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I’m all for hacking with the Pi, god knows I’ve a tendency of buying them for every automation idea I may have, even if only an embarrassingly small percentage

I’m all for hacking with the Pi, god knows I’ve a tendency of buying them for every automation idea I may have, even if only an embarrassingly small percentage is actually ever implemented. However, for this use case, I’d recommend one of those Bluetooth “pen drives” with a P2 conector. I’ve used one powered by a phone charger connected to a stereo for over a decade. It’s cheep and works as well as Bluetooth possibly can (pairing sucks, range too, etc)

rektide 4y ago
> However, for this use case, As a bluetooth speaker, perhaps yeah. To me, the title described a capability clearly. I might already have, for example, a KodiTV media rpi. Now I know I can add more features to this system easily. General purpose computing is great. We can keep exploring & expanding what we do; being limited only by imagination is excellent. We could add public announcement capabilities, could have the rpi connected to webconference software, could set up music-playing daemons or internet radio (somewhat covered by KodiTV). This article was a clear way to state what capability is possible. And it's mostly all built-in to the latest greatest free desktop technology, requiring only a little glue to make the bluetooth connection seamless: > It provides Bluetooth® A2DP support with optional codecs (SBC-XQ, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX-LL, FastStream) out of the box. At the same time, WirePlumber automatically creates the connection between the A2DP source and the audio chipset when a remote device, like a phone or a laptop, connects. This makes the configuration very easy, as PipeWire will work out of the box. We will only need to set up BlueZ to make the system headless.
netsharc 4y ago
Any recommendations? I got one from AliExpress for my car and when it plays the navigation instructions it seems to mess up the order of the received data packets, so it says "100 in meters..." instead of "In 100 meters..."
- tambourine_man 4y ago
  Not anyone in particular. Any of this should do: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bluetooth+p2+adapter https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bluetooth+p2+adapter

rektide 4y ago

> However, for this use case, As a bluetooth speaker, perhaps yeah. To me, the title described a capability clearly. I might already have, for example, a KodiTV media rpi. Now I know I can add more features to this system easily. General purpose computing is great. We can keep exploring & expanding what we do; being limited only by imagination is excellent. We could add public announcement capabilities, could have the rpi connected to webconference software, could set up music-playing daemons or internet radio (somewhat covered by KodiTV). This article was a clear way to state what capability is possible. And it's mostly all built-in to the latest greatest free desktop technology, requiring only a little glue to make the bluetooth connection seamless: > It provides Bluetooth® A2DP support with optional codecs (SBC-XQ, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX-LL, FastStream) out of the box. At the same time, WirePlumber automatically creates the connection between the A2DP source and the audio chipset when a remote device, like a phone or a laptop, connects. This makes the configuration very easy, as PipeWire will work out of the box. We will only need to set up BlueZ to make the system headless.

netsharc 4y ago

Any recommendations? I got one from AliExpress for my car and when it plays the navigation instructions it seems to mess up the order of the received data packets, so it says "100 in meters..." instead of "In 100 meters..."

tambourine_man 4y ago
Not anyone in particular. Any of this should do: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bluetooth+p2+adapter https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bluetooth+p2+adapter