RadioCast Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Hi BCW Family what you think what is best and why... WHM Sonic or Centova Cast SHOUTcast Hosting | Cheap Shoutcast Streaming | ICEcast Hosting | Money-Back Guarantee | Unlimited Bandwidth| Radio Cast | Your Stream Solution| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsoft Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I tried WHMSonic and Centova in the past (like 2-3 years ago) and liked Centova more. It has more features and easier to install... Still far from perfect, but it's the best we've got for now. → RadioBOSS Radio Automation Software: http://www.djsoft.net → RADIOBOSS.FM Icecast/Shoutcast stream hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigloo Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 For me, Centova is hands down a much better product. With WHMSonic, if my memory serves me correct, you have to manually create your playlist or have it shuffle. But your ad's and drops need to be placed manually, or if in shuffle mode you risk have too many drops played back to back to back to ba... well you get the idea. With Centova everything is nice and orderly. You can have the system plays spots every X songs, and also integrate various types of playlists that can play at specific times. I'm not sure if the latest from WHMsonic does this, as we no longer use/offer it. Another decent one is Cast Control, which I think is also better than WHMsonic. But out of the three I'd say hands down Centova is the best. As a station owner, once we started to use Centova, there was no turning back. ________ Lou Bigloo Christian Radio http://www/biglooradio.com/ digiSTREAM SHOUTcast Hosting http://www.digistream.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsoft Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Both are old technology and will soon be obsolete. Both require to much tedious work to get professional sounding results. What's wrong with the technology? Streaming server and control panel for it is the best we have now. → RadioBOSS Radio Automation Software: http://www.djsoft.net → RADIOBOSS.FM Icecast/Shoutcast stream hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsoft Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Yes, Centova's UI is far far from perfect. But the idea of it is not outdated. → RadioBOSS Radio Automation Software: http://www.djsoft.net → RADIOBOSS.FM Icecast/Shoutcast stream hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigloo Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Yes, Centova's UI is far far from perfect. But the idea of it is not outdated. I think great strides have been made with the latest version of Centova. No software is perfect, but Centova is still "king" of the "Big Three" (Centova, Cast Control WHMsonic). ________ Lou Bigloo Christian Radio http://www/biglooradio.com/ digiSTREAM SHOUTcast Hosting http://www.digistream.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWorld Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I think great strides have been made with the latest version of Centova. No software is perfect, but Centova is still "king" of the "Big Three" (Centova, Cast Control WHMsonic). Agreed! ██ Stream101 | Affordable Media Solutions ██ Shared cPanel? Web Hosting | WordPress Hosting | Premium Stream Hosting ██ TOLL-FREE: (616) 277-7280 | 30 Day NO QUESTIONS Money-Back Guarantee ██ 100% Cogent Free Network | CloudLinux OS | Tier 1 Bandwidth | Grand Rapids, MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsoft Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I still very much disagree. Centova may be the best of the mentioned. But is still too much work and maintenance compared to the latest technology. What work and maintenance Centova requires? For own live broadcasting (using an off-site live source) it's pretty good and requires one-time quick configuration. I don't know why some one would prefer spending long periods of time with a platform with a few features when they could spend only minutes with a platform that has 20 times more features to operate a station. 20 times more features? Sounds like a marketing BS to me. The service you're advertising is not that good. → RadioBOSS Radio Automation Software: http://www.djsoft.net → RADIOBOSS.FM Icecast/Shoutcast stream hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Some people prefer Windows and some people prefer Unix. Some people prefer Gnome and some people prefer Kde. Preference is more subjective than objective in relative terms for individuals. If it works for you, then go for it. Relaxing Entertainment For The World - - www.ScenicRadio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsoft Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Jim, you've said that Centova is "much work and maintenance" compared to latest technology. Can you please share with us what this latest technology is? Isn't it what you have in your signature? You first compared it as 1965 car vs 2013 car, now you compare it as modern smartphone vs old nokia - so what is it? It should be something really cool. → RadioBOSS Radio Automation Software: http://www.djsoft.net → RADIOBOSS.FM Icecast/Shoutcast stream hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andromedia Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Jim, please name that software/platforms. I'm a volunteer at non-profit radio and in a searching for saving time automation options. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deephouselounge Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Ive used both whmsonic and centovacast extensively. Both had their pros and cons but since they had their updates they are pretty head to head. I currently use centovacast but will be using Jims service (if and once we partner up with my CMS company) or I will build my own using liqiudsoap. StreamEdge Radio Network deephouselounge.com | drumandbasslounge.com | dubstepradio.fm | bassradio.fm | m3printing.com Intel Xeon X3440 2.53GHz Quad-Core Server 8GB Ram - 30TB Bandwidth - 1Gbps Uplink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigloo Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I don't think WHMSonic can hold a candle to Centovacast. Centovacast is probably the best one out there (even with all it's faults). ________ Lou Bigloo Christian Radio http://www/biglooradio.com/ digiSTREAM SHOUTcast Hosting http://www.digistream.info/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telahost Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hi Jim, What is the name of the open source that you are talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewyw Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Centova cast because i can set my jingles every x minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert4u Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Both are very good options, Centova is way better than WHM Sonic. Hostter - hostter.com Serving for years now! Bitcoin Accepted Bitcoin VPS | Bitcoin Hosting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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