Least steps to Pandora?

[KEW]

When I turn on my system, I have to wait for the BluRay Player/streamer to boot and get cozy with the receiver and TV, then I select Pandora, wait while the streamer "acquires internet content", then, once it is ready, have to select close. Another second or 2 for the Pandora screen to load and I can pick shuffle to start listening to music.

I don't like being held captive for this time!

What are ideas on how to reduce this for Pandora?

These delays are not so bad for Hulu and Netflix because I am settling down to watch TV.

With music, I like to turn it on first thing in the morning when I don't have much patience!

 

[highfigh]

When I turn on my system, I have to wait for the BluRay Player/streamer to boot and get cozy with the receiver and TV, then I select Pandora, wait while the streamer "acquires internet content", then, once it is ready, have to select close. Another second or 2 for the Pandora screen to load and I can pick shuffle to start listening to music.

I don't like being held captive for this time!

What are ideas on how to reduce this for Pandora?

These delays are not so bad for Hulu and Netflix because I am settling down to watch TV.

With music, I like to turn it on first thing in the morning when I don't have much patience!

I use a Roku and it's reasonably fast. Been using these for close to 5 years.

I'm not a huge fan of using BD players or some TVs for streaming- they tend to be slow.

 

[afterlife2]

I use my Roku XS2 as well when I use it, which is not too often.

 

[TheWarrior]

I will always pay good money for a quality Blu-ray player, and then buy cd's on Amazon with my cash back bonus. (or cat food)

 

[KEW]

I think the Roku is actually slower, but the big factor is you never turn it off!
The BD player goes through a similar process as the Roku after you unplug it every time.

I think maybe the best solution is to use an old Android tablet I have as the streamer. I think I can leave Pandora up on it and get quick startup.

Also Roku has lost my interest for Pandora because they started giving Roku customers a free 7 day subscription to Pandora (which means a pop keep getting in the way unless you subscribe). At least that is what happens here.

 

[TheWarrior]

I think the Roku is actually slower, but the big factor is you never turn it off!
The BD player goes through a similar process as the Roku after you unplug it every time.

What disc player is this?

 

[KEW]

What disc player is this?

Sony BDP-S580
It is nice because it handles SACD and has a quiet mechanism/reader.

 

[TheWarrior]

Sony BDP-S580
It is nice because it handles SACD and has a quiet mechanism/reader.

Well yeah, it should be dead silent when you're using it to stream!

 

[highfigh]

Now that you have posted what you use for an AVR in the Denon/Pandora issue thread, I would say that using the AVR is fastest, assuming they're able to fix that problem. It works with the smart phone control app, too.

 

[KEW]

Now that you have posted what you use for an AVR in the Denon/Pandora issue thread, I would say that using the AVR is fastest, assuming they're able to fix that problem. It works with the smart phone control app, too.

Thanks!

 

[markw]

Sony BDP-S580
It is nice because it handles SACD and has a quiet mechanism/reader.

Hey! I've got one of those too. I love mine. The speed doesn't bother me that much and the user interface is quite intuitive. That, and it has analog outputs so I can feed my old analog stereo from it.