Tip for folks with older mobile devices
Quote from zack on October 22, 2022, 11:58 amI am able to listen to WALM with an old iPad2. It will not work if I just try to stream with Safari (no sound) or any other browser but with the VLC app you can (a) stream the music while (b) looking at the web page’s songlist thru Safari. The VLC app updates to the most current version, even for iPad2. So I don’t think it’s a major security concern. Mind you, I don’t keep any sensitive data on the old iPad.
Given the amount of electronic waste on our planet, I think it’s important to get the most out of older devices. I also get a kick out of it! 🙂
I am able to listen to WALM with an old iPad2. It will not work if I just try to stream with Safari (no sound) or any other browser but with the VLC app you can (a) stream the music while (b) looking at the web page’s songlist thru Safari. The VLC app updates to the most current version, even for iPad2. So I don’t think it’s a major security concern. Mind you, I don’t keep any sensitive data on the old iPad.
Given the amount of electronic waste on our planet, I think it’s important to get the most out of older devices. I also get a kick out of it! 🙂
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Quote from Dave on October 23, 2022, 12:41 amVLC is a great program on any platform!
Kind of a Swiss Army Knife of audio players.Yes, if I remember correctly HTML5 was pretty new when the iPad 2 came out. I think it supported some of the specification, but not all of it.
We use the HTML5 audio element as the player on the web pages, it’s the best option we have since Adobe Flash went bye-bye.Maybe we should start a thread of favorite audio players?
VLC is a great program on any platform!
Kind of a Swiss Army Knife of audio players.
Yes, if I remember correctly HTML5 was pretty new when the iPad 2 came out. I think it supported some of the specification, but not all of it.
We use the HTML5 audio element as the player on the web pages, it’s the best option we have since Adobe Flash went bye-bye.
Maybe we should start a thread of favorite audio players?
Quote from zack on October 25, 2022, 4:30 amAudacious is also a really nice player. Nice because it’s super light on resources and cross-platform (although I can’t remember if I tried the Windows version). Other honorable mentions are Foobar and the revamped version of Winamp. (For audio people, I’m pretty sure Winamp was originally coded by the main guy behind Reaper, which is a versatile and reliable digital audio workstation).
Each player has its own strengths and weaknesses. Maybe one has a cool and easy-to-use EQ, another converts files, and another streams easily. But yeah, with VLC you can do almost anything. It has saved me a lot of money over the years, locally streaming FLAC and mp3 audio from a newer PC to an older device, instead of buying a second newer device.
https://audacious-media-player.org/ 🙂
Audacious is also a really nice player. Nice because it’s super light on resources and cross-platform (although I can’t remember if I tried the Windows version). Other honorable mentions are Foobar and the revamped version of Winamp. (For audio people, I’m pretty sure Winamp was originally coded by the main guy behind Reaper, which is a versatile and reliable digital audio workstation).
Each player has its own strengths and weaknesses. Maybe one has a cool and easy-to-use EQ, another converts files, and another streams easily. But yeah, with VLC you can do almost anything. It has saved me a lot of money over the years, locally streaming FLAC and mp3 audio from a newer PC to an older device, instead of buying a second newer device.
Quote from Dave on October 25, 2022, 9:26 amMy only gripe with VLC is that it doesn’t support embedded metadata correctly. For instance, when we had our ogg streams, VLC would hiccup on each song change, just like the HTML5 player, if embedded metadata was on. Also, no metadata for our mp3 streams (At least on my Linux and Android systems)
For Android, my MVP app is a paid one called “Hi-Fi Cast” It will play anything, handles the metadata correctly (you know what song is playing) and will cast to any Chromecast or DLNA device. You can save custom Streaming radio stations and it supports Local and Streaming data. It will also transcode on-the-fly if your target device doesn’t support the format. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findhdmusic.app.upnpcast
My only gripe with VLC is that it doesn’t support embedded metadata correctly. For instance, when we had our ogg streams, VLC would hiccup on each song change, just like the HTML5 player, if embedded metadata was on. Also, no metadata for our mp3 streams (At least on my Linux and Android systems)
For Android, my MVP app is a paid one called “Hi-Fi Cast” It will play anything, handles the metadata correctly (you know what song is playing) and will cast to any Chromecast or DLNA device. You can save custom Streaming radio stations and it supports Local and Streaming data. It will also transcode on-the-fly if your target device doesn’t support the format. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findhdmusic.app.upnpcast
Quote from zack on October 30, 2022, 12:52 pmIf you have any iOS devices you might want to try this: https://cuterdio.com/en
It displays the album covers with a good size image. It’s so simple that it’s almost too simple. But I like it. I am boycotting Android because the updates cease so soon after buying. Although I did like it before my last Android tab bricked itself!
If you have any iOS devices you might want to try this: https://cuterdio.com/en
It displays the album covers with a good size image. It’s so simple that it’s almost too simple. But I like it. I am boycotting Android because the updates cease so soon after buying. Although I did like it before my last Android tab bricked itself!