riaa and others need not worry, the device does not work properly - and the support is not that good. i have struggled with the infusion for a year now. the latest firware update allows it to work, but still very very frustrating. how so? well, it is very difficult to program it and the buttons are not user-friendly. no one would want to punch in each letter for a stream... especially when it is missing some characters (for exampel an "=" sign). also, 90% of the streams i try to add with teh web interface do nto work. and when i try to go over a previously saved preset button -- the previous station's ID stays on the top line, while the bottom shows the newer attempted stream address.
basically, the way the device is now made and sold - it will only be for very die-hard fans of internet radio, who don't mind listening to general streams that are somehow available in the device's list. but if you are hoping to add special webcasts that you commonly listen to - forget it. it will rarely add them properly, and it often shuts down for no reason at all. so, kudos for the first attempt - and maybe future devices will work better...
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riaa and others need not worry, the device does not work properly - and the support is not that good. i have struggled with the infusion for a year now. the latest firware update allows it to work, but still very very frustrating. how so? well, it is very difficult to program it and the buttons are not user-friendly. no one would want to punch in each letter for a stream... especially when it is missing some characters (for exampel an "=" sign). also, 90% of the streams i try to add with teh web interface do nto work. and when i try to go over a previously saved preset button -- the previous station's ID stays on the top line, while the bottom shows the newer attempted stream address.
basically, the way the device is now made and sold - it will only be for very die-hard fans of internet radio, who don't mind listening to general streams that are somehow available in the device's list. but if you are hoping to add special webcasts that you commonly listen to - forget it. it will rarely add them properly, and it often shuts down for no reason at all. so, kudos for the first attempt - and maybe future devices will work better...