That sounds like good news, I can't wait for the next LP2 beta update!😎

hello,

i am also very excited about a new beta for linkplayer. your product has saved my installation.

i would take this opportunity to push for some sort of minimal support for itunes. it does everything i want, and it is easy to control from my iphone and ipad. even something as simple as turning on n.music and activating itunes would be cool.

thanks again, and keep up the good work !

- scott

Scott Needham wrote:

i would take this opportunity to push for some sort of minimal support for itunes. it does everything i want, and it is easy to control from my iphone and ipad. even something as simple as turning on n.music and activating itunes would be cool.

Hi Scott, could you be more specific about what you mean by "minimal support of iTunes" ?

I admit I still tend to use LinkPlayer 1 in [N.MUSIC] mode and from that mode I can access my iTunes library and its tracks.  I can use the coloured arrows on the Beo4 to select the mode, such as "playlists".

So to me it is fairly comprehensive - and I have also used LinkPlayer 2 and it also accesses my iTunes library and its tracks ... but does not capture their usage under Last.FM ... is this the kind of support you are looking for ? the use of Last.FM, or Apples PING ?

I am currently busy re-implementing all external sources as they were in LinkPlayer 1, in addition to LinkPlayer's internal play.

Although I still think using the internal player is more robust.

I am also done with re-writing LinkRemote.

p.

Sounds excellent, I'm really missing the Plex or XBMC and EyeTV. =)

I've been using spotify for a while and it works really good. The only thing I'm missing is the starred list.

hi ed !

what i do today is :

1. launch n.music from beo-4
2. stop playback with linkplayer
3. start itunes playback with remote

minimal support would be avoiding step 2 by activating itunes on launch of n.music. bonus points for forward / back buttons working and putting itunes on pause when linkplayer goes inactive.

the thing that makes me stick to itunes is genius list. i love being able to launch a playlist from a song.

- scott

Scott Needham wrote:

hi ed !

what i do today is :

1. launch n.music from beo-4
2. stop playback with linkplayer
3. start itunes playback with remote

minimal support would be avoiding step 2 by activating itunes on launch of n.music. bonus points for forward / back buttons working and putting itunes on pause when linkplayer goes inactive.

the thing that makes me stick to itunes is genius list. i love being able to launch a playlist from a song.

- scott

hey scott ! thanks for that - now I understand.  That is the way that I use LinkPlayer as well - only because I like the ease of search and select with my iPad's apple remote app.  However I don't so step two (stop), I just push the remote, and it overrides the first sone ... but I agree it's a pain to always here a few bars of the same song every time i start up.

most times I press [stop] or deactivate [PC] I believe iTunes is paused ... but every once in a while it does keep running, which is why ABBA is top of may use count :-(

@spezializten - now days I just PLEX on the iPad and Airplay to the Beovision - I find that PLEX on the iPad is easier for me to use and it allows me to stay in touch with my content (pun intended) - I am using the new, restructured, version 9 

Just a quick work to say that after weeks of quite intense work, I am finally seeing the end of the tunnel and it is all taking shape.

I will be releasing a Beta 3 of LinkPlayer this weekend probably.

I am using the remaining days to do some more testing and write some kind of documentation...

Once the Beta is released, I'll be waiting for some feedback and will try and fix all the remaining issues.

Beta 2 will bring all the external sources back (Frontrow, Plex...), and add a more complete implementation of Spotify, as well and Internet Radios with display of song title.

The differences between V1 and V2 are quite subtle on the exterior, but it has been completely rewritten in a more modular way, which will allow me to add more sources in the future, once it is stabilised.

P.

Philippe

PhilLondon wrote:

I will be releasing a Beta 3 of LinkPlayer this weekend probably.

I am using the remaining days to do some more testing and write some kind of documentation...

Once the Beta is released, I'll be waiting for some feedback and will try and fix all the remaining issues.

🙁

sorry Philippe but I think I shall be too busy to cram even a small test in this weekend - but I will give it a go if I can