ceejay;166046 Wrote: > Just to chip in with a few assorted views... > > - while I agree that Windows isn't much of an OS, please don't get the > idea that you can't run SS satisfactorily on it. You can. Scanning > doesn't take forever for everyone. > > Yes, I thought so. For now, it will be Windows. Maybe as part of my New Year's resolutions I will try to get in touch with Linux :-) ceejay;166046 Wrote: > > - if you're lucky, it may well be that simply building a new box will > avoid whatever nasty is lurking in your current one. For people who > have more time than money (perhaps not most transporter buyers!!) just > rebuilding might be worth a go >
Yes, this is exactly my intention. And the old server will be useful anyway. Lot of stuff here to be safely stored using RAID (photos, videos, documents, etc.) ceejay;166046 Wrote: > > - if you're not so lucky, it may be something odd about your library in > which case you'll have exactly the same problem as before (well, > slightly quicker as you'll have a faster CPU). > Correct. But in this case I can work on this specific problem and don't have to bother with a million of other possible causes. Maybe I should describe here at this point HOW I rip and store/manage my music: rip it (EAC, secure mode) & compress it (LAME 3.90.3, alt preset standard) this is my naming scheme: %A - %C\%N - %T - %C - %A therefor: one CD = one folder maybe worth mentioning: I tweak the permissions (is this the correct translation? see attachment/screenshot) of my music folder to protect myself from accidentially deleting files/folders, when manipulating them. I strongly hope Slim Server makes no changes to my music files. Therefor this limitation shouldn't affect SlimServer in a negative way, I assume.. ceejay;166046 Wrote: > > - this has been discussed at length elsewhere - so I don't mean to open > up the question all over again but rather to point out that there is > another POV - but IMHO RAID is a really bad way to protect yourself > against music library data loss, as it offers no protection at all > against a whole class of likely problems including user error and rogue > software. While a good hardware RAID can speed things up, a poor one > (especially if its in software) can really slow things up, too. > As mentioned above, I therefore take some precautions to avoid such: Backup data, limited permissions. ceejay;166046 Wrote: > > - make sure you install a 6.5.1 nightly > ok ceejay;166046 Wrote: > > - no-one seems to have mentioned this before ... please tell us you're > not really going to use a Transporter just to play mp3s! > > Ceejay Meaning mp3 is a lossy format not living up to the expectations a "true" (whatever this is..) audiophile listener should use? Well, I did some testing (using a high qualitiy hifi set), comparing CD to qualitiy mp3 using a blind testing setup and I have to say. Little difference, if any.. Maybe I got you wrong in this point, but what else should I use Transporter for but to listening to my music over the network. What I do NOT do is downloading some crappy 128kBit mp3's at kazaa etc. I only use my "home grown" stuff.. Maybe I would consider FLAC if I would start today building a music collection. When I begun, 4 years ago, HDD storage wasn't as cheap as today. Besides, I was a student at this time, with all the negative side effects, such as a limited budget, etc. Please elaborate, if you meant something different. Any advice welcome! +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: rechte.JPG | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2207| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Lost Viking ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lost Viking's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9290 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31095 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
