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[indieke]

When I decided to use JRiver, nobody told me, that I could not use it for ever. Now there is absolutely nothing, and I mean that I need in a new version. I not use JRiver for movies, had a lot of problem with configure. It is just a program to select my music on computer, with my phone. I paid already several times.

To test my movie files, I already use on my other computer, VLC, to not install when I have a change on my computer JRiver again, and lose the times I can reinstall.

If I take a subscription on spotify, I know and decide to pay a subscription. Not on JRiver, where I play my own files.

At 65 years old, retired, living from a small pension, I not have all the functionality, which I paid for.

Now, I have to find a way to play using my phone as remote, my files on the computer, with something else. The reason I used JRiver is that it does that, seeing the cover, and the computer can be configured to use an external Dac, and not go through window mixing.

[Awesome Donkey]

Maintaining servers and server access to things like CD lookups and cover art, especially for older versions, becomes very expensive over time unfortunately. Those old versions don't generate revenue anymore, so it can become a ticking time bomb unless is something is done about it. It pretty much sums it all right there in the third sentence. The basic functions of the older versions will still work, it's just things that require server access won't anymore.

Personally, I think it's more than reasonable because otherwise you risk out-of-control costs and the health of the company/product itself. Would you rather it become a subscription like Roon or Audirvana with super expensive prices?

[JimH]

To avoid confusion, I removed a couple of posts above. 

[craigmcg]

@indieke - if you use JRiver for playing music on your pc through a DAC with remote control from your phone on the same WIFI/network in your home (not over the internet or using your cel data), you might be able to maintain connectivity/functionality by using the "server" pc's IP address and port 52199 instead of the access key which requires access to the JRiver server. What I do at my house is to set a static IP (ie 192.168.250.4) for my "server" pc so it never changes then use Gizmo or more recently JRemote 3 to point at it followed by the port number that JRiver uses by default (192.168.250.4:52199 ). This shows me the tag info and cover art that is stored in my music files so I suggest that you give this a try.

I used this method for some years before I decided to make my library available over the internet (which does require the access key talking to JRiver servers). Adding new music would of course require an updated version of JRiver in order to do the CD lookups or using a different ripping software.