On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:19:15 +0100, Andrew
wrote:

stuff deleted for Brevity

I have done what the internet suggests, stop the WMP network
service and delete all the *.wmdb files which should allow it
to rebuild its music library, however I would rather download
or pay for a better one.

So, can anyone suggest a replacement for WMP. I listen to a mixture
of music and also have a collection of foreign language CDs and
stuff like the British Library rain forest cacophony.
I am very happy with Jriver. I can easily maintain all the metadata on
one location and simply copy the files to another location such as my
Logitech disk and it finds them fine, with the correct metadata.

There is something called minim server written by someone who
needed a better server for classical music. Does anyone use it ?.

A decent network player is next. My Humax HD Fox T2 STB only
plays MP3 music. I need something that understands FLACS and WAV
files too. The latest humax offering with networked media players
also only plays MP3's so that's out.

Another oddity, is that my BT Hub3A has a USB port, and a usb key
loaded with music (or anything) shows up on my PC as a networked
file system, but the Humax doesn't see it.

It may be that they are not MP3s?
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My email is JohnMee3 AT comcast.net, not whatever is in the header

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On Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:19:15 +0100, Andrew
wrote:

stuff deleted for Brevity

I have done what the internet suggests, stop the WMP network
service and delete all the *.wmdb files which should allow it
to rebuild its music library, however I would rather download
or pay for a better one.

So, can anyone suggest a replacement for WMP. I listen to a mixture
of music and also have a collection of foreign language CDs and
stuff like the British Library rain forest cacophony.
I am very happy with Jriver. I can easily maintain all the metadata
on
one location and simply copy the files to another location such as
my
Logitech disk and it finds them fine, with the correct metadata.

There is something called minim server written by someone who
needed a better server for classical music. Does anyone use it ?.

A decent network player is next. My Humax HD Fox T2 STB only
plays MP3 music. I need something that understands FLACS and WAV
files too. The latest humax offering with networked media players
also only plays MP3's so that's out.

Another oddity, is that my BT Hub3A has a USB port, and a usb key
loaded with music (or anything) shows up on my PC as a networked
file system, but the Humax doesn't see it.

It may be that they are not MP3s?
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My email is JohnMee3 AT comcast.net, not whatever is in the header


For a player download VLC - its free. Much better than WMP and will
play pretty well anything.


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Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com