cwinson wrote: > Thanks for the replies guys. > > Have done a bit more research on the buffering and it seems that > windows media player is particularly bad (if that's the right term) at > buffering the mp3 stream. It effectively downloads as much as is can, > which means you changing the stream (skipping songs for example) takes > a long time to respons (minutes). > > Tried using winamp as a player and it doen't download quite as > aggressively. Appears to only download/buffer 5 seconds ahead of the > current position, so commands only take 5 seconds to take effect, which > is manageable. > > Question is I guess whether the Pico downloads agressively like windows > media player or behaves like winamp. Ideally, it would be configurable.
I'm not sure about the current generation, but past squeezeboxes had their local buffers watched and controlled by the server. That's how slimdevices got the responsiveness they wanted. i.e. When skipping to the next cut from the middle of the current cut, the server just flushed the local buffer (poof) and you never hear those 4 to 5 seconds of music that you do with winamp. If you don't interface with the SqueezeCenter / Slimserver in this native manner, you will not be able to avoid playing out the local buffer. And you really don't want to skimp on the buffer either. Think of the bursty nature of your network. So, unless Pico interfaces natively (i.e. uses the Slimdevice's protocol) you will have some lag time. But really, how often do you skip around your music collection? - well, after the novelty has worn off. _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
