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ianmalcm

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« on: August 07, 2004, 01:10:00 AM »
has anyone looked into the online streams of Sirius radio? Think it would be possible to somehow log in to their stream navigator via XBMC?
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Ace25

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« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2004, 08:37:00 PM »
Possible? yes, and that would be soooo f'n cool. Probable, no :( . I am an XM fan (Have 2 subscripts since 8/2001) over Sirius, but since XM doesnt stream their stuff Sirius would be great on the xbox. I just don't think it is of any priority for the devs to impliment at this time. I would love to be proved wrong though.  
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cufarley

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« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2004, 08:06:00 AM »
There is a workaround to getting the Sirius broadcast to be accessible to XBMC, but it involves installing two pieces of software on your computer and dedicating the soundcard.  I installed Simplecast and a Shoutcast servers.  Simplecast encodes whatever is playing through the soundcard into a broadcast file and Shoutcast server distributes it over my home network.  Then I put a playlist file (.pls) in my SMB shared folder, configured the playlist for my computers IP, and disabled some of the relay features in the Shoutcast config file.  

Open XBMC, point it to the Playlist file and it should work.  I’m still a little fuzzy on proper setup of the Shoutcast server, since I don’t want it accessible to the outside world or to accidentally broadcast to a relay.  

Downsides are:
1.   It ties up your computers soundcard.
2.   You can’t change the channel without going to the computer, radio, or satellite box.
3.   The XBMC playback doesn’t sync with the soundcard (due to the encoding)

Upsides are:
1.   A simple computer with soundcard (no monitor) could run the system
2.   It plays either Sirius home unit, Dish Network, or internet stream
3.   Can be used for any other easy plug and play sound application

It might be easier to install Linux on the Xbox and access the internet Sirius through a web browser.  
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blacknoi

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« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2005, 09:23:00 PM »
Any updates on this,  now since every XM subscriber gets online streaming for free?

Please XBMC coders, make this happen.  I'd love it!   ...see the songs on the screen and everything....
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