What's new in VortexBox 2.3
Apr 10, 2014
- SqueezeBox Server 7.8.0 the latest release from Community Squeeze
- Fedora 20 with better hardware support for new DACs, motherboards, etc
- Squeezelite as a built-in player
- Full DSD support - play DSD direct to a DSD capable DAC or transcode to PCM in-line for non DSD DACs
- Backup and restore now does the LMS settings as well
- Network-based install so you can install from a USB key
- Latest PlexMedia Server to serve files to TVs and video devices
- SqueezeBox Server Google Music plug-in prebuilt for VortexBox
- SqueezeBox Server Shairport (Airplay) plug-in prebuilt for VortexBox
New in VortexBox 2.1 (Jul 25, 2012)
- It's been a while since we had a release. This release is a roll-up of a lot of features and fixes we have been working on since the last release. It's been over 6 months since 2.0 was released so there are a lot of new features and fixes in this version. This release includes Logitech Media Server 7.7.2. Backups now support more than 2.2TB drives. This is great for 3TB+ VortexBoxes. We have the latest Fedora kernel with upgraded audio drives. The new ALSA drives now have better support for USB audio devices. We are now using ALBUMARTIST instead of BAND tag in the FLAC to mp3 mirroring.
- We have experimental support for some leading edge features. VortexBox Player now has DSD support. You can play your DSD rips directly. We now support Bluetooth audio devices through VortexBox Player. Blu-Ray ripping is working well but it still not 100%.
- We added Plex Media Server to the apps available for installation. For those of you who haven't looked at Plex, it's a great way to view your movies on many different devices.
New in VortexBox 2.0 (Nov 9, 2011)
- With the recent release of Fedora 16 it’s time to release a new version of VortexBox based on it. VortexBox 2.0 is based on Fedora 16 and also includes the new Logitech Media Server 7.7.0. We have added some other fixes and updates as well including new versions of MPD and our built in DLNA server.
New in VortexBox 1.9 (May 5, 2011)
- This release adds updated versions of many of that packages that make VortexBox work so well. This version includes a new kernel for better hardware support. The DVD ripping package has also been improved and of course we added the latest version of SqueezeBox Server (7.5.4).
- The DAAP server has been updated to support AppleTV and you can now stream music direct from your VortexBox to your Apple TV including cover art. VortexBox can even stream your FLAC collection to AppleTV even though AppleTV doesn’t support FLAC.
New in VortexBox 1.8 (Mar 2, 2011)
- VortexBox now identifies the DVD and names it accordingly.
- VortexBox can also create an mp4 mirror of your DVD with a Windows Media Center xml file.
- This works great for viewing movies in Windows Media Center.
- You can now select the length the DVD tracks you want ripped.
- This is great for TV show DVDs where you want to rip all the tracks greater then a certain length.
- We have also added the latest version of SqueezeBox Server (7.5.3) and a bunch of other fixes and upgrades.
New in VortexBox 1.7 (Jan 2, 2011)
- VortexBox can now autodetect CDs or DVDs and rip accordingly. All you need to do is insert a DVD movie into the VortexBox and it will be auto ripped to MKV format. This is great for all the new media players such as Logitech Revue, Boxee Box, Windows Media Center, and XBMC.
- We have also added the latest version of SqueezeBox Server (7.4.2) and a bunch of other fixes and upgrades. VortexBox is now not only the easiest way to get CDs to your player but the easiest way to get DVDs there as well.
New in VortexBox 1.6 (Nov 23, 2010)
- This release has Fedora 14, 4K sector driver support, and support for USB 2 and 192/24 USB DACs.
New in VortexBox 1.5 (Sep 22, 2010)
- We are pleased to announce the release of VortexBox 1.5. As always our goal it to make VortexBox work with any media player. The recent release of iTunes 10 does not work work with the old VortexBox DAAP server. We took this opportunity to replace the DAAP server in VortexBox with a better one. The new DAAP server not only works with iTuens 10 but it can server FLAC files to iTunes by encoding them as WAV files inline. This reduces the need to keep a mirror of your music files in mp3 format.
- We also updated the the latest squeezebox server and added a control panel to control the services on VortexBox. Thanks to everybody who helped with features and bug fixes for this release.
New in VortexBox 1.4 (Jun 5, 2010)
- We are pleased to announce the release of VortexBox 1.4. Continuing with our goal to make VortexBox the universal server for any media player we have added full DLNA support to VortexBox. DLNA is the future of media sharing and many players such as PS3, Windows 7 Media Player, and Samsung televisions support DLNA. Now you can easily serve your music and video files to all these devices.
- We have also added Bliss to the VortexBox web GUI. Bliss can find cover art for even the most obscure albums.
- As usual there are also may other fixes and updates requested by the VortexBox community.
New in VortexBox 1.3 (Apr 13, 2010)
- Logitech SqueezeBox Server 7.5.0 pre installed and configured
- Subsonic music interface for remote playing
- Edit your tags and cover art using the Subsonic web GUI
- Latest version of TwonkeyMedia Server
- Many bug fixes including USB backup manager
- File sharing fix for OSX 10.6.3
- Auto re-index after rip for Sonos players
New in VortexBox 1.2 (Mar 10, 2010)
- Logitech SqueezeBox Server 7.4.2 pre installed and configured
- Package manager for installing new software from the GUI
- Better support for mp3s (thanks Ron)
- Many bug fixes including VortexBox player
New in VortexBox 1.1 (Feb 2, 2010)
- VortexBox Player as the default software player.
- Cover are added to all mp3 files for easy use in iTunes and XBMC.
- Option to have mp3 or AAC mirror updated after ripping.
New in VortexBox 0.1 (Nov 17, 2008)
- Automatically rip a CD placed in the CDROM
- Automatically ID3 Tag mp3 and FLAC files and download get cover Art
- Serve up audio files using SqueezeCenter
- Playback files locally through Sound Card
- NAS- Service music and other files to networked PCs and Mac systems