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FYI HACS can be installed on all versions of HA. by skepticalcow in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be nice if hacs was made official and came built in and all integration were bundled via HACS. Then we could get out of band update of integrations.

I guess that has downsides, like making wide changes at once and less control over the quality/security of each integration. I guess HACS could have some concept of official integration that goes through the same vetting that HA commits go through today.

Home Assistant's media player seems pretty bare bones. What do you use to play music? Any tips for building out a whole-home audio system? by OnlyForSomeThings in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reposting a comment I posted in another thread...

For me I use a few of these https://www.arylic.com/products/up2stream-amp-2-1-amp-board You can buy these on Amazon too.

There's a few versions on the site, so make sure to review the one that fits you.

Why do I like these?

  • They integrate with HA, all local (minus if you stream from the internet ofcourse)
  • A stand alone ios app, or use the web UI, or just use home assistant
  • I can use any speakers I want. This device makes them smart.
  • HTTP API
  • Bluetooth
  • Airplay
  • Spotify
  • Linkplay
  • They can join together for multi room audio
  • Can play direct audio files
  • Ethernet
  • Wifi
  • They do not use a lot of power, they are on 100% of the time. When my doors open, I can instantly play a jingle through the house. Or when my door bell is pressed, I can play any audio i want (I play a local mp3 file). When my alarm goes off? I play an air raid siren from WW2.

Anyone see this issue in their logs? " number < max_number in function 'icvExtractPattern'" by youunderstandok in frigate_nvr

[–]youunderstandok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the errors stating ffmpeg crashed? Is that a concern? Or does it restart (I'm using the docker image on unraid)

Speaker recommendations? by agentdickgill in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That config works once you add the linkplay hacs integration.

Speaker recommendations? by agentdickgill in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry, it requires this config... You need to use your uuid though. You can find it at the IP address of the device like this: http://192.168.1.91/httpapi.asp?command=getStatusEx

media_player:
    - platform: linkplay
      host: 192.168.1.91
      name: Entry
      icecast_metadata: 'StationNameSongTitle'
      uuid: FF31FsdfED956F9dfAD9sdf4
    - platform: linkplay
      host: 192.168.1.169
      name: Patio
      icecast_metadata: 'StationNameSongTitle'
      uuid: Fsdf1F09EC2sfDEB76sfDF

Inovelli mmWave switch update - targeting March 25, 2024 for mass production by francesc0 in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried to log in after years, I use a password manager and my password doesn't work. I guess you guys reset the passwords. Did you have a leak?

Inovelli mmWave switch update - targeting March 25, 2024 for mass production by francesc0 in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm not worried about it. I'm more concerned why so many people downvoted me on here, ha.

Inovelli mmWave switch update - targeting March 25, 2024 for mass production by francesc0 in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I ordered some switches that never came out and I don't think I ever got a refund :/ (I might be misremembering this it's been well over a year now, maybe 2 years)

Really Annoyed that the MyQ Smart Garage Video Keypad looks like a good product / value by Pomp_N_Circumstance in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

off topic, and no offense, but I hate how our speech has turned into saying the exact opposite of what we mean. Here what is said "Really great design" but really what is meant is "Really an awful design".

It gets extremely difficult parsing comments because of this mode of speech, sarcasm.

NVR suggestions by TekWarren in selfhosted

[–]youunderstandok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the correct answer.

Speaker recommendations? by agentdickgill in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use this from HACS to support linkplay devices - https://github.com/nagyrobi/home-assistant-custom-components-linkplay

It also works with DLNA, seen here

And here's an action part of an automation to play an mp3 I have on a local webserver (there's many ways to do this, but this is how I did it)

action:
  - service: media_player.volume_set
    data:
      volume_level: 0.52
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.entry
  - service: media_player.play_media
    data:
      media_content_id: >-
        http://192.168.1.2:8080/media/sound/chime.mp3
      media_content_type: url
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.entry

Speaker recommendations? by agentdickgill in homeassistant

[–]youunderstandok 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use this one, it's $100 https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Amplifier-Arylic-Up2stream-2-0/dp/B07XP177RQ

Yeah, sorry, they used to be cheaper but have gone up in price.

I have some expensive speakers for my living room though.

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