Mark Lanctot wrote:
I'm writing a review of the Squeezebox. I will
supply a link when it's finished, but it will be a
while - I spend a lot of time on reviews.
Anyway, my first question is regarding multiple
Squeezeboxes. The testing I'm doing is a bit hard
for me because I have only one Squeezebox. I'm
doing experiments with a Softsqueeze for my second
Squeezebox.
I notice I can play the two independently, and
that there's a new settings option to synchronize.
That's been there since the get-go :)
Synchronizing obviously reduces SlimServer
workload as only one stream needs to be sent. But
with 2 wireless Squeezeboxes I assume there are
still 2 independent wireless connections eating up
bandwidth.
A single stream is unicast to each Squeezebox, whether synchronized or
not, virtual or not.
So what's the limit of the amount of Squeezeboxes
supported by SlimServer? But isn't this limit
higher than the practical limit where you'd reach
your wireless bandwidth limit? Does synchronizing
players help, or do they still have their own
independent wireless connection, i.e. is
SlimServer still sending multiple streams with the
same data or is it sending one stream?
I forget the published maximum, but it's northward of 20. The more
important question is length of song -- synchronization only happens at
the beginning of each song, so you'll find they drift apart while
playing long pieces or Internet radio streams.
--
Jack At Monkeynoodle Dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture!
"I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin
so across the Western ocean I must wander" -- trad.
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