JJZolx;207769 Wrote: > How exactly will the Squeezebox->SlimServer->SqueezeNetwork connection > work and what are the advantages over just using the capabilities of > SlimServer? I thought the plans were more along the lines of having > SlimServer sync with SqueezeNetwork settings and favorites, so the SB > isn't actually talking to SqueezeNetwork.
Andy can do a much better job of explaining this, but as I understand it, SN's current services will be integrated into SS7 so that you won't need SN when SS is running. I'm not sure what the plan is regarding favorites and settings -- I would prefer them to be synchronized, as I think that's the best user experience. The advantage of SN is being able to use a Squeezebox without ever installing, running or configuring SlimServer! Talk about the ultimate way to simplify SS ;-) Seriously, that's a big advantage for people who are loathe to install software on a PC. It's also a way for you to eliminate the need to have a computer running in your home for serving music to the Squeezebox. There are trade-offs in that scenario, and it won't work for everyone (folks who want to use only lossless compression, for example), which is why we will continue to have both SS and SN for the foreseeable future. > Would it be feasible to implement IRBlaster in firmware, with codes > downloaded from the local SlimServer? Or, beyond feasibility, would > that just be opening a Pandora's box for functionality requests that > don't require a local SlimServer, but can't be filled by > SqueezeNetwork? With the new local language support, I'm not sure how much room is left for storage in FW. It's also a bit inconsistent with the idea of the renderer being "slim" (or server-driven). And, yes, it opens a box I'm not sure we can or want to open. I believe the Jive platform would be able to support a plugin adapted to store the IR codes locally and send those to the Squeezebox for output via the IR blaster. -- JimC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35956 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
