Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore
I'll file a bug, but wanted to note I've been experiencing some odd behavior with iPeng 1.1. It sounds a bit like the issue that has been noted with failure to consistently control SN sessions, but in my case I'm running it against SqueezeCenter. Some particulars: SC v7.3.3 - 25911 (Ubuntu); BoomBox (WiFi) and Controller/Receiver (wired) on the network, synchronized; BoomBox is the point of control for iPeng; Music library is coded as flac; Did an upgrade in place of iPeng to v1.1. When a selection from my music library is playing, often iPeng will lose control. For instance, it will be impossible to pause/stop or change the track selection to another (or select another artist, etc.), while the current track continues to play fine. Interestingly, the Controller has no problem at all with any of this. I've cleared the cache a couple of times, but no effect. In some cases control returned after some minutes, but in others, I've had to resort to the Controller under the baleful gaze of my wife. :) For the most part, earlier versions of iPeng worked fine, so this is giving me a bit of consternation. Anyone else experiencing this? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62245 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wiki migration help
Just curious as to why the switch from kwiki to mediawiki (the switch in general, as well as to mediawiki as opposed to twiki, Confluence, or other platform). I do know that Confluence has a toolset that purports to ease the process of content migration from other wiki engines, although I haven't examined this capability. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44765 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Controller can't connect via wireless
Just received my Duet set yesterday and have experienced a couple of problems (the other will be in the Linux forum). The first major problem is that the Controller is not able to see my wireless network SSID (or connect to it if I manually enter it via Other Network). I'd be pulling my hair out if I had any. A few facts to start: 1) I'm using a Cisco 1240AG AP with a VERY strong signal (perhaps the cause of my hair loss?). I've got it operating on its G radio, with AES/CCM ciphers. I'm on a slightly older version of Cisco's IOS sofware (12.3(8)JA2). I can post a sanitized version of my AP config if requested. 2) My SB3s have had no problem connecting to the wireless network; occasionally, I've had issues with other devices (e.g., the odd laptop) that has required updating its network drivers. 3) While trying to connect last night, my network's SSID came up for just an instant on the Controller, then disappeared before I could complete the connection. 4) The Controller detects a couple of much weaker SSIDs in my neighborhood, so I know it's not blind. Where should I go from here? Suggestions? Thanks to all! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44329 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller can't connect via wireless
DVB;276387 Wrote: The first thing I'd do would be to update to the latest IOS and try it again. Other than that please post your config. As I suggested in the other thread - if you want, I'll post mine for comparison. /DVB Good suggestion...I updated the firmware (but made no config changes) and although the Controller couldn't see the network, entering the SSID and key by hand effected a connection. Next time I'm in London, I'll owe you a pint :). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44329 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet ETA?
...and I'll take a supersized Clydesdale :). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43658 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sc7?
Looking for a little advice. Currently I'm running the latest SS 6.5.x on Ubuntu 7.04. I want to upgrade to SC7. My thought is to do the following: 1) Completely uninstall SS 6.5 and remove the SS directories. 2) Upgrade Ubuntu to 7.10 in place. 3) Install the SC7 bits and any new plug-ins. I realize that wiping everything clean and installing the OS and Squeeze pieces is safer, but is there anything really wrong with the above? One reason I want to upgrade the OS in place is that there are a few settings and utilities (e.g., NX Server) that I'd rather not rebuild from scratch if I can avoid it. Thanks! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42587 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for perfection. Help!
If you're looking for perfection, you might find it in this forum: http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=7 :) -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42973 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver + new Last.FM features?
cobalt;261882 Wrote: I read somewhere that there would be an additional fee associated with the added functionality. Whether that was speculation or not, I don't know. They as much as say so on the announcement on their site. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42627 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Release 7.0 advantages? and when?
Diana Artemis;259087 Wrote: What's the right procedure for debian-type distros? Do you need to uninstall before upgrade? And specifically, the Ubuntu flavor of debian-type? Thanks! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42272 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
tyler_durden;255347 Wrote: As for use as a portable player... hmmm. Maybe for use around the house, but certainly not for outside. I can see an application for it as a stand-alone internet radio receiver, but don't expect the battery to last more than a couple hours as long as the wi-fi radio and display are on. Maybe some enterprising soul will come up with a solution that takes the juice from a tiny solar panel and feeds it to the receiver when outdoors... -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amazon MP3 store beta
Gee, I can imagine all kinds of possible Slim/Logitech integrations in the future with only a few enhancements to the Amazon service :-). Gotta love web services! As in while listening to SlimNetwork stations (maybe with an Amazon group), hitting a button to purchase a song you like and automatically adding to library/indexing it with Slimserver. And other, more social-networky options farther on in the future... -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38682 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommendations for a small footprint server, please
If you're looking for something to run some recent flavor of Linux, you might try: http://minipc.aopen.com/Global/spec.htm Now some of the bits on these machines *may be* too new for drivers to have been written, but a little research should tell the tale. If you're looking for something even smaller, there are many DIY, low-power setups that would run Slimserver quite well. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36679 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC Test Results
Time to check your hard disk with ScanDisk. Select My Computer from the Start menu, right-click on your disk (probably C: unless you have your music files on a separate volume), select Properties, go to the Tools tab, and then under Error Checking, click the Check Now button. It's extremely rare for this error checking-and-correction operation to damage any files (although if your disk has bad blocks, all bets are off), but it's helpful if you have the important stuff backed up. Other utilities, from Symantec and others, will do the same check and fix functions. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36566 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox has stopped connecting
Did any changes happen to the machines, software (e.g., slimserver) or other apparatus (routers, switches, etc.) on your network since before you started having problems? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ubdated to 6.5.2 on Ubintu Feisty (x86), now nothing works!
Couple of suggestions: 1) Post this issue on the Linux/Unix forum board, where Debian/Ubuntu experts are more likely to see it. 2) Give more detail on I can no longer access Slimserver. Do you mean from a Squeezebox? Or you can't establish a web session? Have you looked at logs? That kind of thing. I should mention that I've been successfully running all the nightly Slimserver releases since pre-6.5.2 on Ubuntu 7.04 i386 Desktop version. I did run into problems with the AMD64 server version which led me to switch (I didn't try SS on the i386 Server version of Ubuntu). Not sure you can get back to 6.5.1 without a total uninstall of 6.5.2 and reinstall from scratch. But folks on the Linux forum would know for sure. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35592 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Gentoo Build of 6.5.2?
You're better off asking this in the Unix/Linux forum... -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35551 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release
Michael Herger;203655 Wrote: Is the latest testing nightly build the same as the 6.5.2 release? I don't think so. There was a code freeze last weekend. But development continues. There have been some localization issues we were not able to fix for 6.5.2, but for which I've already checked in fixes. They will be in the latest nightly builds, which are going to be 6.5.3. So if I read you correctly, the (nearly) nightly testing builds include all that was in the 6.5.2 official release and go beyond towards 6.5.3? BTW, the last Debian build I got (yesterday) was still 6.5.2. Any idea when the version will turn over? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slim/Squeeze and LinuxMCE
I can just about envision where the proper Logitech Jive remote could be used to control both MCE and Slim functions. Or the existing control mechanisms -- video display, cellphone, workstation, etc. -- could present an integrated user experience for music distribution as well as the media control and home automation functions MCE supports. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35365 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release
Is the latest testing nightly build the same as the 6.5.2 release? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slim/Squeeze and LinuxMCE
Just wondering if anyone has thoughts on consolidating the functions of Slimserver/Squeezebox (music distribution) with those of LinuxMCE (media/automation control). Is this something you'd like to see? Would it be interesting to see Jive as a flexible menu/navigation mechanism that manages not only Slimserver but the MCE across a range of control devices? If you're not familiar with LinuxMCE, you can check it out at http://www.linuxmce.com/. I have no affiliation with them, and have not yet even tried out the package. But it sure looks interesting as an alternative to Windows MCE/Vista/etc. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35365 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for a better way to create playlists
Nostromo;201591 Wrote: The best approach, IMO, is the two separate music libraries approach. BTW, if you're using EAC, you can rip a CD and have it encode it in FLAC and MP3 simultaneously. Just use MAREO. Even better (IMHO) if you're using an iPod is to use REACT2 (which uses EAC to rip) and simultaneously generate FLAC and M4A files (using iTunes to code the latter), which is what I do. After much testing, I concluded that at least on an iPod, 128-bit iTunes-coded M4A files sounded slightly better than Lame-encoded MP3 VBR files at anything under 160-bit. YMMV. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35219 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] All internet radio has stopped working :o(
What happens when you try to connect to SqueezeNetwork? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35216 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
I'm not sure I'd call an online article from a retailer a review, exactly :). BTW, I believe Quads and Wharfedales are made of the same components, mostly, by the same Chinese firm (both Quad and Wharfedale, as well as a number of other venerable brands, were sold to the Chinese some while back). According to most independent reviews I've seen, their engineering/build/QC are noticeably better than certain other similar Chinese products (Behringer, for instance). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Eric Seaberg;201171 Wrote: If you follow the link I posted in my original reply, you will find an answer to your question. I did read that blurb, but it didn't mention the manufacturer/model of the DAC, only its specs, which are very like many DACs: The digital audio input accepts a S/P-DIF digital audio signal having word length 16 to 24 bits. The DA converter inside the 2029A is a professional quality four times oversampling 20-bit delta-sigma converter, with high resilience to clock jitter and excellent linearity. The loudspeaker automatically detects the input sample rate, word length and pre-emphasis, and adjusts all settings to reproduce in the right format, supporting also varispeed operation for television and film industry. Eric Seaberg Wrote: We have over $40,000 in Genelec monitors throughout our production facilities, 3-pair having digital inputs (S30-D). The 2029A are personals in my master-bedroom using the digital input. Although it doesn't take many of those Genelecs to get to $40K, your studio sounds impressive. And if you're using the 2029's in your bedroom, it must be pretty successful as well :). Based on the specs, I'm guessing that they might benefit from some bottom reinforcement. I wish they weren't S-P/DIF only, but I'll think a bit about them (Genelec's new 8240A/8250A models with more flexible digital inputs seem VERY nice, but it would be a choice between them vs. a trip to Europe). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Eric, very clever setup. I imagine you've optimized their placement in your bedroom. How's the low end on those monitors? Do you sometimes find yourself wishing for bass reinforcement, either with music from you SB or whatever from your TV? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
mortslim: Yes, I recall seeing your earlier message. Thanks for reminding me to check out the cleanbox. SuperQ: I like DynAudio stuff, but their studio monitors are just a bit rich for my blood, especially if I compare value/dollar with other options. The BM 5As are 3x the cost of the Wharfs I mentioned, but perhaps not 3x the value (in my case; if I were equipping a home studio and the Dyns worked better with my room correction than anything else, it would be different). DynAudio makes wonderful car audio speakers, by the way, although I didn't buy them either :). I've also been considering the AudioEngines, although my guess -- not being easy to do A:B comparisons -- is that the biamped Wharfs are likely to be better nuanced, and I'm running FLACs in my music collection. Still a bit up in the air on the speakers. Thanks for the suggestions! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Getting better performance out of MySQL
agentsmith;200886 Wrote: However, I am also running SS my corporate laptop, and the McAfee virus scanner is locked with a password. Does anyone know how to stop McAfee temporarily when it is secured? I cannot even stop the tasks from WIndows Task Manager. Sounds like your corporate IT folks are doing the job they're supposed to. Hope they're getting properly compensated for it :). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32417 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
That outlet on the AudioEngines is one of its nice features. It has several other touches that make it nearly ideal when using an iPod as the source, which I considered but came to think my wireless SB would be superior in many ways (not least its connectivity to Internet radio). Some diffs between AE and the Wharf 8.2 Active (delimited by semicolons; apparently there is no way to post a formatted table on this board): Item;AE;Wharf Wattage;45/70 peak;60 LF/40 HF LF driver;5;6.5 HF driver;22mm;1 Freq response;50Hz-22KHz;45Hz-24Khz Inputs;2 1/8 minijack;1 bal XLR-1/4 combo ;;1 unbal phono Dims;10x7x7.75;14.3x8.3x12.6 Weight;6.4kg/4kg;8kg ea I think your idea of attaching handles to the speakers is brillant, and something I'd look at doing. Ditto velcro. Thanks for the reply! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Eric Seaberg;201042 Wrote: I actually take the Coax S/PDIF out of the SB3 into a pair of Genelec 2029As. You can find them on eBay going for around $600 per pair. Info on this discontinued monitor is at: http://www.genelec.com/products/previous-models/2029a/ Do you know what kind of DAC the 2029A uses? I do find keeping the signal in the digital domain for as long as possible appealing as a rule of thumb, but of course in this case only if the monitor's DAC is superior to the SB3's (which I have no basis to assume). There are other digital amp monitors out there, though I must say I've liked the other Genelecs I've heard. Kyle Wrote: Regarding the irony of this thread, I can only say that for me paying upwards of $1,000 per pair or more for real speakers that I (and the OP) plan to use outside really doesn't make much sense to me. True. As I said before, the cost/value ratio for DynAudio and other high-end monitors does not justify their purchase. Having said that, I want the best solution at reasonable cost, and generally speaking the Wharfedale 8.2's seem like a better value for my purposes than the AudioEngines, although the latter have much in the way of features to recommend them. With respect to other issues raised on the thread, I am attempting to determine how I'll attenuate the output signal of the SB3 (2.1 Vrms) to the monitors (0.775 Vrms input sensitivity). I don't know where in the path the volume control on the monitors operates (if it's before the amps then it is in essence a variable input voltage control; if between amps and drivers I think the SB3 output could clip/fry the amps). The otherwise excellent 8.2 Pro documentation does not address this question. And if the Cleanbox does eliminate any noise issues for this application, that would seem a useful addition. I have read the wiki entry on SB3 to balanced amp inputs, and there are still several open questions (which is where the experience of others would be instructive). Thanks again for all the commentary! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
Here are some I have considered, or am considering: Wharfedale 8.2 Pro Active: http://www.wharfedalepro.co.uk/frames/monitor_diamond.html KRK Rockit (budget line): http://www.krksys.com/index2.php?cat=prodlandpage=rokit E-MU (these have occasionally been on sale for as little as $95/ea): http://www.emu.com/products/product.asp?category=569subcategory=570product=14280 Event TR series: http://www.event1.com/Products/TR_Series/Tuned%20Reference.htm NHT m-00/s-00 http://www.nhthifi.com/products/m00.html http://www.nhthifi.com/products/s00.html I've liked the Yammies I've heard, but their MSP series fail the cost/value ratio test for my application. Some of the above do as well. I suppose I should add that these monitors are not intended only for outdoor use. I imagine they'll be listened to indoors as well, but in places (e.g., garage, potting shed, rarely-used guest room) where I may not want a dedicated installation of SB/speakers. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 into active monitors
I've done several forum searches but didn't quite find what I was looking for... For some measure of portability (e.g., outdoors, in the garage -- in general, anywhere that doesn't merit permanent installation of SB/speakers), I'm looking at picking up a pair of active monitors (leaning towards the Wharfedales at present, FWIW, but still considering other options) that would let me schlep the SB3/monitors pretty much anywhere I want. I know several forum members use active monitors, and I'm wondering whether there's any significant downside to using the unbalanced outs from the SB3 for this purpose. If there is, what did you do to reasonably adapt the SB3 to balanced outs (and by reasonably I'm not talking a $1K DAC, etc.). Just trying to work out the details before pulling any triggers. Thanks! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 into active monitors
I'm thinking a couple of meters per each run would be typical. I do know cases where RF and other nasty noise has gotten into unbalanced runs from preamps to amps, but I'm uncertain how sensitive unbalanced runs from the SB to an active monitor would be (I guess this would be a line input, no?). Any other experiences or advice out there? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] N800 remote like Sonos?
Only thing I'd add is that if you have a very large (or growing to be a very large) music library, Sonos is probably not your best bet. Check out the forums at sonos.com for more on this. Way I see it, they're a little like the AMT: the limit will just snag more and more people over time unless the underlying architecture is changed. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35011 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?
I do understand what you said about two music libraries, but I've decided that's the way to go after much experimentation. In my case, I got an 80GB iPod (only easily portable thing that could come close to accommodating most of my music collection in M4A format), did a batch transcoding job to copy all the FLACs I had to a mirrored M4A library, and now when I get a CD, I use REACT2 to simultaneously rip FLAC and M4A tracks. Why an iPod over a Creative, Cowon or other device? Major reason: I wanted to take my collection in the car and use my HU to control the music, and for better or worse Apple pretty much has that integration available in a way others do not. And in general the iPod accessories market is larger (and therefore more competitive) than what is available for other devices. Heartily agree with the other posters on using something other than lossless on a portable device for all the reasons stated. In terms of the iPod, I found AAC (M4A) format slightly better in listening quality (at a given bitrate) than either VBR or CBR Lame-encoded MP3. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35043 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] N800 remote like Sonos?
You last two guys took the words right out of my mouth...I was going to as the OP, Are you planning to get a universal remote soon?. :) -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35011 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox keeps disconneting
Could still be a network interface problem in either your Squeezebox device or on the machine hosting Slimserver. If you go to Slimnetwork rather than the Slimserver, do you experience dropouts? Alternatively, if you run Softsqueeze on a separate computer against your existing Slimserver, do you get dropouts? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34764 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox keeps disconneting
You might try isolating the problem by using a direct ethernet connection between the devices. If that works, go to wireless and borrow/try a different access point. The problem sure feels network-related, so that's what I'd look at first. Do you have anything in your environment (wireless phone, microwave oven, old 802.11b gizmos) that could be causing your wireless links to drop and require re-initing? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34764 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Interesting future competition for the N800?
Since the CPU they'll be built around is expected in 4Q2007, I would expect to see these in 1H2008. The thing that *may* distinguish them from the N800 and other similar devices is price...should be possible for Intel and its Chinese minions to turn these out very cheaply. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34524 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looks like my SB3 has died
Maybe I missed it, but did you try a hardwired Ethernet connection to see if that works? Not particularly related to your problem, but is there a HomePlug-style option available in the UK? Could help reduce/eliminate the wireless problems you've had. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34441 ___ discuss mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mac vs. Linux vs. Windows
I've tried some searches in the forums, but didn't find the thread I was looking for. I realize the difficulty of doing so on different hardware, but has anyone done comparative performance benchmark testing of a recent Slimserver version running on, say, a Mac Mini, a Linux box, and a Windows XP box, with the music files on external storage (e.g., NAS volume)? I've seen several reports of significant performance increases when moving from XP to Linux, but I'm very curious as to whether Mac OSX performance is closer to the former or the latter (or superior to both). On a related note, are Slimserver plug-ins all OS-agnostic, or will some only work on one OS platform or another? I've noticed that some are packaged as ZIP files, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Thanks! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34325 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac vs. Linux vs. Windows
Thanks. BTW, to add to my original message, the kind of operations interesting to compare across the various platforms include web interface, library scanning/rescanning, track changing, etc. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34325 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimServer not opening
Try turning off your personal firewall (assuming there is one) and antivirus application, and then retry. It could be a case of your firewall not allowing a proper port connection, or your FW or AV not allowing an unknown application to run. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34328 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac vs. Linux vs. Windows
The thread's getting a little off-track, although the discussion of content access locally vs. over the net is interesting. For the record, I'm running an Infrant NV+ box (which is basically a linux-based multiprotocol file server with several additional daemons for print services, etc.). My workstations are mostly XP at this point, although I'm strongly considering adding a Mac Mini as a Slimserver host (which prompted my original question). If anyone is running SS6.5x on a Mini and accessing large libraries (approx. 70K tracks, give or take) and could pass along their experiences, I'd be most grateful. Thanks! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34325 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amplifier that SqueezeBox can turn on?
Schindler;193537 Wrote: Does anybody have the Emotiva BPA-1? @sleepysurf what is I also use Slimservers Preamp Volume Control? Christian You may want to try at the AVSforum site if you don't get many replies...there's a large contingent of Emotiva owners there. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29854 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote ideas: HTC?
Peter;193190 Wrote: The other problem is that they don't look like they're any good as a cell phone. I'm a long time user of the Nokia Communicator line and the new E90 is on my shopping list (not in the stores yet though). I'm just not entirely sure if the Nokia skin is very usable without a touch screen. I'll let you know... http://www.nokia.com/link?cid=PLAIN_TEXT_118960 Regards, Peter Not as a cellphone you'd put to your ear (unless you're a 70's retro kind of guy who likes the boombox-to-the-ear look), but with a bluetooth gizmo it would work quite well (yeah, a different, Star Trekky kind of look). I wouldn't be surprised to see voice recognition capability in the Shift to let you dial numbers by name or numerically via voice command. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34250 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Amplifier that SqueezeBox can turn on?
There's also this little baby at less than $200: http://www.emotiva.com/bpa1.html Cheers! -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29854 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Does anyone think we'll ever see a Transporter bundle offer again?
Did Slim offer this during the open house (which I missed, sadly)? Or is the next incarnation of hardware going to be so radically different that the question is moot? Any predictions? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34285 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does anyone think we'll ever see a Transporter bundle offer again?
SuperQ;193358 Wrote: Just buy the transporter, you know you want it. :) Yeah, but I can use one SB3 as well. I'm inclined to wait until the right deal comes along. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34285 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Digital Output Issue
Which DAC are you using? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34288 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote ideas: HTC?
There are a couple of HTC devices that may be interesting as Slim remotes: HTC Shift: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops/htc-shift-is-the-umpc-for-umpc-haters-246965.php HTC Advantage: http://www.seehtc.com/ Of course, they can also be used as cellphones, web browsers, UMPC-like things, and for other mundane tasks :). Main problem is that they're pretty damn expensive. I'd happily buy a Logitech 2-way remote capable of controlling a Slim system that's all tucked away in a closet (i.e., completely out of sight). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34250 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is Slimserver sustainable as Open Source?
Going back to the first message in this thread (and others similar to it), I think the root issue underlying whatever frustration users/customers are feeling is not really open vs. closed source. Rather, it generally comes down to performance (i.e., perceived lack of) and/or bugs (usually real, rarely imagined). As many have mentioned, better development processes/control (incl. regression testing, etc.) would help address the latter. The former is more difficult, and perhaps a large portion of performance issues come down to the code base. There may be certain operations that PERL, PHP, etc., may never be able to perform as efficiently as C dialects or other compiled programming languages. I have no idea what's towards the top of Logitech/Slim's priority list, but I'm wondering whether they aren't stepping back to take a look at the whole server package, and figuring out whether some parts of it shouldn't be modularized and then written using a code base that will address sluggishness and other performance symptoms. Of course this wouldn't be easy, but it would probably make it easier to release a server-in-a-box product (if that's what they have in mind) that would not get savaged by reviewers testing with large and/or complex media libraries. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!
mrchrispy;173454 Wrote: Not much new for me to add, but wanted to be another voice in the chorus of people looking for a slick ui on the computer side. In an ideal world iTunes would be able to actually drive the squeezebox since millions of iPod users have made it the most widely accepted standard out there (itunes isn't perfect, but it's close for the vast majority of users). :) That would have happened only had Apple purchased SlimDevices. Of course, that would have probably meant no more open-source -- or if OS, a severely-crippled -- SlimServer... -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!
)p(;172862 Wrote: 3) A graphical remote. I would like to see a intelligent one that has a local copy of the database that is automatically synced with the slimserver database. I think apple tv does do it like that. An expensive graphical remote that is not very responsive is a big no no for me. peter A very interesting idea. It would likely take only a little bit of flash memory on the controller device (probably a better term than remote) to cache the SS DB, and would cut down considerably on the over-the-air transactions that would tend to make the control sluggish. The synching could be done on-demand or trickled as DB changes were being made on the backend. But the key element of a successful control device is not so much its processing power per se, but control interfaces that are optimized for media (in this regard, while the iPod is not perfect, it excels in its elegance and simplicity well beyond most of its competition). -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?
sdevans;169527 Wrote: I've looked at Mareo in the past, but it doesn't fit my needs exactly in that I need the replaygain added. (Plus I could never get it to work) Currently if I want an mp3 (or other 'portable' version) of a CD, I'd rip to FLAC for the squeezebox, load into FOOBAR to scan for both album and track replaygain, fix any tags if I've messed up (I like to merge double albums into 1 album for instance), then convert the FLACs to mp3 with replaygain applied. If I rip using MAREO I don't 'think' I get that flexibility, plus I'd definitely have to fix 2 sets of files tags. Mareo has a post-processing option which I believe will allow you to apply both album and track replaygain. Check out the Mareo documentation for the nitty-gritty. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31502 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!
EnochLight;167589 Wrote: Hi Jim! I picked up my Squeezebox about a year ago and haven't looked back, but I must agree - the need for a Harmony-type remote with native Slimserver support, along with some sort of 2-way communication is absolutely key to Squeezebox's expansion and success. The biggest complaint I have is the anemic remote that comes with the Squeezebox and the need for me to have a computer running just to access a GUI-type interface. That's one area where the Sonos wins hands down. Cheers! Agree, agree, agree!!! I'm one of those people who stuff their A/V gear into a closet and (today) runs everything from an RF-equipped remote. Actually, my wife prefers it that way, and come to think of it, I do too. Now it's certainly within Logitech's power to market a WiFi remote with a UI and navigation controls optimized for accessing and managing large, complex music (or media) libraries. Even an Ajax web interface isn't enough (if Apple had relied on that running its iPod devices, it would have failed miserably). For me, a simple (think iPod, Zen, Sansa, etc. -- and a small screen is essential) portable remote control that lets me queue up music, playlists, change from stored to Internet radio, etc., would be a profoundly great thing. My $.02. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Any CES news from Slim/Logitech?
Title says it all. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4
kdf;160845 Wrote: Quoting Gildahl Gildahl.2iiknz1165609801 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com: 3. A accessory Sonos-like remote. This concept could be expanded to include a headphone jack and/or line outs. Logitech has a product that might just fit the bill: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/US/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=12498 -kdf A remote like this, optimized a bit to support the Slim command set (without losing its universal functionality), Wi-Fi or RF capable, and bundled with the Transporter, would be precisely the cat's meow. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sonos-like remote?
radish;141983 Wrote: I have something like 15 remote controls in a drawer in my living room. All of them look essentially the same as the standard slim remote, a bunch of buttons on a rectangular lump of plastic. The display, if any, is on the device itself - not the controller. Now I'm not trying to argue that this is an ideal situation - I replaced all 15 of those with a Harmony after all - but it doesn't seem to be a major problem in most people's eyes. I can't read the screen on my ipod from the other side of the room either, but I don't see people complaining about that. For myself (and I realise I don't represent everyone) - it's the web interface which sold me on slim. Without that I wouldn't have bought the 4 squeezeboxes and a transporter which currently sit in my apartment. In my case, I want to stash all the electronica away in a closet and so can't depend on line-of-sight to some display to show me what I'm doing. Nor do I want to carry around the equivalent of a tablet PC to run my audio system (I should add that I also have a universal remote, the chief virtue of which is that it replaces a bunch of others reasonably well, although I don't much like its size). I'd rather have a smaller device with a context-sensitive UI brilliantly designed to the task, which in this case is navigating a variable number of songs, albums, playlists, categories, etc. Apple didn't invent the jog wheel -- I saw it on Sony VCRs over 20 years ago -- but they adapted it admirably (IMHO) to host navigation functions in a simple but effective way. I'm no fan of Apple and it's proprietary formats, but I have to give credit where it's due. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27824 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sonos-like remote?
radish;142229 Wrote: We'll have to agree to disagree. Jog wheels are great, but the thing on the front of the ipod is _not_ a jog wheel - it's a circular laptop trackpad. The first gen ones were actual wheels, and I quite liked them, but the current ones are far too inaccurate and lack physical feedback. I hate them (YMMV, of course). Take a look at the front of the Transporter - now THATS a jog wheel! Too bad they didn't put it on the remote :). Actually, if they'd made it an RF remote instead of IR -- and the requisite display and nav functions -- that would probably seal the deal. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27824 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sonos-like remote?
Let's put it this way: if Apple had released the iPod with a web interface for navigation instead of the simple but brilliant wheel mechanism, it would have flopped in the marketplace (I suppose one could say the Newton was the original flop). SanDisk, Creative, et al. have pretty decent navigation mechanisms as well. A small device (as a remote should be) whose essential function is navigation really needs something like this, and IMHO that's one of the strongest points about the Sonos (despite that the remote could still stand improvement). Messing with a web interface compared with a device where hardware and firmware are well-matched will almost always be a poorer user experience. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27824 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Yet Another Remote Idea
Nostromo;134465 Wrote: I'm happy with the remote and the way things are right now. And I certainly don't want to hide my Squeezebox. I think it looks great. What you're suggesting should be optional. I'm very happy with the price of the Squeezebox, particularly since its better, soundwise, than the SONOS. The SONOS remote certainly looks cool, but its ridiculously expensive en looks HUGE. The ideal remote, for me, would be a mix between the current remote and the iPod video with that big, yet still portable screen and that scroll wheel. But that, too, should be optional. Have you tried the Nokia, btw? I'd be more likely to get (and hide) a Transporter, and put the free SqueezeBox in a back room somewhere (or tote it out to the deck with some amp'd speakers, etc.), leaving no visible tuning aid in our main room. The nice thing about the device I mentioned in my first post is that it's relatively small, but even better, incredibly inexpensive (much less than the Sonos remote, anyway). With an onboard Linux or CE OS, a developer could do pretty amazing things with UI/functionality, particularly since it has tactile tracking (which is the main selling point of the iPod, etc., IMHO). Haven't tried the Nokia, but others report that it feels slow. I understand it's also using a web-based interface, which generally means compromises in functionality compared with a dedicated, optimized, fat client UI. If I'm wrong about this, let me know. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Yet Another Remote Idea
Michael: Yes, the device I linked to (and its successor) is a music player. But the successor will have a quite powerful processor, the tactile navigation, a powerful OS, and a screen with sufficient resolution to serve as a remote if it had Wi-Fi and a dedicated remote UI. My suggestion was for Slim Devices to see whether the Chinese mfr could produce a Sonos-killer remote at low cost. Siduhe: My main problem with web interfaces is that (even with Ajax) they tend to trade lowest-common-demoninator functionality in exchange for multiclient support. So to use one example, they probably won't be able to take full advantage of iPod-style tactile navigation hardware since it's so platform-specific. -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Yet Another Remote Idea
I'm one of those people who stuffs all the audio gear in a closet, out of sight. I use a universal remote supporting RF to control things. Now the idea of Slimserver (and Transporter) appeals to me a lot, but the execution of the Sonos system has some appeal, not least of all because of its clever remote. Now I've just read that the Chinese company that produces the Miniplayer (http://reviews.cnet.com/Meizu_Mini_Player_2GB_white/4505-6499_7-32034099-2.html?tag=nav) is rumored to be coming out soon with a player in the same form factor, but running a 522Mh chip and Windows CE as its OS (and a ridiculously low price). How much of a stretch would it be if Slim Devices were to contract with this mfr to add Wi-Fi and a nice fat client for controlling the Slim system. This would pretty much eliminate the dependency on line-of-sight control, and steal most of the thunder from Sonos. I realize that another potential solution involves leveraging Wi-Fi capable PDA/phone devices with embedded browsers, etc., but from what I can tell none of the solutions quite matches the elegance and navigability of the Sonos remote. If I go down the Slim path this -- specifically a WM5-compatible widget -- is the solution I'd need to use, I guess, but I'd pine for something better. Thoughts? Am I just grasping at straws? -- Balthazar_B Balthazar_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
