Re: [slim] Did I Miss a Meeting?
Thanks guys. I've digested enough to be comfortable that nothing is threatening my continuing to run my current set up. I ain't panicking unless plugins start to die. Sent from my HTC One S using Tapatalk 2 fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96359 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Did I Miss a Meeting?
There are a few threads saying what will I do now that the SB is dead but I don't see an announcement. Is this confirmed? If so I am sad although I wont be leaving the platform any time soon. Fairy has been liquidized fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96359 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What if Logitech pulls the plug
aubuti wrote: As Erland noted, you can have smart playlists today by using his SQL Playlist, Dynamic Playlist and License Manager plugins. Or MusicIP may be an option for you, with or without the Spicefly Sugarcube plugin. Erland's plugins use a rules-based approach, where you explicitly write the rules. In MusicIP and Sugarcube the rules are a bit more of a black box, like the way Pandora generates playlists. MusicIP can be a challenge to set up, and its developer did pull the plug some time ago. But it still works quite well. MusicIP works just fine. Sugarcube is a nice plugin. I haven't used any of Erland's plugins other than Trackstat and Licence Manager but I'm sure they are all good. My view is the ecosystem is excellent for me. It would be perfectly fine without the extras but the plugins make it wonderful and probably keep the size of the user base up. If The Sun Refused to Shine, I would still be loving you... in other words if Logitech dropped it the server and hardware will continue to do the job and there is no rush for me to change. I have been a Slimdevices customer for a long time and I have no reason to wish to change. As for video I am happy to use different hardware for that. I don't want a TV on while using music. fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
Thank you very much. Got my nexus 7 now just need to choose the right control app. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2 fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Orange Squeeze 1.0 for Android Released
anyone got a screenshot of this on a Nexus 7 or other tablet with similar resolution? I am a Squeezecommander user and am considering buying a Nexus 7 and I hear this is the best tablet app. fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92330 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Jon Lord - RIP
I loved Jon Lord's playing and it's interplay with Ritchie's strat work. I liked the crazy rhythm of Space Trucking , the solos, the Spartan purity like on Child in Time. I was so sorry to hear the news. If you've been bad, Lord, I bet you have And you've not been hit by flying lead You've not been hit by flying lead You'd better close your eyes You'd better bow your head Wait for the ricochet fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95839 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How large is your local music library ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 Question: How large is your local music library ? - More than 100 000 songs - Between 50 000 - 100 000 songs - Between 25 000 - 50 000 songs - Between 10 000 - 25 000 songs - Between 1000 - 10 000 songs - Less than 1000 songs - Don't have a local library (only use internet radio and streaming services) Total Images: 0 Total Videos: 0 Total Tracks: 11,982 Total Albums: 847 Total Artists: 426 Total Genres: 101 Total Playing Time: 836:13:45 fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95676 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cheap tablets to use as a Controller
theadmans;691966 Wrote: I can get this Ainol tablet Will this be man enough for the job? Is that what they call a suppository? :) Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93716 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NPR and CBC
Thanks guys. I am working my way through your recommendations now. I am enjoying hearing a different perspective on the world. I think I will try that news quiz now :-) Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Tablet
I tried clearing the cache on my phone and the logitech application is working much better. I remain undecided and will see if squeezecommander comes back to life. That thread hasn't been a happy one lately. I like Android by principle but ipeng remains the best app that I have tried. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90667 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NPR and CBC
Thanks Ron. I'll go explore their website. It's simply amazing how much good entertainment is available across the globe these days. I feel my life is enriched by hearing perspectives from other lands as I shelter by my log fire in my little valley surrounded by Scottish farmland. :) -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Android Tablet
Thanks that was a useful insight. I'll watch developments in the next couple of months. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90667 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Android Tablet
Hi, I'm thinking of buying an Android Tablet (or waiting for the Amazon one) and one of the duties will be as SBS remote control. However I'd like to hear your experiences. I have had a lot of glitches on the Android phone apps do things work better on a tablet? How is the web interface? Please share your tablet experiences (including iPad if you feel there is a strong case for it) I have iPeng on a touch today as a remote control and rather like it although the battery life of the touch is unimpressive. If the experiences of other users on Android are poor then I'll consider an iPad but my first choice is to avoid the Apple ecosystem and to lean towards a smaller tablet. Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90667 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] NPR and CBC
Hi, I have recently started listening to NPR 24 news stream and am wondering if some kind North Americans could suggest NPR streams or programmes that are interesting for a BBC Radio 4 listener... Likewise I am struggling to find my way round the CBC streams but suspect I am missing interesting content. I am interested in economics, politics, intelligent debate but not interested in sport chat. Interesting cultural programmes are good too. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Cheers, Fairy Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90668 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Do Squeezebox owners marry dim women?
If your wife doesn't autodim file a report here... http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90509 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Non Logitech squeezebox alternative
I must say android is starting to get interesting but I do love my SBs including the Radio. I'd be surprised if those speakers are up to much. My radio sounds very pleasing. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I vent?
Question: Can I vent? Answer: I don't know... are you a whale? ...or are you just having a whale of a time. Sorry about that. Silliness abounds this evening. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Celebrate The Wonder of The Squeezebox!
Squeezey Peeps! As I (we) often come here to seak help... I have came to say thank you to Logitech, the Slimdevices dudes, the community, and especially the plugin developers! I must confess that my SBs fill me with joy. You may think I am exagerating yet I am not. I bought my SB3 after pondering buying a SB2 for many years. This lead me to digitize my collection as FLAC and replace my previous digital streamer (a Via EPIA DIY device with LED and infrared remote). More recently I wasn't using my SB3 as much as I liked because I had a manual turn on the server set up. Also I kept wishing for access to my colleciton in the lounge. Solution... old laptop as always on server (energy efficient and convenient) and SB Boom. This was a huge step forward and led to much more SB use in general. I have now added a radio and with 7.6, latest firmware and always on server I can awake to a reliable alarm. A couple of months usage and no glitches. The latest firmware means that I can fall asleep with headphones plugged in and still get an external alarm. Perfect! So I love each and every SB device. The SB3 is still going strong and is wonderful, the Radio was a real surprise as I love it, and the boom fulfills a nice role. Spotify plugin, MusicIP, iPlayer, iPlayerExtra, Custom Browse (for New Albums that isn't messed up by tag edits), and Spicefly all make the whole system unbelievably good. Oh and the joys of synched wireless players! I am still in love with my old flame and hope that Logitech builds a bright future for an excellent system. 7.6 is going to be a wonderful release! Sorry for being so gushing but I just wanted to celebrate the joy of this ecosystem. I'm sure I'm not the only one who loves the system. Big smiles, Fairyliquidizer -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Celebrate The Wonder of The Squeezebox!
good point... iPeng is valued part of my ecosystem too. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Music IP: MMM.INI Question
Sorry I couldn't decide the right forum for this. I think Music IP is a Logitech plugin so here I am :) Question... What does the CPU= line do? I have always had CPU=0 but I notice many people seam to be using CPU=2. Is this a priority or a number of cores? Does anyone know how the scale works? Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88034 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideal Server Computer?
Personally I reckon the argument should start with what hardware you own and can repurpose. When I killed my Pogoplug (which with 7.6 I had no performance concerns with) I remembered that I had an EEE PC 701 with a Celeron M and 1GB RAM and an nlited XP install. This is more than powerful for running Squeezebox server with spotify, music ip, custom browse, dynamic playlists, spicefly sugarcube and a few more plugins. When the solid state drive on this dies I am getting a laptop from my sister with a broken display and I'll use that probably with Debian or vortexbox. It's all reasonably power efficient and I haven't wasted money on extra hardware. Oh my tunes are stored on a 2.5 portable hard disk so no extra power is required. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87968 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitechs new sugary customer approach!
The tone wasn't ideal and I don't think he is a natural for PR however I don't think he should have been approached in the first place. I hope this thread in no way effects the renewal of his contract in these tough economic times. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87915 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows: update file modified date based on created date
I reckon I'll try custom browse as I just messed up my New music folder. Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87887 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Automatically Powering Down a Dumb Amplifier
Thanks dudes. I'll start off down a local electronics store and see if I can inspect what's on offer. Then I'll probably get something like the plug. I have no elecronics experience at all so I'll stay away from Plan B which looks very appealing but is beyond my ability. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Automatically Powering Down a Dumb Amplifier
Hi, I was thinking of moving my squeezebox boom into my bedroom and using it as an alarm clock (squeezeplug server connected) and moving my SB3 into the kitchen. The SB3 would be connected to an amp (Creek audio analogue stereo amp) which has manual on/off switch and no remote control. Is it possible to connect an energy saving plug or something to the amp which makes it power down/up based on SB3 activity? The Boom is nice but my kitchen is large and I find myself listening in here a lot and missing the Monitor bookshelf speakers. Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87405 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Radio: Amazon Bargain
update... the seller has responded saying that royal mail had lost the parcel but have now found it and if it doesn't arrive this week he'll refund. I'll post a conclusion to this once I have one for the record. I feel much better for having some communication from the seller. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87027 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox Radio: Amazon Bargain
Hi, I'm starting to regret that I couldn't resist a bargain squeezebox radio on Amazon.co.uk for £80 so I bought it and I received a shipping notification from the Marketplace Vendor on the 3rd of April. It still hasn't arrived. It is a new seller on Marketplace. He is selling more of the Radios at this price now (or the same one again). Standard delivery from Royal Mail is usually 3-4 days although the timeframe listed by Amazon for delivery is longer as cross-border transactions take longer. However Amazon wont let me file a non-receipt claim until after his timeframe but I reckon his delivery estimate: 5 April 2011 - 18 April 2011 is excessive and I am very worried. Amazon will open the claim window on 21 April 2011. I have contacted the seller twice and had no replies. Ultimately I just want a radio and I don't know what's happening. I guess I was stupid to place an order with a vendor with no history. If he was communicating and giving say proof of postage then I'd feel better. Should I be worried? Any suggestions? Caveat emptor, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87027 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Radio: Amazon Bargain
Well I really hope I just get the radio. A refund isn't the end of the world but I will loose a bit of faith in man if the dude doesn't come up with the goods. I will post an update to this thread either way as (1) I wouldn't want to damn someone who may have done his bit and the postal system has let me down and (2) if he hasn't I wouldn't want anyone else being let down. The thing that unsettles me is the lack of reply from him to my attempts to contact him. I hope I am just being neurotic! It's a shame I don't know if I really have a problem as I could order elsewhere then. Still thanks for the posts. They are all helpful (including the interesting small business on Amazon angle). Cheers, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87027 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development
Hi, I know SlimDevices preferred to keep quiet about developments which at least saved us from a million is it ready yet? and FFS when will they release it posts however I was looking at the Logitech porfolio and the way it is slimming down (older products no longer being pushed on their site) and wondering if this was just the natural cycle and some refresh products are immiminent or if things are quietly in decline. Is there any signs of life from Logitech? Thanks, Fairy PS- I have been happy with my SB3 and have only just bought a Radio to add to my family. However I would like to see the family developing over the years. I also value the fact that old platforms are not ignored. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86847 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development
bpa;623376 Wrote: Did you see the thread about LMS ? see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86628 I didn't and must confess that in theory a video squeezebox is a good thing. The issue with video is DRM and many do not wish to strip HiDef DRM because of local legal restrictions or processing power. I played with a WDTV for a time but the processing to make digital copies of my films available in a useable format MKV/M2TS was power and time intensive. Then I had occasional subtitle/audio encoding issues and the time increased further. It became more convenient to get up and change the BluRay disc over. Ultimately this is probably the future and if it is ever as easy as my audio life is then I will be happy. I hope this is a positive sign for Audio products too. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86847 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Another MusicIP + SC7 question
ob_kook;250888 Wrote: Positive. Besides, configuring the mmm.ini file step came after trying to get musicmagicserver.exe to install, and that is where it was hanging. It is all working perfectly on my virtual machine, so maybe I'll uninstall and try again on the Vista box. have you tried running musicmagicserver /install and then running services.msc and setting MusicIP to Automatic Startup then starting it? -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41265 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
As my eyesight is getting poorer as I get older I have been hoping for something with a bigger display and album art. This is one interesting option. However the European price seams very high (especially the reported price for the standalone remote. Add in UK VAT (17.5%) and other alternatives start to look more appealing such as using the N800 (£129) which also serves a number of other purposes. I will wait until I see it for sale in the UK and judge the value then. I am currently undecided if the value proposition is good enough. I am pleased to see that the Squeezebox is still evolving though. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 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] SqueezeFox - Slimserver extension for Firefox
nice work thou truly art the grebo guru -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34769 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Boombox
I would like one that could be used... in my back garden, as an alarm clock, as a kitchen music player, of all of these the back garden thing is the one that would be most useful at the moment, If the rain ever stops! Although the alarm clock idea appeals! I never have problems with my Wifi or it's coverage. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36603 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
I just installed 6.5.2 on 64bit Vista Ultimate and it installed and started the tray icon first time with no reboots. So far all is well. I can't remember if I Ran as Administrator which I found works wonders for programs that want to do things Vista is trying to discourage. It's also worth saying that I run no Software Firewall (Hardware only) which probably makes life easier. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] EMI goes DRM-free?
Mark Lanctot;192054 Wrote: It's not lossless though. 256 kbps. So close, yet so far. I agree, on pop 256 kbps is an improvement. But you always have that lingering doubt - could it be better? Am I missing anything? Just that little niggle in the back of your mind that's enough to make me rip everything in FLAC. Yeah my mistake. At 256kbps the difference should be undetectable except for the worst problem samples. However without it being lossless transcoding will be ugly. To me you need lossless to get true portability. It's a step in the right direction and the bitrate is fine if you aren't seeking to escape lock in. I bet this is why apple kept it lossless. However I bet someone else will beat them to it, like Napster with WMA lossless. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34128 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux windows as it has EAC and a better version of MusicIP (I used to use Linux). I like to use my server for ripping. The only downside is the cost of the OS. Personally I think Linux is perfectly viable if you don't mind ripping on Windows. The MusicIP licence works on either platform. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music IP question.... sigh.....sigh... :)
I vaguely remember having a problem when I upgraded. As MusicIP is a new process name I think I had the old one set up to run in the the MMM.ini file or something like that. Double check your ini file settings and Service settings. I fixed the problem quite easily. Sorry my recollection is so vague. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32299 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Night terrors caused by SqueezeBox
Skunk;170291 Wrote: I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid that's something I cannot allow to happen. -Hal In the voice of HAL: Look NauticusLX, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and think things over. It's puzzling, I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this before. Let me put it this way. The SB3 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No SB3 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it. This conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31652 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Simple Tagging Question: AC/DC
How do you guys tag AC/DC tracks? I have noticed that FreeDB seams to default to calling them ACDC or AC DC depending on the album. Is there a defacto standard? Sorry I know this is trivial but it's bugging me :) Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31229 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Simple Tagging Question: AC/DC
Fletch;166788 Wrote: Um, how about AC/DC? I checked and that's what my current stuff is tagged and I just edited the album I added to that. I guess a lot of people may use software that rips to \artist\album\track and have problems with the / which is not a legal character in a windows directory name. Hmmm do Linux filesystems struggle with / given it's their directory separator? Basically I am confused by FreeDB having such ugly options. I will see what MusicIP thinks if I ask it to repair the tags. Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31229 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mulitple Genre Tags with FLAC and MusicIP
I run 6.5 witt MusicIP as the data source and all my music in FLAC format. I would like to use Multiple TAGs. Will it break this setup or work ok? I basically want to be able to tag some files as Girly if they are my wifes but keep the original Genre too. Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mulitple Genre Tags with FLAC and MusicIP
Cool will do. Thanks for the tips. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Anyone Have Sugababes: Three? (Tau Analyzer Q)
I have ran this CD of my wifes through Tau Analyzer and it says MPEG and it seams to have a frequency cut off that suggests MPEG source but it looks like a genuine CD and I know the shop she bought it from. Is it a False Positive or has she been sold a quality fake? Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30693 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: MusicIP / MusicMagic and 6.5
I'm on 6.3.1 with MusicIP 1.7 and run AlienBBC. Is there any reason to upgrade? Do I get any new features or should I just stick with what works? -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30237 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Favourite You Tube Video Thread
Shakira, Hips Don't Lie, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrlaFDNE1s Electric Six, Gay Bar, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzs9G-VOZ4 U2, Sunday Bloody Sunday, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kKN92DASn0 Enjoy and post your favourites :) Love and Rockets, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
junien;147410 Wrote: Let me introduce myself. My name is Junien Labrousse, Logitech SVP of the Entertainment and Communication Business Unit. The first thing I'll say is that we are very excited about the opportunity that Slim Devices will bring to Logitech. This is a great extension of our current business. Let me assure you that one of the main reasons for this acquisition is the development capabilities of the Slim Devices team. The technical level of this group is a key asset that we fully intend to leverage. The Slim Devices entity will function independently, keeping the spirit of advance audio technology and strong product innovation. Logitech will bring its global distribution and marketing capabilities, providing a jump start to a large visibility and adoption of Slim Devices products. Junien Junien, Welcome to our world! Congratulations on selecting a great acquisition target. You have acquired a great team with strong design and development skills. I am sure that your marketing and distribution skills will assist in extending the addressable market of the Squeezebox. Unlike some of the people here I think that Logitech is a good match. Sure the Logitech will move into new terrain in some senses but in others it has long been associated with quality premium products. My MX700 was reasonably expensive for a mouse when I bought it (just after launch) and was by far the most expensive mouse I had ever bought. Why did I buy it? Because it was the best and a quality product, with excellent build standards. Very similar to the reasons why I bought my SB3. Sean et al, A good move and I hope you grasp this opportunity to acheive greatness. I personally had worried that the old smaller Slim Devices would struggle to grow in the face of increasing competition from Apple etc and would end up limited to a niche market. I now think that there is every reason why the squeezebox can become the leading brand in digital home audio. On a personal note, I like most other people here am very attached to the Squeezebox and may find future brand changes difficult, however if it brings a healthy future to SlimDevices, it's people and products then I for one am very pleased. Regards, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.5 and MusicIP 1.7 getting along?
Ok I'm still on MMM 1.5 and Slimserver 6.3.1. Should I upgrade to: 1. MMM 1.6? 2. Slimserver 6.5? Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27631 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
What surprised me is that I know the author in Real Life (tm) which makes the internet feel really small. I'm just chatting to him on MSN now. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The remote is crap!
tomsi42 Wrote: Probably a stupid question, but have you remembered to remove the plastic protective film... *cough* I must admit I had my plastic film on for about a month until I pealed it back and thought that looks better :-D -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.3.0: Many Duplicate Albums Listed (as well as duped New Music, Album Art, etc)
Two reasons: I have had experience of programs complaining of non-standard tagging in the past and also because any change will be detected by my backup software and cause a needlessly bloated incremental backup. That said I gave up and did the tagging which took seconds I've just disabled my backup for now and will re-enable it once I actually add some more music. I still think there is something wrong when I have to manually intervene to restore functionality that was previously there. Hopefully it will be fixed soon so I don't have to remember to tag future compilations manually. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25070 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Various artists - multiple entires for same disc
glad things are working. Things went a bit nuts on my machine. No idea why but Slimserver started hogging the cpu even after a reboot. So I had to delete everything and reinstall. I'm running without using MMM for now. I'll either do the tag trick or I might wait until they fix it. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25708 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.3.0: Many Duplicate Albums Listed (as well as duped New Music, Album Art, etc)
ModelCitizen Wrote: Well there isn't one and as 6.5 is coming along nicely and most of the developers are working on that there is probably little point in mentioning the issue again ModelCitizen, This issue may not trouble you but I like to keep my tags as slim a possible and would rather it was fixed sooner and 6.5 took longer. Especially as changing my tags will trigger my incremental backup to add a new increment which will be rather large as I have a large FLAC collection. ChrisOwens, Thanks for the courteous reply. Sorry if I seemed hostile , I was tired when I upgraded and didn't welcome the hassle. Best of luck with the job and remember to enjoy it. Life's a game and there's no extra time. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25070 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Various artists - multiple entires for same disc
I have the same problem, I was on 6.5 nightly before and now have the mess shown here http://www.fairyliquidizer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/albums.png after going to 6.3.1 Does anyone know how to fix this? I didn't get the various artist albums duplicated before? I am personally happy with grouping under Various Artists but don't like the multiple entries that are now happening. I think you may be interested in changing this setting: http://www.fairyliquidizer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/select.png I don't know if it's relevant but I also use MMM (1.5 though). I'm going to zap the DB and see if that helps. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25708 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.3.0: Many Duplicate Albums Listed (as well as duped New Music, Album Art, etc)
No it's not and I must admit that having to use the nightlys to get bug free performance when the nightlys are clearly alphas and Slimdevices warn against using them is somewhat unsatisfactory for a consumer device. I think the people who have expressed frustration in the thread have been poorly treated. They have every right to be frustrated as this is a glaringly obvious regression in the software and should have been picked up in testing. I love my squeezebox but am less than impressed with the slimserver software reliability. I used to be a professional developer and this reminds me of some of the less rigorous QA regimes that I have seen. Do we know what is being done to fix this? Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25070 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Various artists - multiple entires for same disc
ok, I've looked around the forums and the problem is fixed in 6.3.1 except for people like you and I who are using MusicMagic Mixer. Perhaps someone can let us know when 6.3.2 is coming! Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25708 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Bitrate Limiting and Ogg Vorbis Support in Firmware
LAME can do gapless. LAME also has exceptional quality beating Ogg in the last Hydrogenaudio tests I looked at. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25284 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox?
Nickok Wrote: Thanks for the replies. I'd forgotten about that song. Also good to know the story behind the name in case anyone asks (nobody has yet). If they ask just reply with some thinly veiled innuendo that should help retain the mystique of the squeezebox for a whole new generation of box squeezers. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24859 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
surely what is needed here is some neural network to process the information, how about building Slim Industries 2000 based on a cluster of Crays and some genetic algorithms and a STM16 to the internet for reading musicbrainz and lots of flashing lights and burying it in a Mountain somewhere near Palo Alto. Ok I know, I'll just go and log it on http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ Hmmm maybe I just need a holiday... -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
DrNic Wrote: Eh? What else would you call them then? I think interconnects is rather descriptive and needs little translation - they are cables that inter-connect devices! :) All the same, no slight taken Nic to me interconnects are used to patch together switches between telco networks. For example as an ISH (In-Span Handover). They are used in Circuit Switched voice networks and packet switched data networks. Hmmm so RCA cables sounds good to me :) -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Plays for Sure/Janus/WMP10/Subscription Music
I know many or most of the regulars here are anti-DRM, and to some extent I agree. However I think their is a growing market for Microsoft Subscription DRM streaming. e.g. Napster, Yahoo Music Unlimited. This may be a difficult problem for slimserver, although perhaps slimserver doesn't need to intervene. Are there any plans to target this or other DRM systems? I am mainly a CDDA Buyer, but have some Fairplay and use Napster as a music discovery/sampling tool. It also gives me a fix when I decide I must hear a track now and I don't own it. Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nightly 2006-04-08 Windows build broken?
I'm on SlimServer Version: 6.5b1 - 6856 - Windows Server 2003 - EN - cp1252 firmware v37 is this a stable version. I'm trying to find a reasonably stable 6.5b1 and stick with it. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22849 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Selling SqueezeBox 1 with new Graphic Display
the .de bit gives it away :-) Nobody warned me that this site is in English (mostly, mostly American English, mostly Internet English). :-D -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22864 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap TS-101 Update
Paul, Just wanted to wish you guys good luck. We SB owners appreciate every new third party product that we can use with our Squeezebox. It sounds like you guys had some teathing problems but are fixing them quickly and producing an excellent product. If I hadn't built my own silent server (a more expensive and energy hungry option) I would buy one of these. In fact I might still do that when my Climate Prediction model has finished running on the server! Cheers, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20393 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
does the $100 off when you buy two offer apply? Is it true that Roku will be bringing out an iWatch which will use your server software to produce a less reliable service on a more cylindrical device? Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pandora Going to Extend it's Reach?
Is it just wishful thinking or will Pandora become a service that is available internationally like LastFM or is it going to remain teathered to the US? Anybody know if this is being considered by Pandora? If LastFM can do it Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21905 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Two MusicMagic questions
llin Wrote: The headless mode doesn't have the watch folders capability of the GUI. For the record, the Linux version doesn't have Watched Folders in headless or GUI mode. Which is a shame. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21848 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Launching MusicMagic at startup
I had it working with the processes both set to automatic :) now I'm working on the same problem under Linux :-P -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14320 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Review on the Register
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/02/review_squeezebox_3/ Summary: he likes it but thinks that the DRM issue is unavoidable from SlimDevices. Oh and another vote for cheapo remote needs updated. He concludes Slim Devices' Squeezebox remains the best network music system I've tried, delivering exceptional functionality and superb audio quality at a very reasonable, affordable price. It's platform agnostic, working as well on Macs and Linux PCs as it does on Windows machines, and with SqueezeNetwork, it doesn't even need a computer to connect through, at least not once the account set-up's done. The server software is simple to use and as unobtrusive as you want. It supports a fine array of formats, though it's going to have to address the DRM problem sooner or later. And, did I mention it looks fantastic? Thoroughly recommended. Overall he is impressed. Thinks it's the best. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21707 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: how can squeezebox turn on a pc
strange. Did you check the setting in Windoze? (Manual explains where it is) -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21480 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Linksys's new Slim-killer
kewe65 Wrote: Linksys has a new product out called an audio bridge http://tinyurl.com/fv6pj This device has software that allows you to use *ANY* media playing software to stream over your existing wireless network to the stereo of choice. By definition, I should be able to use JRiver Media Center to stream wirelessly over 54g to my stereo any file format that software plays, which includes Apple's .m4p... I've been engaging in several lengthy discussions on this forum over the streaming of any audio source to the SqueezeBox, such as: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20083page=9 and http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18764page=4 This product and it's associated software claims to do exactly what i was hoping the SlimServer software could accomplish to warrant purchasing the hardware. I have one on order so haven't tried it out yet, but the reviews look promising. If there was one single thing on the what's next list for Slim, it ought to be this sort of capability. The fact that this product was developed and put on the market should be evidence enough that there is *some* decent interest in getting any audio that is sent to your audio card also streamed wirelessly to the stereo. The only thing I'm interested in here is how does JRiver Media Centre handle the .m4p files? I looked on their website and couldn't find an answer. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21466 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Who are you on LastFM?
TCM Wrote: http://www.last.fm/user/ThisCharmingMan/ ...and yes, I do like The Smiths. What did you think of the last Morrissey album? I didn't quite see what all the acclaim was about. Give me Vauxhall and I any day! -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21338 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Who are you on LastFM?
http://www.last.fm/user/fairyliquidizer/ Lets find out whose music collections we like and whose we don't :-) Just noticed that MattyBain is on my friends list. I added him through the neighbours thing as I liked his music collection :-D didn't realise why the name seamed familiar. -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21338 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: white Noise - WANTED
Ehm is that White Noise by Stiff Little Fingers? -- fairyliquidizer O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21261 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Last.fm or Pandora?
jmpage2 Wrote: What the heck is MMM? You can use it to manager your album database and make mixes from the Squeezebox, MMM, or Slimserver. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21203 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: In anticipation of my new SQUEEZEBOX - what should I do?
You may wish to also try MusicMagic Mixer with it, and try using it as the music database instead of your filesystem. Many people find it much more flexible and that the mix system (with some tweaks) is pretty damn good. www.predixis.com -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21030 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How would Slim do DRM?
A little off topic but... DRM could be done in an Open Source model. The problem is that most DRM models involve closed source licence agreements. So the combination of having to occlude methods and the viral nature of the GPL mean that the commercial DRM schemes (i.e. the big ones) are unlikely to ever feature in the open source Slimserver. Is Slimserver GPL2 or some other open source licence? As for the SN solution, I would imagine it would be similar to the process used for AirTunes. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20941 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.2.1 Now Playing Gets Stuck
Ehm except in my case it happens when just browsing the menus. It only happens occassionally and I am not transcoding any files and have no invalid FLACs either. My files are all native FLAC being played on my SB3. I have raised this bug however it's possible that it is related to the other but the reasoning is different: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2933 I'll vote for yours if you vote for mine :-D -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20856 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Songbird Is Out
I've also read that it's big, fat, and slow. Is this true? Experiences please guys? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20877 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: FLAC strangeness
Skunk Wrote: It's never a bad idea to reformat a Windows machine... Except when you haven't made a backup :-P Or if someone has suggested that Linux Gaming is where it's at :-D (This is my idea of humour, it usually only makes me laugh) To return to the OP topic. I've never heard of this. Try a web based Virus Scan like Trend Housecall. Otherwise how about using dBPoweramp or EAC instead. What are you using the front end for? (I'm working on the assumption that a reinstall is an onerous task for you) Fairy -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20862 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Planetrock.com
Raify Wrote: Yes, that's the url I've added to the radio tuner (which works). From the bottom of the planet rock page. It sounds much better on DAB :) -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20807 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Planetrock.com
Raify Wrote: That doesn't surprise me, the sound quality is pretty poor via t'internet. You don't really notice that much on the pc, but once it's going through a good stereo... Unfortunately, I have no DAB coverage where I live. Yeah I was disappointed about the bit rate that they use to stream on the internet. The Arrow is only slightly better (40kbps). -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20807 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Zapped Songs List
My Squeezebox owners guide says (p.10): When in the Now Playing list. Press ADD to remove the visible song from the playlist. Press and hold ADD to move the song from the current playlist to the end of the Zapped Songs playlist. What on Earth is the Zapped Songs Playlist? What does it do? Are the bits exterminated in an unusually cruel manner? Can anyone enlighten me. I cannot see anything on the Wiki or eslewhere in the manual on this vital feature. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20854 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Zapped Songs List
Wasn't sure I understood it so I experimented having read that. Now I understand. Don't know if I need it or not :) Thanks, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20854 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: music magic moods
can the MM Moods directory be set as the Playlist directory in Slimserver, and will this work? I've installed but not used MMM yet as I am still busy slugging through the re-riping of my collection to FLAC and replaygaining them using the PERL script that someone on these forums had written. It's on my list to investigate. I note that I have Mood Logic installed. Is this a default plugin or did I install it with something else? Can I disable it safely? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20797 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB volume, why is it so loud? (i did a search already)
Mine sounds fine volume wise about the same as my CD. beatdownvictim Wrote: i was wondering why the heck it's so bloody loud?!? Anyway, I'm using the SB's volume control into my amp (analogue connection). Anyway, When i open up slimserver, it shows volume 1-11. On my SB, it shows 1-40. I think this explains why it's so bloody loud: Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder? Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? Marty DiBergi: I don't know. Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do? Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven. Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20816 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB volume, why is it so loud? (i did a search already)
I couldn't resist! If 11 is loud, how loud is 40 going to be! It'll rock! -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20816 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iTunes and DRM
John Stimson Wrote: You seem intent on making life difficult for yourself. There are utilities for unlocking AAC files with DRM. I think the hymn tool that several people have mentioned is one of them. That seems like the simplest solution to me: use a tool to remove the DRM, then you can use the mov123 script or FAAD2 to play the resulting unencrypted AAC files on your SqueezeBox. Do these programs still work? I was planning on burning to CD and ripping as FLAC for the tracks that I have bought. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20083 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: NEW! ReadyNAS NV
It is probably wrong to find this as exciting as I do :-S Are they meant to be quiet? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20678 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
I'm an iPal user myself. It's a class bathroom radio and you can charge it up and take it away for the weekend with your iPod. Stereo separation where the speakers are only a foot or two apart is worthless so you'd be better off with a quality mono speaker. As for detecting the difference between 128kbps QuickTime AAC and FLAC, it's damn difficult even on good speakers. Try a proper ABX test if you don't beleive me (visit Hydrogenaudio for test setup details). Retro Fi :) -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
I have to agree that I'm not sure that I can see the advantage in bringing the SB. Could you explain your reasoning a little please? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Beautiful Squeezebox ... Ugly Amplifier
Hmmm my amp isn't the sexist looking and hasn't had fantastic reviews but. to my ears it sounds a lot better than the amp I walked into the shop to buy (and cost 1/3rd the price!). http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_read.asp?ID=321 http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/upload_images/reviews/creek1.jpg So the moral of the story is... use your ears. Go into a hi fi shop where you can take the time to listen to the amps you want and go with what sounds best to you. Also take your own CDs to listen to, this helps a lot. -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20768 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Maybe Slim should recommend and/or sell a wirelessrouter/AP?
I'm sticking with my WRT54G (a version 1.0!) until it dies. It's a great wee router (and although the firmware I'm currently running needs a reboot once every 12 months it's close to perfect). -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20729 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 3
thank you. I'm making a lot of progress with the setup :) -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20657 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Windows to Linux to Mac...
pfarrell Wrote: It is not technically correct to say it is Linux. It is a Unix/*nix, but the Mac OS-X is son of NextStep which is BSD based. Linux is a separate development, from different sources. But to nearly all users, all *nix operating systems look and work alike. Yeah it's elements of BSD running on a Mach Kernel so it's not really LINUX at all as Linux is a Kernel used to power GNU/Linux Operating Systems. However it's not really Free BSD but it is based on Free BSD, so it would have been more accurate to have said part of the BSD family. Anyway I'm just being a pedant and none of this really matters. I hear it's quite nice and it can be made more UN*X like (Darwin etc). For more info read this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20679 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox 3
Hi! I've just ordered the Squeezebox 3. I have hesitated on this move for a while as I wanted: 1. UPNP support so that I can run an Appliance as a server rather than my beast of a PC 2. iTunes or similar client for real time manipulation of playlists (the web interface lacks drag and drop and the iTunes integration has a batch processing feel to it). 3. The ability to stream DRM files from the web music providers. So why did I buy: 1. Based on pictures on the web the display looks superior on the Squeezebox 2. I couldn't try a soft client version of the Soundbridge. I think the software squeezebox client is an excellent selling tool. Customers can get a feel for how the product works. A SB3 makeover to the skin may make it a more powerful selling tool. 3. FLAC support (native Apple Lossless would be lovely) 4. 802.11g NOT b. The Soundbridge appears to be B. I'm not running B traffic on my network especially for streaming. 5. Radio without server support. Just thought someone somewhere may want to know. Cheers, Fairy -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20657 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 3
thank you very much for a very informative reply! -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20657 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox 3
Thanks Sean :-D This is all very friendly tonight :) stinkingpig Wrote: You can run an appliance as a server now without uPNP, though performance is a bit suspect with large libraries. uPNP is yet another solution in search of a problem. Is this done by running a version of Slimserver on a NAS device? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20657 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
