------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88939 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: What would make it easier to recommend a Squeezebox ? - Simplified installation and initial configuration - Simplified usage after initial installation/configuration - Integrated support for ripping music from CD and tagging it - Support for more online streaming services - Improved stability of mysqeueezebox.com - Improved stability and/or less bugs in Squeezebox Server/Firmware - New Squeezebox hardware which have reliable support for local music without a computer - New Squeezebox hardware with built-in speakers and stereo support - New Squeezebox hardware with support for video - New entry level Squeezebox hardware with a lower price ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I think Touch hardware could be enough. The real problem is the software. The scanner is really too slow, even in 7.6 I think developers team wanted something too ambitious and too much automatic. They should really have a look at the interface and performance of others softwares. Logitech scan is really not even close to popular softwares. There is really nothing to "invent" there. The real point people should care about is the quality of the user interface. It is not normal that pure scan performance is so slow, may be wrong development choices concerning scanner and database schema. In this case, people should stop for a while, and try to understand how other softwares are developped, there is no "huge secret" there. The real problem with TinySBS is the scan, and the nightmare which makes it unusable is that you cannot prevent undesired and unnecessary rescan. >From the beginning, I suggested several times, and it is certainly quite simple to develop, a behavior in which you can perform external HDD scan on a computer, and use the database as it is when you connect it to the Touch, without any rescan. I am quite sure that this way, we would be close from something acceptable. I am trying Logitech Media Server. I really do worry a lot about Squeezebox product line future when I see them working on Videos and Pictures scan, more or less in the same direction they perform music scan, and with obviously quite limited resources. -- nicolas75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicolas75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88939 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
