Re: [slim] Good news: ongoing production of Boom, Classic, and Transporter displays
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Hi there, > > well, you could extract a SB3 display and put it in place of a > Transporter's display, they are identical. But I would consider it a big > sacrifice too big to kill a working SB3 just for a display that is > probably not really fresh anyway. Even if SB3s are cheap on the used > market, their displays are far from beautiful in most cases. > For people in the U.S. there is a great alternative in buying a > brand-new front panel PCB from eBay seller *hotdogtec *here: > https://www.ebay.de/itm/362191359449 > It's two new displays and no soldering required. As long as the supply > lasts that is the cheapest and fastest option. > I am offering the MN32032A display which is needed twice for a > Transporter for 78.00 EUR per piece plus shipping. > It is definitely recommended to change both displays at a time, only > replacing one of both will reveal heavy differences in brightness > between the old and the new one, no matter how little they have been > used. > > Cheers, > Joe Thanks for that info. I have on hand a semi-functional SB3 for spare parts, but it seems like that eBay part would be a better solution. TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107535 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good news: ongoing production of Boom, Classic, and Transporter displays
This seems like as good a thread as any to ask my question: If one of the displays in a Transporter dies, is it feasible to cannibalize the display from an SB3 to replace it? That is, can someone with reasonable soldering skills remove a functioning display and reinstall it in another device without killing it in the process? TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107535 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
RonM wrote: (btw, I also archive all my recordings to small portable hard disks, and rotate in and out of a bank's safety deposit box -- including the digital downloads, as well as the ripped files. And have two local backups, which will be dead if a fire takes out my house.) This is the way to do it. I've lost count of how many portable backup drives I got (5? 6?). At least one is always off site, and another one (encrypted) is stashed in my car. I update a couple of them once a month and rotate 'em around. At some point, I'll get a terabyte of cloud storage and put a copy of everything up there too. TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My new Squeezebox: a SB2!
Nice SB2. I still have one that I use on a shelf above my workbench. The form factor of the SB2 works better than an SB3 in that spot. TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95230 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
ralphpnj;696481 Wrote: Perhaps this would be a way to help fight the Loudness War since most remasters these days sound absolutely terrible. If a remaster doesn't sound any better than an earlier version, there wouldn't be any reason to download it at all. There's an interesting technical paper about the Loudness War at www.sfxmachine.com/docs/loudnesswar/loudness_war.pdf. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
Bill Burns;696366 Wrote: But is it OK to download a pirated rip of an album if you own the vinyl? I've been pondering this very question myself. What would make sense to me (although probably not the RIAA) is: You should be able to legally download a digital version of the same physical version that you already own, i.e. a rip of the vinyl if you own the vinyl. You have in fact already paid the performer, the songwriter, etc. for their work. In that scenario, the person who did the rip is merely saving you the time of ripping it yourself. However, that download would have to be through a method that is NOT peer-to-peer file sharing, because peer-to-peer means that you'd be re-sharing it with others who do not necessarily have any rights to possess the music. If the version you download is a remaster, i.e. a different master than the one you own, payment for the work of the remastering engineer is the missing piece. As far as I know, remastering engineers do not get paid a royalty per copy, just a flat fee for doing the job. So the loss of revenue for the engineer would be indirect rather than direct, and the record company would be more reluctant to produce and offer remasters in the future. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Headless Squeezebox Player
I suggest looking for a used SB2 or SB3 on Craigslist or eBay. If you really don't want the display, you could just turn it off (using the brightness button on the remote control). -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The next streaming music solution from Logitech
pippin;663347 Wrote: I've got Apple products days before the official release in two cases. Directly from Apple. As a normal customer. You hear from people who had the same with iPhone 4S this time, too. Apple are not perfect, too. That just proves my original point: Apple products don't all arrive on the same day. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The next streaming music solution from Logitech
andyg;663318 Wrote: Let's just say that watching how Apple ships over 1 million iPhones from China, pre-loaded with the latest version of software, all arriving on the same day... it really puts Logitech's supply chain (and most others I imagine) to shame. Apple products don't all arrive on the same day. Apple just does the best job of making sure (under penalty of withholding future shipments) that none of boxes go from the stockrooms onto the retail shelves until the appointed time. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90911 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 'Turn All Players Off' function
Are the players sync-ed? If so, I think you can set up the sync settings so that the power command on any player can turn them all off. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89435 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My story of picking betamax...
I originally chose Squeezebox over Sonos for a few reasons: - I wanted the ability to run the server software on a Network Attached Storage box and play my music without requiring my computer to be running. At the time, Sonos didn't have that capability, although it does now. - Sonos did not initially offer players designed to connect to existing stereo systems. They wanted to sell you their amplifiers and speakers instead of leveraging what you already own. (Sonos now offers players designed for connection to external systems, but that wasn't the case early on.) - I like that Squeezebox software/firmware is open source. If/when the manufacturer stops supporting it, a few knowledgeable programmers could keep it running, at least well enough to maintain existing functionality, when new versions of computer operating systems come out. Good luck keeping Sonos software alive if the company ever goes out of business. My Squeezebox system has been up and running for years, and I see no reason to change systems now. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...
castalla;644598 Wrote: Probably the Worst Update in The World ... Squeezecenter 7.6 might be problematic, but at least it didn't 'cause a spacecraft to bite the dust' (http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/234-Mars-Global-Surveyor-Lost,-Possibly-Due-to-Software-Glitch.html). -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89152 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jailbreak my squeezebox?
You could run Squeezebox Server on a Network Attached Storage device or similar bare bones computer that would only consume about 10 watts at idle. But if you have a Squeezebox Touch, why don't you just plug in a USB drive and run the tiny server built into the Touch? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NEW SB hardware?
justreturned;637723 Wrote: In my opinion SB3 is still the most awesome-looking piece of hardware every made in this product line (designed by Slimdevices). I own Booms, a Radio, a Receiver and a SB3, and while the SB3's fluorescent display is not as flexible as a touchscreen, it just looks classy and is nicely readable even from a distance. Also, can't beat it dimmed in the sleeping room where an LCD is always too bright. Boom and radio are nice in terms of not needing an amplifier, they fit their purpose, but they just don't have the looks of the SB3 and seem built with less care for quality...too much plastic. As for the receiver/controller pair, I might trade it any day for an SB3, especially in these times of iPeng the controller is slow, inflexible and not very userfriendly. The touch aims at continuing the SB3's line, but the display is just not the same feel. Logitech, please bring back an SB3-like model, with nice design, maybe a (tiny) set of somewhat hidden and invisible buttons (e.g. on the side or on top), and with a bigger fluorescent display, and I'll be in Squeezebox heaven. Maybe also a flat one for wall-mounting? +1. I've got four SB3s that I'm hanging on to. However, I actually prefer the SB2, which is essentially the same electronically as the SB3, but in the older low-profile form factor. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NEW SB hardware?
The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use the identical rear housing from the Boom, and upgrade it with new guts and front panel/display. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
ralphpnj;609029 Wrote: Quick question: what are you planning to do with the empty jewel cases? Offer them for free on Craig's List or FreeCycle.org. Some local musician or student might want them for whatever reason. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
peterw;601675 Wrote: Great, thank you for the update. Now I just need to see if my wife will accept mylar for her discs or if she'll want the more familiar book-like jazzloft cases. I guess I'll get some Sleevetown for mine show her... again, thank you for the suggestion status report! The mylar sleeves are perfect for -storing- CDs, but I'm not sure I would recommend them if your wife would be accessing the discs inside them every time she wants to listen to music. It's definitely not as easy as jewel cases to get the discs in and out of them, and it's not as easy to just browse the titles on a shelf. I think the Jazzloft cases would be better in those respects. If price were no object, I would have bought the Jazzloft ones, but the mylar sleeves are so much less money. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
peterw;601544 Wrote: Have you had a chance to try the Sleevetown mylar sleeves out yet? I was just about to order from jazzloft, but I'm intrigued by the mylar option, as I almost never access my CDs, not in the years since I got caught up ripping them for my Squeezeboxes. Yep, over the past couple of months I've loaded nearly all my CDs into the Sleevetown mylar sleeves. (I keep box sets intact.) The sleeves work perfectly for what I wanted to do. A small number of my CDs (e.g. with special booklets or extra artwork) were too thick to fit into the standard sleeves, so I also bought a pack of different mylar sleeves on eBay that are large enough to hold fatboy double CDs in their cases. Seven shelves worth of CDs now fit in about two and a third shelves. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Random album
You can also set Random Mix to only select albums from specific genres, to prevent, for example, heavy metal following light classical. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
I've come across another option for removing CDs from their jewel cases. I was looking for something as thin as possible to permanently store the discs and all their associated insert materials as archival backups, with the likelihood that I will never access most of them ever again. (My collection of about 1000 CDs is all digitized for multiple Squeezeboxes and iPods. These days, I might look at a couple of CD inserts a month, and the only CDs I've played in months have been a few brand new ones that I played in my car before I digitized them.) Jewel Sleeves would have been ideal, except for their price of $0.40 apiece, or $400 for 1000 pieces. The JazzLoft.com sleeves are more reasonably priced at $0.15 each, and look like an excellent solution if you still want frequent access to your CDs. But the four layers of 4 mil plastic in the JazzLoft sleeves seemed bulkier than was necessary for my purposes. Then I discovered the super thin (1-2 mil) mylar plastic resealable sleeves used to protect entire CDs in their jewel cases. Turns out that they're ideal for minimalist storage without the jewel case. Everything fits nicely in these mylar sleeves, including one or two discs, the front booklet, and the rear insert with the flaps folded out flat. They can still go on a shelf with the text on the flaps easily visible just by running your fingers across them. They take up even less space than the JazzLoft sleeves. If you're worried (I'm not) about the CD surface touching the mylar or printed materials, you can always put the discs in super cheap paper sleeves before putting them in the mylar. For mini-LP style cardboard CD covers, the whole thing fits inside the mylar, helping preserve the cardboard from degradation. And the best part is that the mylar sleeves are quite inexpensive. At Sleevetown.com for example, 500 of them sell for $18 (less than $0.04 each) plus shipping. Sleevetown even notes This sleeve may also be used to store the entire contents of a typical jewel case including back tray card and booklet for perfectly flat storage. (See Resealable Mylar Single Outer at http://www.sleevetown.com/plastic-cd-sleeves.shtml). For me, it seems like the best solution I've encountered thus far. I've experimented with a few I already have around, and I have a large quantity order on the way. If it all works out, I'll be hauling a couple hundred pounds of jewel case plastic to my local recycling collection facility. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Orb
nicketynick;579493 Wrote: I would have agreed with you in the Slim Devices days, but I'm not so sure Logitech isn't more interested in moving down-market (mass market). I noticed on the US logitech site that they're packaging the touch with some mid-market (to be generous) Logitech 'computer' speakers. I guess I'm cynical, but I would bet they will make further efforts to get down to mass market in order to compete with Orb. Hopefully they keep a unit with decent audio specs as well, but.. Not to sound too pessimistic, but... Logitech isn't interested in moving down-market. The company already is down-market. Similarly, Logitech can't bundle the Touch with up-market speakers, because it doesn't offer any up-market speakers. Squeezeboxes are a breed apart from the rest of the Logitech family, and inevitably the product line will be dragged down to the least-common-denominator level of Logitech's other products. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82207 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 Will NOT Reset
Could be that the remote control has bit the dust. Have you tried using a remote from one of your other Squeezeboxes? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82178 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any jazz music lovers ?
erland;578076 Wrote: How is jazz different from pop/rock in this regard ? Do you usually search for a musician and less often for a group/band when searching for jazz music ? Is it common that a musician has performed in multiple bands/groups ? For example, if you are listening to a track, do you usually want to find something else by the same musician or something else by the same band ? For pop/rock, most people are just interested in the band but I suspect jazz might be a bit different ? How do you use instrument when searching for something ? Is it mainly the lead instrument that is of interest or all instruments used on a track ? Are there many jazz musicians that play multiple instrument so you like to find a specific artist but only his saxophone tracks ? Your comments helps a lot, it's exactly this kind of stuff I'm interested to hear about. Personally, I listen to whole albums. I generally search by band/lead artist, i.e. the named artist on a given recording, which is basically the same as how I listen to rock music. I've never had a desire or a reason want to search by sidemen or by instrument. If I were to segment my jazz listening, the primary distinction would be acoustic vs. electric jazz, although there's plenty of blurring between the two. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81898 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
pfarrell;568437 Wrote: Logitech continues the tradition of most electronic firms; they never comment on future products. They only announce products when they are in the warehouses and ready to sell. Many electronics firms DO announce products before they are ready to ship. Typically, however, they only do so in a few specific situations: a) When the new products are likely to ward off products from competing companies (e.g. HP's Slate product, to compete with iPad.); or b) The company's own current products have a major problem selling (e.g. Windows Vista, which caused MS to preannounce Windows 7 by more than a year); or c) The most common case, to meet retailer buyers' set time frames for their holiday season orders. (For example, it's not unusual for products to get announced in July or August for shipment in September or October.); or d) A groundbreaking new product is on the way that wouldn't cannibalize sales of the company's own existing products . (In 2006, Slim Devices did pre-announce the Transporter by several months). The Squeezebox products don't currently fit those scenarios, so I wouldn't expect pre-announcements, but even companies that say they never do sometimes do. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
maggior;568525 Wrote: The point is that when you say look at what I'm doing or look at what I'm about to do, you may be setting your self up for an embarassing situation. Yes, but when a company has already done something embarrassing, it may need to say, look at what I'm about to do next, e.g. Windows Vista, as I mentioned in the prior post. In the case of Squeezeboxes, Logitech's delays in releasing the Touch were embarrassing precisely because they kept saying look at what I'm about to do next, but next didn't come around very quickly. If anything, the Touch situation might have made Logitech less likely to announce future new Squeezebox models before they really are ready to ship. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backing up Flac files to external hard drive
RonM;567923 Wrote: I've even thought of the off-site storage as a kind of insurance documentation -- if all the CDs stored in my basement storage room get burned up, I can prove that I owned the CDs and probably get insurance compensation -- when you are north of a thousand CDs, that represents significant cash! I'm not sure an insurance company would agree. The insurer could potentially say that since you have all the content backed up, you didn't lose your music. Therefore, there wouldn't be any loss to compensate you for. In addition, having the backup files doesn't demonstrate that you actually owned the CDs to begin with. (You could have illegally downloaded FLACs from file sharing sites, or you could have borrowed the discs from friends to rip them, etc.) More typically, for an insurance claim, you want proof of purchase (receipts) that show you paid for the items and how much they were worth. A better solution as far as insurance is concerned might be to scan all your CD receipts, and keep those scans on the backup drive in the safe deposit box. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Boom on the Horizon?
Isn't the Radio already the new Boom (at least from Logitech's point of view)? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backing up Flac files to external hard drive
funkstar;567461 Wrote: But then tag changes would need to be done twice :) Despite its multiple sources, dbPoweramp only gets about 90% of the tags right, especially when it comes to special editions of albums with multiple disks. Amazon generally had higher resolution artwork than AMG too. You can edit the tags and substitute other versions of artwork right in dbPoweramp before ripping, and everything will be applied to both the FLAC and MP3 files created. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backing up Flac files to external hard drive
funkstar;566863 Wrote: Here is what I would do:... 3. Make an MP3 copy using dbPoweramps batch encoder You can use the Multi Encoder feature of dbPoweramp to automatically created both a FLAC and an MP3 file at the same time (while ripping). No need to batch convert as a separate step. aspendl828;566948 Wrote: Not sure if you are running Windows or something else? On my windows set up I use SyncToy to keep a back up of my files on USB disks. SyncToy can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site. You set up Drive Pairs - which can be internal or external and then you choose to sync them whenever you want. I second the nod to SyncToy. Works great for its intended purpose, and you can't beat the price (free). -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80953 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech/Squezebox other forums?
erland;566029 Wrote: That way the slimdevices.com site can eventually be shutdown. I'm just hoping that Logitech migrates all the great content from this forum before it gets shut down. It would be a major shame to waste all the collective knowledge contained here. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80871 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
maggior;565522 Wrote: TiredLegs, if you are referring to the same FLAC Tester I've used in the past, it is a Windows only application and doesn't do any logging. Flac Tester doesn't write a log file, but it displays everything in its own window and shows a summary of any errors when it's done. If needed, you could just copy and paste the contents into a text file, but I've never had a reason to do that. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
scoob101;565114 Wrote: I`ve had 3 instances now where I have had to re-rip CD`s because the (lossless) tracks won`t play at all, or are garbled. Backups tend to be useless in this situation, because the backups contain the same corruptions. So - the original media is still required in some rare cases. If you're using FLAC files as your lossless format, there's a great little utility called FLAC Tester that will automatically read through all your FLACs and check them for corruption. I run it about once a year. I think I've had it find two bad files, which I re-ripped. The nice thing about it is that you don't have to wonder whether your files are OK, and you don't have to wait to try to play one to discover it's bad. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
My ~1000 CDs are still in the jewel cases on shelves (2 bookcase-style units, one for Classical, and the other for Rock/Jazz/Misc). With three Squeezeboxes in use for several years, my home CD players have long been retired, except for one compact unit I hang onto for emergency situations, like when I'm doing maintenance on my Squeezebox Server. Until a few months ago, the only place I had been using the physical discs was in my year 2000 car, which had a 6-disc changer but no reasonable way to get decent sound quality from an MP3 player. Then I bought a new 2010 Mazda and installed an optional iPod dock connector interface with full control from the stereo head unit and steering wheel buttons (not just an Aux input jack). All the FLAC files for the Squeezebox are now duped as VBR 240kbps MP3 files for the iPod, and my CDs are soon destined to become dust collectors. They'll probably stay on the shelves until the next time I move homes, at which point, I will switch to an archival storage solution like the sleeves mentioned in this thread. Of course, a few of the box sets (Miles Davis, The Beatles, etc.) will remain intact and on hand for display and reference purposes. By the way, I have to say that the Miles Davis Complete Columbia Album Collection is itself a model of compact storage: 71 discs with full (but small) artwork in a 9-inch long box. The sleeve approach would barely take up less space. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Active battery powered speakers?
There a lots of options for portable iPhone/iPod speaker systems. What's your price range? And how does your plan involve Squeezeboxes? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 almost dead..
Is this just an issue with the display screen going blank, or does the whole unit turn off? Or, to look at it another way, does the SB3 keep playing music when this happens? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80209 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Extract audio tracks from dvd?
+1 for DVD Audio Extractor. It gives you bit-for-bit copy of the audio on DVD. I've used it for concert videos, as well as soundtrack music from films like Koyaanisqatsi and Baraka. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79608 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Did SB3 come in 2 versions?
nowork;529623 Wrote: I had a wired SB3. I found a TP-LINK Wireless G Mini-PCI, SMT-GSC Connect TL-WN560G on ebay (approximately $18 shipped) and installed it. I now have a wireless SB3. Did you have to add an antenna? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76686 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrade Firmware on SB2 without Remote
As suggested here (http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5955p_created=1168468260), you could try a hard reset by holding down the ADD (+) button on the remote while plugging in the Squeezebox power. Depending on how your Harmony remote works, the ADD button might produce an IR pulse that does the trick without needing the continual stream of the Brightness button. (You might have experiment with exactly when to press the ADD button.) -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] N97 Compatible interface
If only the N97 had an IR emitter, it could become a really useful way to control a whole Squeezebox audio system. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC problems / Squeezebox 2
Using both Squeezebox 2 and 3 hardware, I'm running thousands of FLAC files off a Buffalo LinkStation NAS with 7.3.3 Squeezebox server. This server is underpowered for the purpose relative to most users' servers, yet I don't experience the problem you're having. (I always use static IP addresses, although I'd be surprised if that made a difference in the problem you're having.) A few avenues of investigation for you come to mind: 1. The larger file size of FLAC vs. WMA might be bogging down your network. Sounds like you've already looked into that, but could it be a router or network switch issue? Does the problem happen at a specific time in a track, such as always in the first few seconds, or can it happen at any point in a track? 2. Something inside the FLAC files could be the culprit. Do you have unusually large album artwork embedded in your FLACs? (All my FLACs have 300x300 or 400x400 album art embedded.) Anything else embedded in the FLAC tags that might gag the server? 3. Perhaps your Squeezebox server is set to transcode FLAC to some other file format, choking the server? (Check File Types page in server settings.) -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74231 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the origin or meaning of your user name?
The day I first signed on to the forums here, I had just come back from an 80 mile bicycle ride, and, um... my legs were really really tired. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55256 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pain in the bum looking for album art - not anymore ;-)
The semantic discussion in this thread is cracking me up. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39057 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...
peterw;474720 Wrote: IIRC, Mike Valera (web monkey for Logi/Slim Devices before the global economic downturn trimmed the Logitech SMBU payroll) recommended Meguiar's plastic polish products for touching up such stuff. As an aside, Meguiar's plastic polish is also excellent for buffing up lightly scratched CDs. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...
bradcook;474369 Wrote: So i guess my forced power removal reset the XILIX ?See here for how to reset Xilinx: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_Reset_commands#Reset_Audio_Hardware_.28aka_Xilinx_Reset.29 -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is the Squeezebox Classic discontinued?
peterw;472413 Wrote: That said, the new SqueezePlay displays do make me think of this headline from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_90_of_waking_hours_spent ;-) Perhaps someone should make video screens that are circular? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is the Squeezebox Classic discontinued?
iPhone;471866 Wrote: The older players work fine with SBS 7.4 and I would say that will be the same with SBS 8.0. I'm not particularly concerned about the SB3/Classic being supported in v8.0. I'm more concerned about what might happen when it gets to 10.0 or 11.0. Logitech might not be as committed to maintaining backward compatibility as the original Slim Devices management was. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is the Squeezebox Classic discontinued?
iPhone;471183 Wrote: To answer the title of your post, Yes the SB3 is being discontinued and replaced by the SB Touch. And I don't think a petition will do any good. Logitech is moving on to a new style of NMP that is Smart to replace the older technology of the low powered dumb player. Does that imply that a future version of the server software will leave SB3/Classic users stranded? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69660 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Change for change's sake is bad
DotSystem;465510 Wrote: Guess Sean knew when to bail. Interesting thing is that Sean still posts in the forums on occasion. I guess his heart is still with us, even if his paycheck isn't. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Change for change's sake is bad
Am I the only one who thinks Logitech should have made one more change with this release considering everything else that got changed: up the version number to 8.0, rather than a minor 7.x bump? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrade killed my SqueezeBox remote
Just a stab in the dark (because I don't know squat about what various pieces of hardware inside the Squeezebox do), but wasn't there a secret button press combo on the remote for an older Squeezebox that forced it to reset its Xilinx chip? Could that possibly be involved in this remote control problem? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68656 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Change for change's sake is bad
pippin;464562 Wrote: I think everybody is so much in 8.0 is database scheme change mode that it became forgotten... That's too bad, because the average user (i.e. one who doesn't participate in the forums) won't have a clue that going from version 7.3 to 7.4 will induce such an altered user experience with plugins, SqueezeNetwork, etc.. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MySqueezebox.com as connection point
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68799 Question: Do you want it? - Yes - No The main place I'd want to use something like this would be at work. But there's no way my IT department would let me consume that much bandwidth on an ongoing basis. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68799 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Low Powered Server
raven22;461984 Wrote: I run it on a Sheevaplug, consumes just 3 watt. You can connect a usb drive or mount any network share with your music files. No problems serving 3 booms and a classic at the same time. Since you have to store the music files on another device (e.g. external hard drive) which must also be running, isn't quoting the power consumption of just the Sheevaplug a little misleading? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68347 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The missing features which annoy me every day
ghostrider;457362 Wrote: I just found it a bit disingenuous that the only reason he never purchased a Transporter was that he would have to push the volume button before adjusting the volume with the Transnav knob and as it turns out, from the comfort of his easy chair. It's like cutting off your nose to spite your face. You can think whatever you want, but the volume control issue is exactly why I didn't pull the trigger on buying a Transporter right at the product's outset. Shortly thereafter, I purchased a (used) Dodson DAC instead, which cost me almost as much as a Transporter, then I configured my system with an integrated tube amp instead of a power amp. At that point, I no longer had a use for a Transporter even if its function had been changed. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The missing features which annoy me every day
chroma;457115 Wrote: 1) I wish the soft knob on the transporter would allow me to set it to default to volume control. I've used it without a preamp, and it is annoying to have to find and press the volume button. I raised this issue first time I heard about the Transporter, back when it was announced in July 2006. (See my post #58 in this old thread http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25773page=6.) As I explained in that thread, I effectively wanted to use a Transporter as a digital preamp, and I make minor volume adjustments far more often than I choose an album to play. I would have preferred the Transporter to actually have a separate volume knob altogether, but if there was only going to be one knob, its default had to be as a volume control. I would have preordered a Transporter before it was even released if it had worked that way. Back then people on the forum just assumed that someone would write a plugin to set the default to volume control, but over the course of many years and many products from many manufacturers, I've seen numerous seemingly simple features never get implemented, so I wasn't going to plunk down my two grand until it actually worked the way I wanted it to. More than three years later, a volume control default for the Transporter knob still doesn't exist as far as I know. I have since taken my system in a different direction, so I wouldn't be buying a Transporter today even if a volume default were to be implemented. Thus, Slim Devices lost the opportunity to sell me a Transporter because of a minor design choice that easily could have been rectified. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The missing features which annoy me every day
ghostrider;457319 Wrote: You're one of three people in the world that would rather walk over and turn a knob rather than pick up a remote to adjust the volume. I'm sure their bottom line will be just fine without your purchase. :D In my set up where I would have used a Transporter, the equipment rack is right next to my chair. I don't have to get up at all, nor do I have a need for remote control. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?
erland;451542 Wrote: I think you have to learn to not listen to the community in all situations. Of course, this isn't easy because to make the community stay they also need to feel that you listen to them. This can be one of the most difficult things for a company to do: to prioritize the anticipated needs of a conceptual target market over the existing desires of real users. Yet for a company to grow beyond the early adopter type of users, it's often crucial to get to Joe Sixpack, or perhaps in this case, Joe Latte. erland;451542 Wrote: In my opinion, Logitech has to improve on deciding on a strategy and making decisions based on that strategy. At small companies, like pre-Logitech Slim Devices, that strategy usually comes from the top, e.g. Sean's evident leadership and personal care for the success of the products. In most large companies, that charge is the role of product management, which can be especially challenging if it's a new category of product that nobody's really sure what will make it succeed. At Apple, Jobs probably sets the strategy himself, which is more like the way small companies operate. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66745 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?
dsdreamer;450537 Wrote: Well not much is in a name, but the overall user experience goes well beyond the UI. And being a -director- of that overall user experience would allow someone to call the shots across a cross-functional team and to be the voice of the customer as regards things like delivered quality, user support experience, out-of-box experience, etc, etc, which is not quite what a senior UI designer would normally get to do. Someone thinking holistically about the complete delivered user experience including, but not limited to UI, in other words. This is a very well stated observation by dsdreamer. At the company where I used to work, the CEO referred to this as a product's gestalt, which effectively means that the whole of a product is greater than the sum of its parts. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66745 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?
As a former product manager for consumer electronics devices myself, I generally agree with Moonbeam's assessment, and I commend him for having the gumption to post it, knowing he'd catch some flak. In my view, a key problem with open source software is that the techies develop it for their own desires, not those of Joe and Jane Sixpack who don't give a rats a** about SQLite vs. MySQL. The masses just want something that works well (even if it has a few bugs), without having to tinker under the hood. Think iPod or TiVo. When both of those products were first introduced, they already had very well thought out (if imperfect) user experiences which kept the technical details hidden from view. You didn't have to be a tech geek to appreciate them, but tech geeks could appreciate them anyway, despite their frustrations at not having full access to the inner workings. I hate to say this, and I'm sure I'll catch flak for it, but Logitech might be better off taking development entirely in house. I especially hate to say it, because the open source platform is one of the things that attracted me to buy Squeezeboxes in the first place. But Joe and Jane Sixpack don't frequent this forum, and that leads to skewed input into the open source development process unless your target market is open source developers. Sure, I can set up a Squeezebox system that's so easy to use that my girlfriend can handle it and even like it, but no way in heck could she set it up herself. Does anybody here believe that open source development of Squeezecenter will ever lead to a product that is easy enough to set up that his or her mother could do it? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66745 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?
Matt Wise;450226 Wrote: Excuse me ... but how do we not provide a good experience already for the average user? Matt, The point you're missing from my post is that your average existing user isn't the average potential buyer (unless the only buyers you want are your existing users). It has nothing to do with beta users vs. regular users, and nothing to do with the particulars of 7.4 vs. 7.3.3. I'll go back to a question Moonbase asked in his original post of this thread: where is the target market? If Logitech has answered that question internally, then is open source development the best path to a product that nails that target? (If Logitech hasn't truly answered that question, then the software will wander at the whim of the developers.) -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66745 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] All but my Classic
See if the homeowner will let you try to temporarily connect it directly to his router via ethernet cable. That would just be a test to sort out whether or not the problem is with the WiFi. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66101 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hidden forum for new products, or just odd behavior?
Peter314;438163 Wrote: Let's hope none of them is wearing a red shirt or they may meet a grisly end. As in: Hey, you, guy in the 'red shirt' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_(character)), go over there behind that giant fake rock where the aliens can zap you and the rest of us won't see how it happened... -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65249 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thread on Sonos board
Frankly, I agree with some of their comments regarding problems with the Duet Controller. I bought one, then quickly sold it to pick up another SB3. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!
pfarrell;436702 Wrote: SlimDevices/Logitech never, repeat never, comments on future products. Google osborne computers to learn why According to Wikipedia and articles based on interviews with executives of the company, the so-called Osborne Effect is a myth, that is, product preannouncements were not the cause of the company's demise. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Effect#The_Osborne_Myth -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Updated Squeezebox products?
funkstar;429218 Wrote: That is assuming they made him sign a NDA in the first place. You don't always have to do this for focus groups. I work for a company that occasionally does focus groups, and I have watched dozens of them over the years. Even moderated a couple myself. Never seen one involving unreleased products that did not require the participants to sign an NDA. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Updated Squeezebox products?
I hope the poster of this info on the Sonos forum, walera, realizes that he has violated the confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement that Logitech had him sign as a condition of participation in the focus group. (Hint, hint, if I were Logitech, I'd go after the guy and smack him with legal fees.) -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
I believe the liquid beverage in the photo is a new type of soldering flux. When combined with pixie dust, it creates magical audio products. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pixel refresh screensaver?
I noticed the other day that many of the pixels on the display of my Squeezebox 2 are not equally bright. My AV receiver has a function that lights up all the pixels on its internal display for a few hours, which restores the pixels to equal intensity. The AV receiver documentation refers to this function as pixel refresh. Is there such a function for the Squeezebox? Those of you old enough to remember CRTs for DOS-based computers will recognize that this is the original concept of a screensaver, i.e. to save the screen from deteriorating unevenly. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63882 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pixel refresh screensaver?
In the case of a CRT, true screensavers light up the screen in pseudo-random patterns, which smooth out transitions to areas that have high burn-in. For VFDs, what you're saying might be true near the end of pixel life, but it doesn't seem to work that way during the bulk of the lifespan. On my AV receiver, for example, which uses a VFD similar to what's in the Squeezebox, it's quite easy to see the intensity even out after all the pixels are lit for a few hours. There's no way that brighter pixels have worn themselves down in that time to the level of other pixels that might have been used hundreds or thousands of hours more. Perhaps it's not the phosphorous elements, but the driver circuitry, that's affected. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63882 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pixel refresh screensaver?
On the AV receiver's VFD, the process seems to even out about 80 percent of the difference. After the whole screen is lit up for a couple of hours, you can still make out which pixels get more use but that distinction becomes subtle. When you go back to normal display usage, it's barely noticeable. Maybe the best way to implement something like this for the Squeezebox would be to randomly tickle the pixels with noise. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63882 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
Sean, Best wishes, and hope you get to spend some time with 'The Family' (http://www.ideofact.com/archives/Addams%20Family.jpg) -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
toby10;427221 Wrote: P.S. I was thinking we could organize a SB player moment of silence, everyone turns off their SB player on the day of your departure. But then I thought no way! Sean would surely want every SB player out there playing away, giving enjoyment to the listeners! which was the whole point of developing these devices in the first place.:) How about a moment of music, when everybody has all their SBs playing simultaneously? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
iPhone;427469 Wrote: Now there is an idea, how about *-Veronique-* by -Pink Martini-? That's perfect! Now, all we need is to find out Sean's last day at Logitech. Then maybe we could all have our Squeezeboxes playing it at noon local time that day, so it would make its way around the globe for a whole day. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster - now just $5 per month for streaming service
mortslim;424436 Wrote: If you sell a service below your costs (this is hypothetical as I have no idea what Napster's costs are) then you are not going to make up for it by increasing the volume of sales, or even by mooching sales from Rhapsody. In the case of selling a service or an electronic product, the costs don't scale up directly with the volume of sales. For example, if you are selling software, the engineering costs stay relatively the same regardless of whether you sell a thousand copies or a million. It's quite possible that Napster could become more profitable just by increasing the number of subscribers to reach a critical mass, even if the average revenue per subscriber drops. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster - now just $5 per month for streaming service
mortslim;425463 Wrote: Napster's costs are variable, not fixed. The more music Napster plays, the more it has to pay to the royalty collectors.Napster's royalty costs may be variable with the number of tunes played, but: a) the company has many operating costs associated with it that are not directly variable; and b) the variability of royalties is based on the number of songs played, NOT the number of subscribers. Newer subscribers might be less frequent users than the existing subscribers, so even if total operating costs do go up, revenues and operating margin could both improve as well. This move by Napster/Best Buy is a classic test of price elasticity. The downside risk is not because of increased royalty payments, it's that the number of new subscribers might not be enough to make up for the lower subscription fees. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge
ModelCitizen;418807 Wrote: What about if the platform that the software runs on (i.e. OS) changes? That type of issue is exactly what I was referring to. For example, I have a four year old desktop scanner that has completely functional hardware but is useless to me now because its manufacturer refused to provide a Windows Vista driver for it. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62643 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge
djonez;418582 Wrote: To me the fact that slim devices offered an open source product was also a deciding factor. X2! I've been bitten by enough products over the years where the vendor decided to drop support, stranding users with functioning but unusable hardware. If Slim Devices were to be gobbled up by a huge corporation (hypothetically speaking, sort of), and that corporation decided to completely pull the plug on the product line, dedicated users could keep it alive as long as the hardware continues to function. I wouldn't be surprised if I'm still using my Squeezeboxes (four of them in the household) 10 or 20 years from now. -- TiredLegs These go to eleven. - Nigel Tufnel TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62643 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connection problems SB classic
Maybe there's a hardware problem with the WiFi receiver in your Squeezebox (i.e. a defective unit). Do you know anyone else who has a Squeezebox that they could bring over to your place to test and see if it behaves differently? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60126 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connection problems SB classic
I think the first thing to isolate is whether the problem is internal in your WiFi network or external in the internet connection (AOL and DSL?). To eliminate WiFi as a variable, if you have a long Ethernet cable on hand, you could temporarily hard wire the Squeezebox to the router, to see if that makes any difference. One potential source of localized intermittent WiFi interference could be a cordless phone in use in the house. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60126 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] View albums by Artist on SB2?
If you select to view by Artist, you can then pick an artist, and it will show you all the albums by that artist. Is that what you're trying to see? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58919 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New usb hard drives.
pfarrell;372648 Wrote: Or better, get 3 drives. one live, one short term backup, and one long term off site backup. Automate the backup from live to short term. When you go visit your kids, or inlaws or parents, take the short term drive to their house. Put it in a closet. Install the other backup drive in your system, make backups to it. Visit the kinfolks periodically, swap drives. Now you are safe from flood, fire, earthquake, etc. I keep my offsite backup drive locked in a desk drawer at work. That way, I don't have to deal with the pesky relatives ;-) By the way, I don't leave more than one of the backup drives mounted to the local network for any length of time. I lived through the I Love You virus of May 2000, which destroyed all JPG image files, MP3 audio files, and MPEG video files on any mounted volumes accessible to an infected computer. It was a close call that got me religion on backing up. Your backups are not safe from accidental or intentional deletion while they're on the network. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New usb hard drives.
FredFredrickson;372698 Wrote: You know, with such a large library that I have, I've given up on buying more and more hardware, keeping things painless and safe are hard to do. So I've decided on using an online backup program - there's an unlimited one for $5/month, no size limit called MOZY. Now I have 150GB and a 768kbps upload connection, so the initial backup is taking a few months- but once that backup is done, it automatically updates the backup set with new and changed files, and does so quickly. So it turns out to be a really good solution. I looked into online backup services, but decided against using one (at least for now). Not only does it take months just to do the initial backup of hundreds of gigabytes, if you ever need to -retrieve- the files, it will take months to get them back. The speed of your internet connection isn't the limiting factor. The backup services intentionally limit the rate at which they trickle out data to any one user. Most of the services won't even tell you the data rate you can get copying files back out. And worse, if one of these services is going of business, they do not guarantee that they will provide users enough advance notice to download all their files before the plug gets pulled on the service. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Bit Of Tongue-In-Cheekiness
Dogberry2;371498 Wrote: I think Logitech should get on the greenwagon and start designing electronic gear that doesn't need so much electricity because after all we have to save the planet. I'm sitting here typing on a computer with a 24-inch monitor in my climate-controlled house with central air, central heat, hot running water, a refrigerator, a commercial freezer, two microwave ovens, five TVs (including a 90-inch plasma), three DVD/BLU-Ray players, four computers, 8TB of disk storage, a big home theater system, and six different video game boxes, but I notice that my SBC cradle uses a whopping .001 milliwatts of power when the controller isn't even in it! I don't really know just what a watt is, but still, that seems like an awful lot. Why does it waste so much power? Doesn't anybody care about saving the planet? I think it could be made greener. I never studied physics or electronics, don't have an engineering degree, have absolutely no knowledge of nor experience in the field of electronics engineering, but I'm ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the recharging cradle could be designed better if the Logitech people would just think green. Let's focus on the tiny, minuscule, infinitesimal, little things, people, so we can save the planet! Get on the green stick, Logitech! Now I'm going to go turn the oven on to preheat so I can make some pizza rolls. You forgot to mention the Hummer in the three car garage. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56600 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
peter;359816 Wrote: Ease of use has nothing to do with the complexity of the underlying technology. Perhaps, but the complex system has many more potential glitches in its operation. And when one of those glitches kicks in with a complex system, the user might not have any clue about why something isn't working. Is anyone claiming that the Controller is a more reliable way to issue a command than the IR remote? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Future of SB3 ?
pablolie;359130 Wrote: I do hope something like the SB3 stays a mainstay in the SD roadmap. It remains my favorite product for more than nostalgic reasons... I agree. I own three SB3s, and might buy another one. I tried a Duet, and I really did not like it. When a remote control requires more software and networking complexity than the device its controlling, that is not a recipe for ease-of-use. The SB3 is much simpler, and it just plain works. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Replacing duet with classic - am I crazy?
I looked at the Duet at a trade show, but decided that I prefer the Classic. I don't need the fancy interface on the Controller. And IR remote controls are way more bulletproof than any WiFi remote I've seen. No lag, no configuration issues, IR just works. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired or wireless
thing-fish;332627 Wrote: LOL. In all seriousness, just use the single socket you already have, plug a switch into that, and plug however many other ethernet devices you want into your switch! If I understand correctly, the OP does not already have any Ethernet socket. He's going to get either one or two installed. The incremental cost to get two is so insignificant that there's no reason not to. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wired or wireless
pfarrell;332317 Wrote: Al Jones wrote: Given that my wirelss is perfect, is there any reason to consider wiring my Transporter? There is no reason not to do it. The cost of dragging two wires over one is nothing. Do it. You will be glad you did at some time. When I pulled wire through my house (long after we moved in, walls up, etc.) I pulled three CAT5 to my wife's office, three to my kids' bedroom and six to my office. There are three in my living room, one for the Transporter and two for general laptops. And yes, I do have WiFI through the house. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ I'm with you Pat. A couple of years ago, I spent a few days pulling more than 1000 feet of Cat5e throughout my home, for two Ethernet cables to each room, including bedrooms, living room, kitchen, dining room, and den. One of the Cat5 cables pipes audio from my living room to my kitchen, via audio baluns. I've got three SB3's, and with wired connections I never have to worry about interference or bandwidth issues. I also have WiFi in the home, but I only use that for portable devices, such as a Nokia N800 internet tablet. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51480 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duets on EBay for $325 and free shipping
Anyone from Slim Devices care to comment on whether the seller of these units is an authorized dealer, and whether the warranty applies? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50737 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] On eBay: What is this thing?
I think it's hilarious that the eBay seller has a reserve price on this, as though there's a lot of pent up demand for something that nobody (including the seller) even knows what it does. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Duet Controller Battery Questions
I'm considering buying a Duet, and I had a couple of questions about the Controller battery: - What is the specific Li-Ion rechargeable battery used in the Controller handset? (I'm looking for specs such as part number, physical size, connector type, voltage, and amperage.) - Is it an off-the-shelf battery for which replacements/spares can be readily obtained (e.g. at Radio Shack or cell phone stores), or is it a custom part that must be purchased from Logitech? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller Battery Questions
Pat, Thanks. By the way, prior to posting, I did search the forums on the words Controller battery and went through the first 20 items without seeing anything related to my questions. Another forum I use, Head-Fi.org, has implemented Google Custom Search, which seems to return much more relevant results than the standard forum search tools (including the advanced search). Perhaps Slim Devices/Logitech could add Google Custom Search to the forums here. It would really help people use the knowledge base here more effectively. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller Battery Questions
pfarrell;329286 Wrote: mine says Li on 1250 mAh 190582- L-Lu18 f12440056 l/n L24B I plugged some of that info into Google, and came up with a posting on a French language web site that lists the full battery info as: 1250 mAh 3.7 V 190582- L-LU18 S.S/N: F12440056 L/N: 498 MH10188 The last line of that (MH10188) is a code that identifies the actual manufacturer of the battery, which in this case is Sanyo Electric, although consumers cannot buy this type of item directly from the manufacturer. The Logitech web site sells the replacement batteries here (under a new part number) http://www.buylogitech.com/store/logius/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/categoryid.11817400 for $29.99, and states that they are compatible with both the Squeezebox Controller and the Harmony 1000 remote. So I guess my questions have been answered. Thanks. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller Battery Questions
andynormancx;329379 Wrote: Predictably, only available in the US. Isn't Logitech a SWISS company? Since the same battery is used in the Harmony 1000 remote control (which is sold worldwide and not affected by Slim Devices' location in the U.S.), why is it predictable that it would only be available in the U.S.? The link I provided was from the U.S. web site. Don't Logitech's international sites also sell replacement parts? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 behaving like those trick candles that won't blow out
I've seen several instances of a particular strange behavior, and I'm trying to determine where the problem lays. On some occasions, when I power off an SB3, less than a minute later, it turns itself back on and continues playing. Once the SB3 is in this state, if I hit the power off again on the remote, the same thing happens: it's back to life in under a minute. The only way I have figured out to get it to stay off in this situation is to pause the music before powering off. Then everything behaves normally. A few pertinent facts and observations: - I'm running Squeezecenter 7.0.1 on a Buffalo Linkstation Pro (with FreeLink Linux). This may or may not be related to the problem. One of the reasons I'm posting this in the General Discussion forum is to see if anyone else has experienced the same thing with non-Linux installations. I took a quick look in the bug database, and I didn't see anything that looked like this problem, but then again, it wasn't clear to me what search terms I should have been using. - I have three SB3s, and I have seen this behavior on two of them, so it's not the specific SB3 unit. (My third SB3 doesn't get used as much as the other two, so perhaps I just haven't used it enough lately to encounter the problem.) - The times this problem has occurred have all been when playing Random Mix. However, I play Random Mix much of the time, and most of those times this problem does not occur. I'm not convinced Random Mix necessarily has anything to do with it, but it might. - I would estimate the problem happens about one out of five times I turn off an SB3, but it's not consistent. I can't make it happen just by turning an SB3 on and off five or even ten times in a row. - A significant symptom that the SB3 will turn itself back on is when I power it off, its screen goes completely blank rather than showing the date and time screensaver that's normally displayed when the device is off (actually a standby state). If I see a blank screen, I know it's coming back to life on its own. - One of the times the problem occurred, I had the Squeezecenter window open in my browser, and I could see that even though I had turned off the SB3, Squeezecenter showed that the music was still playing. When the SB3 restarted itself about 30 seconds later, it was playing at the point where Squeezecenter had already advanced. In other words, Squeezecenter never paused or stopped the music during the period when the SB3 was off. On that occasion, I checked the Squeezecenter log immediately afterward, and there did not appear to be any entries or errors related to this happening. Anybody else seen behavior like this? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47280 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 behaving like those trick candles that won't blow out
chill;299064 Wrote: - I have a couple of Squeezeboxes, but only the offending SB3 had power connected at the time. When the other one is powered, it is set to synchronise with the first one. Maybe this is significant? The first time I encounter the problem, my Squeezeboxes were synchronized, and I suspected that was a factor. (I did not suspect Random Mix at that time.) However, I have since un-synchronized the players, and the problem still occurs. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47280 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
In the Logitech booth at CES, the Duet setup I saw was connected to a home theater system, yet the Controller couldn't even switch the A/V receiver to the correct input. (The Controller cannot control devices other than Receiver/Squeezebox/Transporter, despite having an IR output.) It seems odd that Logitech would release a product (the Receiver) which cannot be controlled by its Harmony remotes (because the Receiver has no IR sensor and no video output), and release a $299 remote (the Controller) that can only control one class of product. In a home theater system with a Receiver, the user would still need at least two remote controls. Logitech, of all companies, should be in the ideal position to unify those functions into a single remote. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 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] The 'Duet' is here
bklaas;257017 Wrote: Not exactly true. I've been controlling my amp via the Controller and Felix's fantastic IRBlaster plugin for months now. Works great. My amp remote has been in a drawer since November, and haven't needed it once. #!/ben Presumably you were using the Controller with an SB3. In the Duet system on display at CES, the Receiver had no way to output IR. Today, I can control an entire home theater system, including an SB3, from a single universal remote control. The Duet system I saw couldn't do that. In this instance, the Receiver's lack of IR input and output was the limiting factor. Yet it would be preferable to have the Squeezebox display on the remote rather in the rack of AV gear. Does IRBlaster let you control an entire home theater via the Controller, including TV, DVD, cable box, etc? -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 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] The 'Duet' is here
By the way Ben, I have a Nokia N800 which I occasionally use with your skin (thank you very much for creating it). But, for the purposes of controlling an entire home theater system, the N800 has the same basic constraints as the Controller, in that it doesn't make for a suitable universal remote. The N800 does, however, have the benefit of real web browsing, which sometimes comes in handy when crashed on the couch in front of the tube. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 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] The 'Duet' is here
bklaas;257049 Wrote: I've yet to ever get my grubby hands on one, but check out the PepperPad http://pepperpad.com. Does everything (in theory) that the Nokia does, on an x86 platform, similar form factor, PLUS it's got IR. Same screen size as the Nokia, so the Nokia770 skin should give about the same experience as well. It looks like the PepperPad could work, but the thing is huge (about 11 x 6 inches) and costs around $700. If only Nokia had added IR output in the N810. -- TiredLegs TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 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
