Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Michael Herger;256312 Wrote: I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. Because users have been asking for this kind of device. Good rationale. I was assuming that the products with display line (i.e. the SB3, at the moment) was going to be withdrawn. If they coexist, then I can see it makes sense. Thanks, Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
mkt;256580 Wrote: This sounds like a perfect plan to me, but at this point it seems to require buying at least one SB Controller, which makes it harder to slip by the CFO.:-) From the SB Receiver system requirements: Squeezbox Controller required for network setup While this may not be required in the future, it will only require 1. Which I personally like the SB controller specifically for a multiroom setup. Now I wont have more than 1 though. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
bigfool1956;256805 Wrote: Lately I've been having a problem with the now playing display on my turntable. It seems that after all these years my eyes are struggling to focus on text that rotates through 360° every 2 seconds. Have you tried slowing it down to something like 33 RPM? 8) David -- studley The Guide is definitive. Reality is often inaccurate. Save Internet Radio http://www.savenetradio.org/ Know me... know my music... http://www.last.fm/user/dstudley studley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6441 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Lately I've been having a problem with the now playing display on my turntable. It seems that after all these years my eyes are struggling to focus on text that rotates through 360° every 2 seconds. -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Receiver with no display - why?
I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. I understand that the controller now does all the display work, but can't see how this removes the need for a display on the receiver itself. The controller provides a great interface for selecting and browsing music, but I find the Squeezebox's display invaluable for actually seeing what is being played. With multi-room audio, this is especially an issue, as you get the possibility of one room's audio being programmed from somewhere completely different. Without a display on the receiver, how do people in the room know what they're listening to? Max -- max.spicer What do we want? Smoother Analog VU with FLAC! When do we want it? At the soonest possible convenience to the hard-working yet undervalued Slim Developers. ;-) max.spicer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Put a screen on it and you have a SB3 as far as 99.9% of people are concerned. Plus apparently the screen is the expensive part, so no screen means they can provide the receiver as a low cost option. -- Gibbo Gibbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. Because users have been asking for this kind of device. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
It seems pretty obvious to me. if you want a screen, then buy a SB3 and a jive controller. -- Gibbo Gibbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Michael Herger;256312 Wrote: I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. Because users have been asking for this kind of device. Michael They've either been asking directly, or indirectly, as in Why can't you make an SB that is much less expensive, say, around the $150 price point? Taking away the VFD makes that possible. A lot of users still prefer controlling their SB2/SB3 via computer, pda, Nokia770, etc, so this works for them without the SBC. And with the SBC, you don't need the VFD. I guess the other indirect way of asking for it that is often heard in these forums is Why can't it be more like Sonos? ;o) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Michael Herger;256312 Wrote: I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. Because users have been asking for this kind of device. Michael Michael, I am interested in the new Duet and especially the Jive as I already have a Transporter and would like the new remote. I use Media Monkey to manage my files. I would like the album artwork to show on the Jive when I buy one. I am filling in the album artwork now in Media Monkey for the files. Will this album artwork show up in the Jive remote when I'm selecting - is that how that works? Thanks, Bill -- mr_bill mr_bill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
I use Media Monkey to manage my files. I would like the album artwork to show on the Jive when I buy one. I am filling in the album artwork now in Media Monkey for the files. Will this album artwork show up in the Jive remote when I'm selecting - is that how that works? If the artwork shows up in SqueezeCenter/SlimServer then it will also be displayed on the Controller. It's displayed while browsing albums, or during playback. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
For multi-room setup I would considering not having a screen a bonus because in rooms where i just want some music going but not want it the focal point I tend to hide the audio gear anyhow. Nice to now have an option to not have to pay for something I wont use. Now keep in mind you still can get the version with the screen, course it costs more because well the screens are not cheap. So for me when I get the money, I will have an SB3 in the family room, SB3 in the bedroom, and then just receivers in the kitchen, living room, computer room, upstairs landing. Course I will be buying those extra receivers one at a time so the CFO of the house does not notice. -- m1abrams m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
mr_bill;256519 Wrote: Is their something I should be doing to get that artwork to show or a link you can point me to that will help like a faq? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?AlbumArtwork -- Mark Lanctot Sean Adams: So you mean, aside from the fact that Squeezebox does not do 96KHz, why doesn't it do 96KHz? Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Is their something I should be doing to get that artwork to show or a link you can point me to that will help like a faq? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?AlbumArtwork Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
Michael Herger;256432 Wrote: I use Media Monkey to manage my files. I would like the album artwork to show on the Jive when I buy one. I am filling in the album artwork now in Media Monkey for the files. Will this album artwork show up in the Jive remote when I'm selecting - is that how that works? If the artwork shows up in SqueezeCenter/SlimServer then it will also be displayed on the Controller. It's displayed while browsing albums, or during playback. -- Michael So I just checked the new Squeezecenter v7.0 that I have installed and checked an album that has the album art show on media monkey, but it doesn't show in Squeezecenter when I bring up that same album. Is their something I should be doing to get that artwork to show or a link you can point me to that will help like a faq? Thanks Michael, Bill -- mr_bill mr_bill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
max.spicer;256298 Wrote: Without a display on the receiver, how do people in the room know what they're listening to? Oh, man. How have they known for the last 100 years? I usually run my Transporter with the display off. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
m1abrams;256504 Wrote: Now keep in mind you still can get the version with the screen, course it costs more because well the screens are not cheap. So for me when I get the money, I will have an SB3 in the family room, SB3 in the bedroom, and then just receivers in the kitchen, living room, computer room, upstairs landing. Course I will be buying those extra receivers one at a time so the CFO of the house does not notice. This sounds like a perfect plan to me, but at this point it seems to require buying at least one SB Controller, which makes it harder to slip by the CFO.:-) From the SB Receiver system requirements: Squeezbox Controller required for network setup -- mkt mkt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14921 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
On Jan 9, 2008 3:55 PM, mkt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This sounds like a perfect plan to me, but at this point it seems to require buying at least one SB Controller, which makes it harder to slip by the CFO.:-) From the SB Receiver system requirements: Squeezbox Controller required for network setup This has been discussed almost ad-nauseum in other threads. It's extremely likely that there will be an 'unofficial' (community-driven) way to perform the network setup, eliminating the need for the SBC if that's what you want. I really wish this caveat could be removed from the specs officially just so that we could stop having to point people in the right direction every time someone points out the limitation because I think it's been mentioned at least a dozen times. I have to wonder if some marketroid somewhere thinks that they'll force the less technically savvy user to get the Duet bundle, but keep the community uproar down to a minimum by allowing the SBR to work standalone using unsupported means. Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Receiver with no display - why?
max.spicer;256298 Wrote: I'm curious about the rational behind removing the display from the new receiver. I understand that the controller now does all the display work, but can't see how this removes the need for a display on the receiver itself. The controller provides a great interface for selecting and browsing music, but I find the Squeezebox's display invaluable for actually seeing what is being played. With multi-room audio, this is especially an issue, as you get the possibility of one room's audio being programmed from somewhere completely different. Without a display on the receiver, how do people in the room know what they're listening to? Max I, for instance, have a SqueezeBox in my media cabinet which drives music to speakers throughout the house. No one ever sees it. It simply sits there in the dark connected to the amp (looking all sad and lonely, I imagine). No need for a display there. Cheers, David -- studley The Guide is definitive. Reality is often inaccurate. Save Internet Radio http://www.savenetradio.org/ Know me... know my music... http://www.last.fm/user/dstudley studley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6441 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
