Re: [slim] Toggle Alarm on / off with commandline?
Managing your alarms would be a lot easier by using a remote such as iPeng on your iPod Touch or iPhone. This way you dont even need different alarms for different times (only one will do) and it is very easy for you switch them on and off and adjust the alarm time. http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ -- Pascal Hibon 2 x SB3, 1 x SB Boom and 1 x SB Radio - all wireless ReadyNAS NVX running SBS iPeng on iPod Touch. Vote for Tone Controls on SB Radio: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15436 Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83741 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANNOUNCE: iPeng for iPad - Your Squeezebox Remote Gets Big
After following all your suggestions and getting the latest version, iPeng for iPad seems much more responsive for me. Thanks for a great app. -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet http://somethingsomethingsomething.net Ripper: dBpoweramp Router: Lynksys WRT54GL Server: SBS 7.5.1 - Atom-based nettop - Win XP SP3 Player: 2 Booms, 1 Radio, 1 Touch Control: 2 controllers, 1 iPod Touch w/iPeng, 1 iPad w/iPeng for iPad SqueezePad 'Library' (http://zzzone.net/photo/2009/music1.jpg): 82,000+ FLAC/MP3 files - 2TB external HD x 2 jimzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17592 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ANNOUNCE: iPeng for iPad - Your Squeezebox Remote Gets Big
pippin;593418 Wrote: THE LYRICS SCREEN SAVER. iPeng has been able to show lyrics for a track for a long time through it's context menu. Yet this is not always the most convenient way to use them. Since iPeng for iPad has somewhat flexible screen savers it looks like a good idea to add an additional one for the song text. pippin I never even knew this feature existed until I saw the above. Just installed the required plugins on my Qnap NAS box it worked straight away just like you said. Your app just gets better better with every update, I hope you become nice rich on it as you desreve it. -- simonjedrake QNAP TS-239 (v 3.3.6 build 1110T Seagate Barracuda ES 1000GB x 2. SSOTS 4.9.1 SC 7.5.2-31568 2 x SB3, 1 x SB2, 1 x SB Controller, SB Radio iPad/iPhone/iTouch with iPeng QNAP TS-109 Pro (v 3.3.0 build 0924T) a QNAP TS-101 (v 2.5.0 build 1210T) for secondary backup. Panasonic BL-C30 Bl-C160 Cameras. Apple Airport Express. iTunes Playlist Library. Netgear DG834N Router simonjedrake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82681 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Toggle Alarm on / off with commandline?
Pascal Hibon;593680 Wrote: Managing your alarms would be a lot easier by using a remote such as iPeng on your iPod Touch or iPhone. This way you dont even need different alarms for different times (only one will do) and it is very easy for you switch them on and off and adjust the alarm time. http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ I allready use iPeng on my iPhone, but then i must remeber to enable the alarm every night before i go to bed. I want more than one alarm to make sure i go upp. I know it's easy to switch on / off on the iPeng but that don't solve my problem. /Hans -- DiSNEYN DiSNEYN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5070 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83741 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Toggle Alarm on / off with commandline?
JJZolx;593670 Wrote: Looks like this can be done through the CLI (Squeezebox Server's command line interface, which works over telnet). You may be able to use the built-in Windows telnet client or a 3rd party one and perhaps wrap it in a batch file. For documentation of the CLI go to the server's web interface: Help Technical Information The Squeezebox Server Command Line Interface Find 'Alarm commands and queries' playerid alarm add|update|delete|enableall|disableall|defaultvolume taggedParameters This is very interesting, thanks for the tip! I shall take and read a bit more about it. Perhaps this is a simple solution .. Thanks! /Hans -- DiSNEYN DiSNEYN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5070 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83741 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Toggle Alarm on / off with commandline?
DiSNEYN;593735 Wrote: I allready use iPeng on my iPhone, but then i must remeber to enable the alarm every night before i go to bed. I want more than one alarm to make sure i go upp. I know it's easy to switch on / off on the iPeng but that don't solve my problem. /Hans A way to remind you every night is to setup an event in your iPhone calendar. It is possible to make it recurring (every night) and to alert you. I know this is not what you were asking about either but I think it will be easier than creating a script that toggles alarms on and off by using CLI commands. -- Pascal Hibon 2 x SB3, 1 x SB Boom and 1 x SB Radio - all wireless ReadyNAS NVX running SBS iPeng on iPod Touch. Vote for Tone Controls on SB Radio: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15436 Pascal Hibon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83741 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Toggle Alarm on / off with commandline?
Pascal Hibon;593739 Wrote:
A way to remind you every night is to setup an event in your iPhone
calendar. It is possible to make it recurring (every night) and to
alert you.
I know this is not what you were asking about either but I think it
will be easier than creating a script that toggles alarms on and off by
using CLI commands.
I've already created a script in autoit (windows script language) it is
Scheduled to run every night 04:00
Here is the script, customized for my player:
#cs
AutoIt Version: 3.3.0.0
#ce
; Script Start - Add your code below here
Opt('SendKeyDelay', 20)
For $i = 1 To 5
If ProcessExists('boxee.exe') Then
ProcessClose('boxee.exe')
Sleep(1000)
Else
ExitLoop
EndIf
Next
For $i = 1 To 5
If ProcessExists('xbmc.exe') Then
ProcessClose('xbmc.exe')
Sleep(1000)
Else
ExitLoop
EndIf
Next
$url = 'http://localhost:9000'
Run(@comspec ' /c start ' $url,'',@sw_hide)
Sleep (15000)
Send ({TAB 26})
Send ({Enter})
Sleep (15000)
Send ({TAB 3})
Sleep (1500)
Send (A)
Send ({Enter})
Sleep (15000)
Send ({TAB 2})
Send ({DOWN})
Send ({TAB 54})
Sleep (5000)
Send ({Enter})
Sleep (1)
For $i = 1 To 5
If ProcessExists('firefox.exe') Then
ProcessClose('firefox.exe')
Sleep(1000)
Else
ExitLoop
EndIf
Next
---
/Hans
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Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android
flattermann;593623 Wrote: The tablet version will be a completely new (and mostly rewritten) App, so, yes, you need to buy it again. Will the tablet version also work on a low-end Dealextreme Android 1.6 pad? In that case I'll gladly pay! When do you reckon we will see it? As for the current version, it's truly incredible how high an utility value we get for such a small price! -Skinny -- Skinny This sentence says less than a list of audio equipment. Skinny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21538 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
Comparison and review of AppleTV vs Logitech Revue http://windowssecrets.com/2010/12/09/02-Set-top-boxes-match-up-Apple-TV-vs.-Google-TV/#story1 -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Resume on power on
I have just connected my squeezebox to a power down plug and wondered is it possible for the squeezebox when plugged in to always be powered on, as ready to play music rather than having to get the remote and turn it on. steve -- stevecross stevecross's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29599 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83783 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
toby10;593770 Wrote:
Comparison and review of AppleTV vs Logitech Revue
http://windowssecrets.com/2010/12/09/02-Set-top-boxes-match-up-Apple-TV-vs.-Google-TV/#story1
It's so frustrating to read reviews like this when you realize that if
those broadcasting companies just were interested in taking my money
and providing me with the service I want, we could get a really nice TV
experience. In the next second you realize that this is not going to
happen any time soon, because in the same way as the music and movie
industry they are so stuck in their old fashion business models that
they can't see the possibilities.
I would be willing to pay a lot for a supported solution that provided
similar functionality as my MythTV box with a nice user friendly
interface, unfortunately no one is interested to provide it to me.
Fortunately, my current MythTV box works fairly good as long as I only
want to see SD content. Most HD content in Sweden only works on
officially authorized cable boxes that obviously don't have the
features of MythTV.
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Re: [slim] BBC hourly news
Go to World. Then Europe, Then United Kingdom. Then BBC. Then select BBC World Service. The BBC World Service has world news every hour, 24/7. Hope his helps. StephenM -- StephenM StephenM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41811 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
toby10;593770 Wrote: Comparison and review of AppleTV vs Logitech Revue http://windowssecrets.com/2010/12/09/02-Set-top-boxes-match-up-Apple-TV-vs.-Google-TV/#story1 Video Killed the Radio Star I hope Logitech will remember that the Radio, Boom and Touch are quite high in sales ranking on amazon.com. Jean -- jean2 jean2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
erland;593776 Wrote: if those broadcasting companies just were interested in taking my money and providing me with the service I want, we could get a really nice TV experience. ahh yes, erland. the sad reality is that even with the lessons learned from the demise of the music industry there remains a total lack of vision and foresightedness in these media companies. How that's possible is beyond me but i agree that if they would simply provide a high quality option of streaming ALL of their content online, millions of folks just like myself would gladly pay them for it. I will stay with my mac mini home theater that allows me to run boxee, hulu, and firefox. these are currently the three apps necessary to see as much streaming programming as exists on the web. AppleTV and the revue are both limiting so the simple advice is to avoid and ignore. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
erland;593776 Wrote: It's so frustrating to read reviews like this when you realize that if those broadcasting companies just were interested in taking my money and providing me with the service I want, we could get a really nice TV experience. In the next second you realize that this is not going to happen any time soon, because in the same way as the music and movie industry they are so stuck in their old fashion business models that they can't see the possibilities. Well, since I work for a Broadcast TV station It's all very complicated and ugly. What do you do about the local affiliates... broadcast TV is paid for with advertisers, some are national, some are local. If ABC puts something online, then the local affiliate (and the local advertisers) are cut out of the picture. And perhaps I'm odd, but I sometimes like local ads. (We have a local hardware store that has absolutely brilliant ads...) If local TV vanishes because everyone is getting network shows off the 'net, then where does the Local News come from? Networks aren't going to care about why one local electric utility has not one, or two, but THREE rate increases scheduled for the next year... Or who the new mayor is, etc. I'm personally more interested in what is happening locally than whether some sheik is having wild sex parties or wasting 40 minutes of 60 Minutes gabbing about Facebook changing what profile pages look like... The danger I see is the reverse of your fear: Television will become like Radio: catering to the lowest common denominator. Why bother with quality expensive-to-produce shows when you can make more money with the Justin Bieber Christmas Special and other garbage. You don't need to fill out 3 hours of prime time any more: just have a slew of pablum, and let people watch Bieber 3 times a night. It may look like freedom to choose what you watch, but the Giant Media Conglomerates will determine your choices. Your choice will be That Which Is Profitable. Independence is out the window: if it can't get a million views it's not worth it. It will be Radio of the 80's all over again, except marketed as choice. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
On 12/09/2010 01:45 PM, snarlydwarf wrote: Well, since I work for a Broadcast TV station It's all very complicated and ugly. What do you do about the local affiliates... broadcast TV is paid for with advertisers, some are national, some are local. The local TV broadcasters are toast. Their franchise (monopoly) is based on old technology, and its simply being replaced. As is the whole concept of a TV network or that House shows on Monday at 8PM. If local TV vanishes because everyone is getting network shows off the 'net, then where does the Local News come from? Sorry, that argument doesn't fly. For decades, all that is on local TV news is crime and fires, then weather and sports. There is no shortage of places to get weather and sports, and we don't need constant drum beat of blood feeding fear. The danger I see is the reverse of your fear: Television will become like Radio: catering to the lowest common denominator. Rather, Broadcast TV is dead. It lived a good and long life. It may look like freedom to choose what you watch, but the Giant Media Conglomerates will determine your choices. Your choice will be That Which Is Profitable. Independence is out the window: if it can't get a million views it's not worth it. It will be Radio of the 80's all over again, except marketed as choice. Yes, but we have been very close to that for at least a decade. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
snarlydwarf;593788 Wrote: It may look like freedom to choose what you watch, but the Giant Media Conglomerates will determine your choices. Your choice will be That Which Is Profitable. Independence is out the window: if it can't get a million views it's not worth it. with all due respect snarlydwarf, I think you're wrong. i too work in the television business. i'm an editor of tv shows. People want easy access to media. The itunes store has proven that. So now we are moving from music to video due to technological advancements. There's simply no point in trying to fight the inevitable. Ease of use dictates what will be the future. as soon as someone makes a Hulu type product that allows viewers to easily pick what they want to watch when they want to watch it and on whatever tv they want to watch it on then it is as good as done. The old model of letting some giant conglomerate tell me when and where i can watch my entertainment and at the same time charging me a fortune for that dictatorship is nearly dead. local programming will survive just like movies survived tv and videotape and later dvd's. i could care less if i watch local programming on the web or through a cable box or rabbit ears. the core problem is that people are always afraid of change and I think sadly for those that work at local tv stations, the old model of local tv will have to change radically. i'm kinda shocked that local tv still cranks out the amount of programming that it does. I'm in san francisco so we have 4 local channels doing at least 3 newscasts a day. talk about overkill. the broadcast model is changing in a revolutionary way and thank god for it. bring on freedom of choice. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
So after 5 years, several house moves and general abuse my Classic has died (endless rebooting cycle which my troubleshooting-fu has failed to solve). Am I crazy for buying another Classic instead of a Touch?! I gather the sound quality from the Touch is better (I've got a touch of tinnitus and ageing ears anyway!). Not fussed about the touch screen. A colour screen would look a bit weird right next to the television, whilst I love the VFD display and general form factor of the Classic. Of course, a warranty on the 'new' Classic is out the question so it's fingers crossed on this point. I'm not meaning to start a tedious Classic vs Touch thread - I can see the Touch is a 'better' product (although not quite a like-for-like replacement in my view)... I just felt a bit sad when I found out the Classic wasn't officially for sale anymore (no, I don't manage to visit these forums regularly enough otherwise I'd have known this ages ago - but the Classic generally worked too well to need to!). It's not a coincidence I also drive a 10 year old car ;) -- ehjones ehjones's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5218 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
exile;593793 Wrote: with all due respect snarlydwarf, I think you're wrong. You can think what you want... people want local news and information. You're not going to see that from Hulu or Youtube or iTunes. i too work in the television business. i'm an editor of tv shows. People want easy access to media. The itunes store has proven that. So now we are moving from music to video due to technological advancements. There's simply no point in trying to fight the inevitable. Ease of use dictates what will be the future. Ease of use? I think you're very wrong there. Content is what people want, not I'll watch Desperate Housewives because it's easy. (And I don't believe ITMS is a good thing: it promotes the Justin Biebers of the world, not innovation or talent. Homogenization is great for keeping milk safe, it is horrible for culture.) (To be clear, I don't work in the TV business per se... I work for a TV broadcaster, but I do networking and never touch video unless it's an m4v in a video element...) as soon as someone makes a Hulu type product that allows viewers to easily pick what they want to watch when they want to watch it and on whatever tv they want to watch it on then it is as good as done. And as soon as someone convinces content producers that is a good business model. Most people do not want to pay 99c to watch an episode of CSI. Do the math and for all the complaints about omg cable costs so much, well, it would cost a ton more if you paid per show, and you can bet you will either have to do that, or you will not be allowed to FFWD through ads. The content will be paid for somehow or it will simply not exist. The most bland content will be promoted. Steve Jobs will tell us all how he is protecting us from danger by avoiding any controversy, and the American public (and probably the rest of the world...) will be happy because they never have to see programming that will make them think. The old model of letting some giant conglomerate tell me when and where i can watch my entertainment and at the same time charging me a fortune for that dictatorship is nearly dead. I don't see that as being the current state: you can either watch broadcast TV, where you do NOT get to choose when a show is aired, but the content is subsidized by ads, or you can get cable where it is a mix, or various on demand services from Dish/Comcast/Netflix where you can choose when things are shown but pay a premium for that I have no idea what dictatorship you are talking about where you are simultaneously paying for content -and- have no choice about viewing time unless you're talking about PPV sporting events. local programming will survive just like movies survived tv and videotape and later dvd's. i could care less if i watch local programming on the web or through a cable box or rabbit ears. Except if your dollars all go to network... and not to the local station, then you will not get local programming. the core problem is that people are always afraid of change and I think sadly for those that work at local tv stations, the old model of local tv will have to change radically. i'm kinda shocked that local tv still cranks out the amount of programming that it does. I'm in san francisco so we have 4 local channels doing at least 3 newscasts a day. talk about overkill. This is a MUCH smaller market and we have 4 TV stations, 3 of which have morning, evening and 11pm news, one has just a 10pm news. the broadcast model is changing in a revolutionary way and thank god for it. bring on freedom of choice. I think you're wrong about choice. You will have LESS choice. Your choices will be based on what sells nationally not what sells locally. Time to listen to Won't Be Fooled Again. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
ehjones;593796 Wrote: So after 5 years, several house moves and general abuse my Classic has died (endless rebooting cycle which my troubleshooting-fu has failed to solve). Am I crazy for buying another Classic instead of a Touch?! I gather the sound quality from the Touch is better (I've got a touch of tinnitus and ageing ears anyway!). Not fussed about the touch screen. A colour screen would look a bit weird right next to the television, whilst I love the VFD display and general form factor of the Classic. Of course, a warranty on the 'new' Classic is out the question so it's fingers crossed on this point. I'm not meaning to start a tedious Classic vs Touch thread - I can see the Touch is a 'better' product (although not quite a like-for-like replacement in my view)... I just felt a bit sad when I found out the Classic wasn't officially for sale anymore (no, I don't manage to visit these forums regularly enough otherwise I'd have known this ages ago - but the Classic generally worked too well to need to!). It's not a coincidence I also drive a 10 year old car ;) nothing wrong with the classic as replacement (if you can find one). -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
snarlydwarf, you're a funny guy. i love how you refute everything I say. nice. i think one point that we both can agree on is that while most of television already caters to the lowest common denominator- i.e.-anything on E! network, quality tv is still to be found-i.e- almost anything on HBO. if there's an audience for quality tv, then it will continue. and it will continue in whatever medium delivers the product. and it can be debated whether getting local programming is a good thing but rest assured local tv folks will figure out a way to continue providing a horrendously crappy product which is local news. those traffic reports that serve about 10 people in a community of millions will keep on coming because the sales department will always find a local sponsor to slap a logo in the corner of the traffic helicopter shot. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
Snarly exile, Very interesting comments. I'd love to get your thoughts on the future of the network + affiliate business model. I have no broadcasting background nor knowledge of the biz so Of the four national OTA networks in the US, do you think one or two may decide to exit the affiliate (local OTA) business model and go to strictly subscription based (cable or sat) broadcasting in the next decade? The networks are paying local stations to broadcast their programs while the cable sat companies are paying the network for the same programming. Approximately 90% of the networks viewers are seeing network programing via cable/sat which generates $$$ to the network. Whereas approximately 10% of the networks viewers see network programming via OTA local affiliates which costs the network $$$. Assuming I understand how the network + affiliate business works, seems crazy to bother with paying to reach 10% of my customers when 90% of my customers come from a source that pays me. Thanks. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
Well yes the Touch is better, but you're in luck if you still like the Classic look as it is still available from several sources including Amazon. I drive a 10yr old car too, but plan to buy a Touch next time one is on sale.I love the squeezebox whole line up, but would prefer the higher bit rate capability for my old but high end home stereo :) -- eeagle eeagle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
toby10;593801 Wrote: Of the four national OTA networks in the US, do you think one or two may decide to exit the affiliate (local OTA) business model and go to strictly subscription based (cable or sat) broadcasting in the next decade? The networks are paying local stations to broadcast their programs while the cable sat companies are paying the network for the same programming. Your information is dated. Local doesn't make their money from network now. Local pays network and gets X minutes of ads per hour to cover that cost. (Stupid? Yes.. the old business model made a ton more sense to me...) Approximately 90% of the networks viewers are seeing network programing via cable/sat which generates $$$ to the network. Whereas approximately 10% of the networks viewers see network programming via OTA local affiliates which costs the network $$$. Cable/Sat companies now routinely pay local affiliates (yes, again, I think that's dumb .. and right now it's renegotiation time, where everyone tries to get cable/satellite companies to pay them more...). Again, network doesn't pay local any more... the tables on that have turned in the last 10 years or so. Cable/Dish have their own problems as people find it harder and harder to justify spending $50 or more for service given the economy (and that HDTV is easier to get ota...). I don't think Comcast would be thrilled if everyone cancelled their TV service and streamed video on Comcast internet service... their pricing model would then change... -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
I went through the same thing a few weeks ago. Ended up going with the Touch because it turned out to only be a little more than getting a Classic. I use coax digital out, so can't say I really notice an audio difference (and I'm usually fairly discriminating on audio.) Also, my SB is in a closed audio cabinet, so the color display/touch screen is really a non-issue for me. Now, I'm not sure I made the right choice. Because I went with the Touch, had to upgrade the version of my server, and I lost direct IR remote control of favorites. So I've actually taken a step backwards in user friendliness. There are a couple of other areas where I think the settings on the Touch has been dumbed down from the classic, although none as serious. eric -- EricBergan EricBergan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4746 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android
I just bought a Galaxy Tab and I can confirm, the current SqueezeCommander is working well. But nevertheless, there is room for improvements due to the higher resolutions, which are available on tab's. So I will check a new tab version, as soon as it comes out. Probably there is a bonus for current users ;) -- cege cege's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Resume on power on
The Squeezebox by itself -is- always on. The off state is controlled by and remembered on the server. -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83783 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
EricBergan;593810 Wrote: Ended up going with the Touch Now, I'm not sure I made the right choice. At least you have a warranty ;) -- ehjones ehjones's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5218 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
toby10, i think you're right in that the networks relationship with the affiliates needs to change. People are watching the networks programming because its a popular branded item. I think most folks could care less if those network shows are attached to a local affiliate. The local stations will need to take into account how people are going to be watching tv product in the near future. At the same time, companies like comcast should also be prepared for the shift. I've yet to meet a person who thinks that the current cable tv structure is a good thing. 500 channels? why? most people watch between 3-5 networks of tv regularly. change is gonna come either way. it would be unfortunate if the tv biz went down the same path as the music biz. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
ehjones;593796 Wrote: Am I crazy for buying another Classic instead of a Touch?! No. I would even rather buy another SB2 than a Classic. :) -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
EricBergan;593810 Wrote: I went through the same thing a few weeks ago. Ended up going with the Touch because it turned out to only be a little more than getting a Classic. I use coax digital out, so can't say I really notice an audio difference (and I'm usually fairly discriminating on audio.) Also, my SB is in a closed audio cabinet, so the color display/touch screen is really a non-issue for me. Now, I'm not sure I made the right choice. Because I went with the Touch, had to upgrade the version of my server, and I lost direct IR remote control of favorites. So I've actually taken a step backwards in user friendliness. There are a couple of other areas where I think the settings on the Touch has been dumbed down from the classic, although none as serious. eric Hi, i bought a new classic a month ago (amazon) to have a spare in case. anyway , i bought an amplifier and speakers , so i have a system in the basement. my main classic ( slimdevice) is also behind glasses , in ethernet bridge mode for a wd tv live plus. ( so the classic 'share' is wireless mode ). if i changed for the touch, i would have to change the server version lose the bridge mode i also have a boom -- pgnyc pgnyc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7958 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
ehjones;593813 Wrote: At least you have a warranty ;) True, although the SB that died was actually a Slim Devices SB3, and the other one is still running, so I'm comfortable with the longevity for a CE product. In fact, it was probably one of the oldest things in the audio cabinet :-) eric -- EricBergan EricBergan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4746 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
usch;593816 Wrote: No. I would even rather buy another SB2 than a Classic. :) I like the $10 alarm clock look still... Especially in the bedroom where my SB2 replaced a $10 alarm clock... -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Don't want single tracks in Albums
tcutting;593374 Wrote: Could you tag with Album=Singles, and treat them all as one huge compilation album? If you just leave the album tag blank, SBS automatically creates a huge compilation titled No Album. -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83725 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
Thanks to you both. Very interesting. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
ehjones;593796 Wrote: Am I crazy for buying another Classic instead of a Touch?! It's not a coincidence I also drive a 10 year old car ;) Let me ask you this: When you need to replace your 10 year old car, are you going to get another 10 year old car and start having the same problems or are you going to buy a car with not so many miles and years on it IE new one or slightly used one? If you answered yes, BUY THE TOUCH! -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Play later
erland;593573 Wrote: If you are using a Squeezebox at work, you should be able to either use favorites or the Playlist Manager plugin by Philip Meyer. The Playlist Manager plugin makes it possible to add current song to a user selectable playlist. That would have been my suggestion, too. Unfortunately Playlist Manager doesn't seem to have any UI other than the menus on the player itself, so it will not work with Moose or the Web UI. However, the latest version of SqueezeSlave can emulate the SliMP3/SB1 UI when started with the --display command line switch, so that should work with Playlist Manager. +---+ |Filename: pm.png | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10956| +---+ -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83755 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
iPhone;593829 Wrote: Let me ask you this: When you need to replace your 10 year old car, are you going to get another 10 year old car and start having the same problems or are you going to buy a car with not so many miles and years on it IE new one or slightly used one? Nice point :) But I've done the equivalent of running a 10 year old car into the ground and replaced it with the same model and age of car that's hardly been run in :) (and saved a bit of money too...) Tongue-in-cheek somewhat, but I'm not often convinced that new=better when it comes to consumer electronics these days - so many corners seem to get cut bringing a product to market at the right price. Afterall, it happened with the SB3 when it came out (many people had their fair share of problems initially), but with a solid hardware platform, upgradable firmware, open source software development and a small responsible company looking after it all meant that, for me, the SB3 is perfect :) (just no warranty). -- ehjones ehjones's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5218 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hail Mary time for Logitech with its Google TV?
snarlydwarf;593799 Wrote: Homogenization is great for keeping milk safe, it is horrible for culture.) Actually, that's PASTEURIZATION. Homogenization is what keeps the cream from rising to the top. But I agree, homogenization is horrible for culture. There is no cultural upside for homogenization. R. -- RonM RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool
Any idea why I get this output when trying to run udap_shell on Ubuntu u...@ubuntu:~/Download/Net-UDAP$ perl udap_shell.pm --local-address 172.20.2.107 Bareword found where operator expected at udap_shell.pm line 1, near 2010 kl (Missing operator before kl?) Illegal octal digit '9' at udap_shell.pm line 1, at end of line syntax error at udap_shell.pm line 1, near 2010 kl Unrecognized character \x1B in column 1 at udap_shell.pm line 2. If I use the 'script' command the script start, but the only command actually working is 'exit'. thanks -- zzzap zzzap's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31947 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool
Please try the instructions listed here: http://projects.robinbowes.com/Net-UDAP/trac/wiki/GettingStarted If that fails, subscribe post to the mailing list: http://lists.projects.robinbowes.com/mailman/listinfo/net-udap R. -- robinbowes Net-UDAP is free software - you do not have to pay for it. However, if you found it useful, please consider donating: https://projects.robinbowes.com/Net-UDAP/trac#Donations robinbowes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
ehjones;593834 Wrote: Afterall, it happened with the SB3 when it came out (many people had their fair share of problems initially), but with a solid hardware platform, upgradable firmware, open source software development and a small responsible company looking after it all meant that, for me, the SB3 is perfect :) (just no warranty). Fortunately most of the new code is still open source. I hope that in a few years time there will be as many great plugins/applets for the Touch as there are now for the Classic, so that it eventually becomes usable. -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
Go the touch -- bigblackdog bigblackdog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37719 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
usch;593845 Wrote:
Fortunately most of the new code is still open source. I hope that in a
few years time there will be as many great plugins/applets for the
Touch as there are now for the Classic, so that it eventually becomes
usable.
What are you missing ?
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Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
erland;593871 Wrote: What are you missing ? Server issue rather than Touch, but the biggest one for me is ability to press a button on the IR remote and start a playlist. Lost that a few server versions ago, apparently. Further down, set a static IP address, more control of the clock appearance, compare SB3 basic settings to Touch basic settings... -- EricBergan EricBergan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4746 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
EricBergan;593876 Wrote:
more control of the clock appearance
I assume you know that there are third party applets for the Touch that
offers a lot more than what's ever been available on the Classic in this
area ?
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Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
erland;593877 Wrote: I assume you know that there are third party applets for the Touch that offers a lot more than what's ever been available on the Classic in this area ? But it was built in with the Classic - why remove that? My real issue isn't with any particular item (except direct IR remote selection of playlists), but why functionality that was present with the Classic, or earlier server versions, was removed. eric -- EricBergan EricBergan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4746 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
I was planning to buy the Touch. After reading this and other threads I'm not sure anymore. Is this correct? 1. No wifi bridge? (It's useful but I can live without it) 2. No static ip? (I can use the router to set it but) 3. No ir-blaster? (This is a showstoper) If it is, will it ever be implemented? -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3, SB BOOM - vortex...@hp SFF iPod Touch\iPeng bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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bernt;593884 Wrote:
Is this correct?
1. No wifi bridge? (It's useful but I can live without it)
2. No static ip? (I can use the router to set it but)
3. No ir-blaster? (This is a showstoper)
If it is, will it ever be implemented?
No one knows, Logitech no longer gives us any indications on what they
plan to do in the future. My guess is that Logitech won't do it, but
it's only a guess.
I'm not sure if the above mentioned features is limited by the hardware
or software, if it's the software (which I suspect) there is always the
possibility that some third party developer is interested in doing it.
Aren't there other solutions for IR blasters ?
Do you really need the Squeezebox to handle this ?
I can only talk for myself but I can honestly say that I would never
want to switch my Touch to the old Classic (which now mostly just acts
as a simple clock). Assuming you are running a local computer with SBS,
I think most people owning a Touch is pretty happy with how it works.
Sure, it has lost some features in comparison to the Classic but it has
also added better sound, a color screen and some other things. The
built-in server in the Touch doesn't work reliably for a lot of users,
so I personally don't consider that to be an added feature that should
affect the purchase decision.
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Re: [slim] Resume on power on
Thanks, the item i found that works is a power down unit, i can get it it turn on by pressing the squeezebox remote power on button. So basically when i press the power on on my squeezebox it powers up the actual squeezebox unit as well as my amp but sometimes the squeezebox is off so, when i then press the power on button again it turns it all off, i really need it to be told by the server to always be on. I have an amp connected to the power down plug as well so when i press power on remote it powers on all my system. -- stevecross stevecross's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29599 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83783 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Squeezebox is dead... long live the Squeezebox
erland;593887 Wrote: Aren't there other solutions for IR blasters ? Do you really need the Squeezebox to handle this ? I haven't found another way to control the volume on my amp with SBS GUI or iPeng. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3, SB BOOM - vortex...@hp SFF iPod Touch\iPeng bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83786 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
