> My setup is rock solid and has been so since I started with SS 6.5. > > Tip. > Dedicated server. > MIMO AP.
My setup has also been very solid with only minor issues that are easy to diagnose and resolve --- in fact, I have two locations, one with 7 devices (including 2 booms, a Duet, a couple SB3's, an SB2, etc), the other location has a Boom and a Duet. I've had one Duet since they became publicly available and have never had any significant trouble out of it. The other is newer and haven't had trouble out of it either. The oldest unit is used for hours at a time on a daily basis & has been since day 1. It spends the vast majority of it's time streaming pandora and shoutcast. I do have a solid network at both locations and am running decent server hardware --- even XP, which many claim is far less stable than *nix. I would really like to analyze some of the setups that are claiming to have so much trouble. My initial feeling is that the vast majority of the time it could be tracked down to network and or server problems... In my opinion, one of the greatest advantages to the slim system is it's flexibility. Unfortunately, that same flexibility also affords the end user the ability to screw it up in an infinite number of ways. FWIW, even with a total of 10 devices between my two locations (all wireless), very seldom do I ever have to do more than turn a unit on in order to make it work. If you are having re-buffering issues you MOST LIKELY have network problems. It's time to whip out the testing tools or find someone who can. I have one player that has had recurring rebuffering problems - Not a single one of my other players does, ever. The player in question is connected to a wireless bridge in a shop bldg that had to pass through a metal wall in order to connect to the main AP in the other building. Signal quality was low, but worked fine for most computer work (i.e. web browsing, vpn, etc). Monitoring of the network, and checking the SB buffer display confirmed what was going on. I improved the wireless connection by relocating the antenna to a much more advantageous location and all problems were solved - not a single rebuffer since. This isn't rocket science or witchcraft - with a little testing and analysis you can see EXACTLY what is going on with these devices and the network. Although there are a few bugs here and there in some of the software features, the core software and streaming capabilities are very stable and have been for a long time. Pretty much all connectivity, flakiness, and rebuffering problems can be narrowed down to network and/or server issues - by equipment, installation, and configuration provided by the end user himself. JMHO and experience.... -- 86atc250r ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86atc250r's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15476 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
