Lost Viking;165775 Wrote: > I just ordered Slim Device Transporter. > > While waiting I decided to install and set up SlimServer software. > > I have to say, the way it is operating is a bit disappointing :-( > I strongly hope, the device itself (Transporter) is better. > > 1) > It took more than 5 (!) hours to scan my music collection. This is > awful! I added a few files and performed the "look for new and changed > music" option. And it seems to take another 5 our scan to make it > available for Squeezebox/Transporter. So in future, if I rip a new CD, > place it on my file server, I can listen to it the next day, at the > earliest, after having performed an overnight 5 hour scan?? :-(( > > 2) > Beside this, I don´t even understand WHY and WHAT has to be > "scanned".... I am using my mp3 collection (RAID1 server) whithout any > scanning and other creepy stuff. I am simply using a network share, > double click the files & play them using Winamp. Now my music is > scanned and re-sorted using tag information. I thought I can use > Transporter the same way just as I did using winamp on my PC. I am > afraid, this will not be possible :-( (correct me if I am wrong...) > > In other words: The by far most preferred and expected behaviour of > Transporter would have been to take me quickly through the folders (one > folder = one album) of my file system. After dealing with SlimServer, I > am afraid, I am forced to accomodate this new and (from my point of > view clumsy) way to handle music. (again, please correct me, if I am > wrong...) > > 3) Why is this software browser-based? It is laggy, takes more time to > load than the crappiest website at the end of the world... > > Ok, for all of you having read until here: THANKS FOR LISTENING! At the > moment I am frustrated and have the strong feeling having made a 2k USD > bad buy :-((
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