mattybain;314326 Wrote: > Whilst it is true that wi-fi is complex and often the source of problems > there definitely seems to be something going on that is not being > addressed. Numerous people have posted with problems, often who already > have a SB3 which should rule out wirless issues. > > I have 2 SB3's and 2 Duet's, the SB3's hold great signal and the duets > are all too close to the router to not get a good signal. > > However I have noticed that one of the SBC's is *much* worse than the > other one. It doesn't hold a signal very well, often loses connection > and more often than that it takes an age to come up with the list of > artists. > > The other one is brilliant and works like a charm, excatly how I wanted > the SBC to behave, quick and holds a good connection. > > The are on the same firmware and obviously the SC is the same version, > what exactly is going on here? I have switched the SBC's round so the > bad one is very near to the router which has solved my issues for now.
>From a Wi-Fi and maybe more importantly an RF standpoint, we can't compare the Controller to any other Slim Devices product. It is a handheld mobile device. It has the lowest profile (read not good for antenna position) and many times has the users hand and/or body blocking the path to the access point. Additionally since it has the weakest antenna placement options, it is more susceptible to interference from other household devices as well as from neighboring Wi-Fi networks. All in all, the Duet and its Controller are a fairly good first effort. This is especially true when one looks at the fact that it had to be designed around a standard that already excised and has to work and play with equipment functioning in a specific way and domain. One might ask if the Controller could have been designed differently. The answer is of course yes it could have, but then it would have most likely been a completely new system with no backward compatibility. More importantly it would have most likely needed its own non-WiFi transmitters and receivers. Most multi-unit Squeezebox users have a Home WiFi Network so it makes sense to use that and not reinvent the wheel. This might be to painful for some users, but has anybody with reception problems (and a wireless access point far from where the Controller is used most) thought about running the Duet wired and putting the Controller in Adhoc Mode? -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
