Build Your Own Linux Based Music Streaming Device
So we stumbled across this great article over at Linux Devices on one mans journey to build his own custom music streaming/music playing device. This is not for the faint of heart as you'll need to be fairly familiar with Linux and know your way around motherboards, heatsinks, etc.
In the end he has produced what looks like a very cool system for about $600. While you could go out and spend roughly that much on a base Sonos system or buy 2 Squeezeboxs, going this route allows you a lot more flexibility. You can use the device to record video as well as act as a web sever for the house among other things.
One of his main points is if you build it yourself you can have total control as to how it works and if there is something you don't like you won't hit a brick wall asking some random company for support. You just have to roll up your sleeves and hack around until it operates the way you want it to.
It is always fun to have a project like this that in the end can really be useful. Streaming your digital music around the house is big business now so its nice to see someone building their own custom device to make a product that does everything they want.
If we can the time and money we would love to give this a shot!
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Posted by David Ficocello at July 25, 2007 3:32 PM
Yes, you can buy a computer for less then $600. The problem is that every computer you buy for $600 and less will not have a graphics card capable of capturing video. What he built was a computer that has a lot of very nice features that you will not find from an off the shelf vendor.
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