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Is there any reason the laptop in this sitch couldn't be replaced with a headless raspberry pi controlled by ssh/etc?
kkg337-
Probably not, but I have limited knowledge and even more limited patience. The main advantage of the laptop is ease of use.
Once the PC is up and running, I generally control it via mobile phone app so a headless device would work. It's just a bit of a pain if something needs fixing.
I was using a laptop with a dead screen for a while, but I got frustrated with having to plug in a monitor when something went wrong.
At one point, I had remote desktop set up to my Chromebook but the Chrome remote connect app has changed and now you need to enable it for each individual session. I guess there is another app for doing this but again, ran out of patience.
ChasnotRobert
My system is:
FLAC files on NAS, ethernet to
Laptop running J River Media Centre, output via UB to
External DAC, RCA to
Amp.
Laptop has died. I was just going to go on eBay and get another cheap 2nd hand laptop with SSD hard drive.
Is there any benefit to looking at a micro PC instead?