Peter Scott

This is my first post and only my second day with Axim X30 so please excuse my general ignorance.

I have a couple of problems that I hope you may be able to put me straight with:

1. I was hoping to use Reciva internet radio. It gives a choice of RealAudio
or WMA but the X30 doesn't want to play either of them. I have installed Real Player for Pocket PC but I'm not sure that it supports streaming. I also have
Windows Media Player which does work streaming with e.g. BBC News24 if I select standalone player but does nothing with .wma from Reciva. I also
installed TCPMP with all the codecs and tried ticking the .wma file association
but it doesn't respond to the Reciva either. Any thoughts?

2. Some of the BBC website material requires Flash Player. I have installed Flash Player for pocket PC but the BBC website still prompts me to install
Flash when I try to access their stuff. Again, any thoughts?

Thanks,

Peter

Zaniax

Congratulations on your first post, Peter :approve:
Nice to have a new retired fellow here :)

I did a search on this site for "flash player" by Menneisyys - the super expert -
and got this list: click here

If you like, you may click on this link to the many excellent AximSite articles here and this one here


Welcome to the AximSite - I'm sure you'll enjoy - :)

Peter Scott

Hi Zaniax,

Thanks for the welcome and the links. I couldn't get the first two to work
but the third is certainly useful.

I have made some slight progress since my first post in that I loaded the beta version of RealPlayer instead of the one I first used and that does work with streaming video although only in a standalone player.

The FlashPlayer I installed is the version 7 that is refered to in your link but
I'm not savvy enough to figure out why the BBC links don't recognise it.

Thanks,

Peter

Zaniax

I've just tried the first link again and it still works for me :scratch_h
but you're right about the second link which actually points to some very nice informations.
Will check up why it don't work.

BTW: I use TCPMP for my radio streaming - usually MP3

Peter Scott

Hi Zaniax,

The first link just gives
me a general vBuletin message.

I'll try changing my file associations to TCPMP.

Thanks,

Peter

Zaniax

The first link was the results of an advanced search on this site with
Key Word(s): "flash player"
User Name: Menneisyys
Show Results as Threads

Try that yourself and don't forget the quotes ""

:)

Peter Scott

I tried swapping to TCPMP for .wma then tried running
BBC Radio4 live for wma but it still looks rather lifeless.

Here's the link if you could try it.


https://www.reciva.com/index.php

Thanks,

Peter

Peter Scott

https://www.reciva.com/index.php"

Thanks for sorting me out with first link. I tried using TCPPMP associated to .wma
but I still get no response.
Could you try running BBC Radio4 from the above link.

Thanks,

Peter

Box

Hi peter, are you mainly after the Beeb?

Peter Scott

Originally Posted by Box

Hi peter, are you mainly after the Beeb?

Hi Box,

Yes but I have found the Reciva site really good on my laptop [much easier to use than beeb's site] and so I hope to get it working on the X30 too.

Thanks,

Peter

Box

Ok I understand. Reciva works well for me also, but not on the Ax.
Go to Beebotron Lite
on your ax, click on the relevant link and it should open the awful real one player.
Realone (real player mobile) is the only thing I have got working for the Beeb on an Ax.
Try it and let me know, I'll just top up my wine, so don't take too long getting back if it doesn't work.

Peter Scott

That's excellent!

Thanks very much. Box

I took a look at the tutorials.
Looks a bit scarey, thanks Zaniax.

kind regards,

Peter

Box

Couldn't leave a man without access to the Beeb.
Enjoy and welcome.

Zaniax

Quote:

I took a look at the tutorials. Looks a bit scarey, thanks Zaniax.

Yeah, you have to show patience but you'll find everything you need - even more :)

Saw that you're an RD Eng - not easy to scare I thought

.

Peter Scott

Originally Posted by Zaniax

Saw that you're an RD Eng - not easy to scare I thought .

I'm afraid my specialisation was in phase jitter in high speed digital transmission.
I was always a bit of a Luddite in the computing scene. I think I was the last one to give up using a slide rule in our lab :o:)

Peter