when the music is loud, it’s impossible to hear it. Would it be possible for engineers or developers to create a home-assistant integration for an alert for e.g. door bells and extras that home assistance offers.
Does development team read these thread or I have to send an email?
Could we get a home-assistant integration? I often miss my doorbell because I’m listening to music, and during get-togethers when the music is loud, it’s impossible to hear it. Would it be possible for engineers or developers to create a home-assistant integration for an alert for e.g. door bells and extras that home assistance offers.
Does development team read these thread or I have to send an email?
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Yep, dev does read these threads, and I'm around to share with them too
Home Assistant is something they're looking at, but no timetable yet. Open source firmware is much less likely since one of the big things we sell is the WiiM OS and not having control over it can lead to lots of problems.