Web radio

[Mikael Backman]

lör 2007-02-24 klockan 11:44 -0500 skrev Jeffrey F. Bloss:
> Mikael Backman wrote:
> 
> > lör 2007-02-24 klockan 16:53 +0100 skrev Davin Terrizzi:
> > > Mikael Backman wrote:
> > > > Can I get webradio in ubuntu? Realplayer and WMP?  I'd appreciate
> > > > any help...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   
> > > Hello Mikael.
> > > You can use a number of media players to play Internet Radio
> > > Such as XMMS, Amarok (KDE), Rhythmbox, Totem, and Banshee to name a
> > > few. Or are you meaning you have troubles listening to them?
> > > 
> > > -Davin
> > 
> >  I tried to do it the usual way (like in windows) Start firefox. Go to
> > www.bbc.co.uk  Start their radio player..  Totem pops up and say it
> > cant play rtfs-streams (or something like that)  yet.. I have
> > installed the wincodecs-package..
> 
> You may need to add the "bad" and "ugly" gstreamer plugins too,
> depending on your configuration. They're in Multiverse. A search on
> 'gstreamer plugin' with that repo enabled will give you lots of options.
> Seems to me anyway that when it comes to audio/video codecs and such a
> "grab everything you can lay hands on" approach works best.
> 
> When you sort codecs out you might want to take a look at StreamTuner
> (in the standard repos I think). It's a front end to a few of the more
> popular Internet radio sites like Shoutcast, Live363, Google Stations,
> etc. Uses just about any player as a back end, and even has a hook for
> streamripper if you're into the recording thing. Nicely done little
> program. Sorts by genre/bitrate/listeners, has bookmarks and
> "preselections", and once you've chosen something to listen to you can
> close it. ;)
> 
I'll check out Streamtuner..  Seems like an app I'd like...