kink56
Active Member
Okay let me start by saying:
1. I do NOT have a smart phone. (don't plan on getting one)
2. I do not download music, rip CDs or have a NAS for music. I don't have any music stored on my computer.
3. I subscribe to Pandora and am interested in Spotify and TIdal. Also internet radio.
4. I use a WIFI connection.
I have had bluray players from $50 to $1200 where I can navigate and choose Pandora (for example) it will sign me in and it will automatically start playing the mix of all the stations I have built on my account. I do NOT need a tablet or smartphone. I can do some cumbersome tasks via the remote, like select ONE station or select "mix" but I use my laptop to make modifications to my Pandora stations. But I certainly do not need a computer to play Pandora on my stereo via the bluray player.
Every streamer I have seen REQUIRES a smartphone or iPad app to select the streaming service and control online music streaming, even those steamers with detailed screens and remotes.
I am looking for a music streamer that has Pandora, Tidal and Spotify built in where after having paid for the service subscription, set up the parameters on my computer, I can access these music streaming services via WIFI and control them via the supplied remote and built in screen on the streamer itself. WITHOUT A SMARTPHONE or TABLET, just like a $50 bluray player can with the assistance of a TV screen.
I know that I will also get the ability to play music stored on my computer, hard drive, and all kinds of features I will never use, but that is okay.
Question is: Is there such a music streamer out there? I just want to turn on my stereo and streamer, select the music streaming service I want to listen to, and hit play. (or select a station and then hit play). Can it be done?
1. I do NOT have a smart phone. (don't plan on getting one)
2. I do not download music, rip CDs or have a NAS for music. I don't have any music stored on my computer.
3. I subscribe to Pandora and am interested in Spotify and TIdal. Also internet radio.
4. I use a WIFI connection.
I have had bluray players from $50 to $1200 where I can navigate and choose Pandora (for example) it will sign me in and it will automatically start playing the mix of all the stations I have built on my account. I do NOT need a tablet or smartphone. I can do some cumbersome tasks via the remote, like select ONE station or select "mix" but I use my laptop to make modifications to my Pandora stations. But I certainly do not need a computer to play Pandora on my stereo via the bluray player.
Every streamer I have seen REQUIRES a smartphone or iPad app to select the streaming service and control online music streaming, even those steamers with detailed screens and remotes.
I am looking for a music streamer that has Pandora, Tidal and Spotify built in where after having paid for the service subscription, set up the parameters on my computer, I can access these music streaming services via WIFI and control them via the supplied remote and built in screen on the streamer itself. WITHOUT A SMARTPHONE or TABLET, just like a $50 bluray player can with the assistance of a TV screen.
I know that I will also get the ability to play music stored on my computer, hard drive, and all kinds of features I will never use, but that is okay.
Question is: Is there such a music streamer out there? I just want to turn on my stereo and streamer, select the music streaming service I want to listen to, and hit play. (or select a station and then hit play). Can it be done?