bpa;211114 Wrote: > Slimserver is designed to work with a Squeezebox - the stream.mp3 is a > side benefit and as such its functionality is limited. If you want a > fully functional PC player use SoftSqueeze. > > To understand your "problems" you need to understand how the stream.mp3 > works with WMP. Stream.mp3 is like an internet radio stream - when you > connect it will stream the files on the playlist. Pause without > breaking the TCP conneciton and it will not lose data. Break the TCP > connection and data which has been sent by Slimserver to the player and > buffered by the player will be lost. > > When connected, Slimserver will send as much data (i.e music) to the > player as the player (e.g. WMP) will allow. If the player has a large > buffer then Slimserver may send a number of songs which will be > buffered by the player (WMP) until it is ready to actually send them to > the speakers.. > > Now to some possible explanations. > > I don't know specifics but it is possible that WMP doesn't keep the TCP > connection open unless there is data being sent. So you have to press > stop & start to re-open the TCP connection. > > > When you press "stop" you are breaking the TCP connection between WMP > and Slimserver. There will be music (possibly a number of tracks) in > the WMP buffer which Slimserver has sent and therefore Slimserver > thinks the tracks have been played. It looks like the music in the > WMP buffer is discarded and then Slimserver will resume from the next > track that Slimserver has not sent to WMP. Use Pause instead of Stop. > > > This is due to a number of tracks being buffered by WMP - as far as > Slimserver is concerned it will take action immediately but WMP will > have to play all the tracks buffered inside WMP before you will hear > the song just selected on the GUI.
Thanks for the explanations. Are you aware of any ways to lower this buffer? I would like to improve the functionality and use of the stream because I would like to stream to other people's computers, some of which would not want unnecessary software installed (understandable). Request has a module which allows you to basically do the same thing as slim server except it works with its own storage hardware. I've had a chance to use it and it has some nice features in its java web GUI that similarly streams music over the net. Not sure if you are aware of them... http://www.request.com/ -- poldim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ poldim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12125 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36388 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
