Chances are extremely high that it is a problem with your network or your internet connection if you are streaming in a music service or internet radio --- not running the latest version of code.
If it were a fundamental software problem related to streaming, it would be a widespread, catastrophic issue for everyone & the forum would be flooded with angry users. Have you done any network bandwidth testing or anything else in attempt to isolate the issue? If it's your network, internet connection, or the station you're listening to, you have a couple options. Fix your network. If the device you're streaming to is wireless, wire it and see if the situation improves. If it does, you're dealing with a wireless issue. FLAC streams at a MUCH higher bitrate than lossy formats like MP3. If you are having trouble with FLAC, chances are *HIGHLY* likely you have a network problem. FLAC will exacerbate any underlying network problems - however, even FLAC should stream fine if you don't have network issues. Switch internet providers or get a faster service. Just because you can successfully browse the web on your internet or network connection, doesn't mean you=re not dropping packets, experiencing high latency, or running at a lower rate than the audio you're trying to stream. If all else fails, you can increase the buffer for internet radio stations. Personally, I've found that the Squeezebox line streams very reliably. I have about seven devices at my house and about three at my parent's house, all wireless. Both systems always running the latest release software. The devices never rebuffer, even when streaming from the internet for hours at a time, with the occasional exception of one of my SB3 devices. The problem with that device is that it's connected in another building via wireless bridge with a directional antenna that has to blow through a metal building to connect back to the mothership. The signal quality is very low (barely enough to even make a connection) and the connection is unreliable - in reality, it's amazing the SB3 works as well as it does under these conditions and streams well most of the time. -- 86atc250r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86atc250r's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15476 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65719 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
