Im using a Dell Optiplex running XP pro as my SqueezeCenter and one plugin I rely on heavily is Windows: Prevent System Standby While Playing. I dont want my SC running 24/7 so this is a nearly ideal solution.
The plugin works well, but has got one annoying quirk in that the system goes into standby about 2 min after the music is paused. It does this regardless of the time-to-standby specified in the XP power management setup. (I think others have commented on this also, so its not just me.) Whys this a problem? Well, when you first wake up SC you have very little time to find the music you want before the system goes back to sleep again. You can get round this by selecting something quickly but its gets annoying after a while. More importantly, I will be getting a Controller soon which I will be using for info browsing as well as music. The SC does not stay awake when using this option (well not for my SB3 anyway) and its a real pain to have to wake the SC up every 2 minutes. What would be really great is a modded plugin that mirrors the time-to-standby that you set in the XP power management options. Please please! MS -- MadScientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43307
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