caldvd;157442 Wrote: > Why should it not at least load the first xx seconds of the next song as > the buffer starts to empty from the prior song that is is playing?
It does, at least for me. The track will empty towards the end of the song, then refill as fast as it can for the next song. The problem in your case is, it may not be able to take much advantage of extra buffer. Your signal strength is marginal at best. If you're having this problem with MP3s, FLACs don't have a hope. In order to fill the buffer, the bandwidth needs to be higher than the playback bitrate. It does not appear to be all that much faster in your case. Because your signal strength is marginal, certain things can upset it to the point that stuttering can occur. Microwave ovens, cordless phones, other wireless networks, even high humidity can all drop the signal strength and bandwidth. On Thanksgiving, all your neigbors were home, using their wireless networks, their cordless phones and their microwave ovens. Your house was full of people doing much the same things and there was a turkey in the oven, increasing the humidity in the air. It may sound silly, but things like that can actually screw up wireless networks. While wireless extenders increase the apparent signal strength, they drop the bandwidth because they introduce another wireless hop. It would be better if you were to get a high-gain antenna for your router. BTW your server isn't wireless too, is it? That would be the first thing to tackle if you're having wireless bandwidth issues - wire the server to the router. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30029 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
