[slim] Speaker vibrations bad for Squeezebox?

2008-02-20 Thread sand
Hi all, I just bought a pair of active speakers (Audioengine 5), and I'm very happy with them - the Squeezebox looks great standing on top of one of them (I've put it on the one with the amplifier inside). A stupid thought maybe, but I wonder if there could be any downside to placing the

Re: [slim] Volume changes in large steps

2008-02-20 Thread bpa
What system is running Slimserver/SqueezeCenter ? There is a bug with similar symptoms with some NAS based slimserver (e.g. QNAP) as a result of a floating point error on processors which have no FPU such as ARM. See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37817 -- bpa

Re: [slim] Speaker vibrations bad for Squeezebox?

2008-02-20 Thread MadScientist
Provided your speaker is well spikes to the floor, I vibtrations will be minimal. You could always place your SB on a small rubber mat. I would be more concerned about heat from the amps and strong magnetic fields. MS -- MadScientist

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread johndpar
I just hope that M$ is not the cause of the murky water. I'm sorry but I (like many) will not purchase Duet if M$ eats Logitech/SD Hopes now turned to fears. John. -- johndpar johndpar's Profile:

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread jjanis
Somehow I think claims like physical media is dead are a bit premature. And the new HD content is The problem there. Think about the bandwidth required to stream 1080p content to thousands and millions of customers. Can you imagine it becoming available anytime soon? I don't think so. So, we

Re: [slim] Updgraded to Leopard and not appearing as wireless network on SB2

2008-02-20 Thread danco
homer74;271098 Wrote: Thanks for the details. I believe the SB is working fine b/c when I installed Slimserver on my PC laptop, it immediately appeared on the list of available IP addresses. There was a mention that I may need to open up a port for the SB to connect - is this something

Re: [slim] My Classic FM via SB/Transporter?

2008-02-20 Thread Ramage
norderney;271107 Wrote: My Classic FM is our brand new interactive online radio player that allows you to listen to six new channels of classical music and even create and listen to your own personalised classical radio station. I was wondering if there is any possibility of getting this

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread JimC
James_B;270335 Wrote: Do moderators have a position on sexism in posts? I just wonder when i see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks come up again and again. I know it is a hard line to draw - but whilst some may well be offended by what they call profane

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread slimpy
Welcome to the forum. Some more information about your setup and how you obtain your audio files would help. My squeezeboxen play every note from beginning to end and my flac and mp3 play gapless just fine. Do you use an external DAC? -s. -- slimpy

Re: [slim] My Classic FM via SB/Transporter?

2008-02-20 Thread Ramage
Checked My ClassicFM again and it now works OK. Streaming to Squeezebox using Winamp/Shoutast server. -- Ramage T5500 1.6GHz, SC 7.0 - 17150 Windows Vista, Alien 2.0b3 P4 2.6GHz, SC 7.0 - 17630 - Windows XP, Alien 2.0b5 P2 266MHz, ClarkConnect 4.1, SC 7.0 - 17630, Alien 2.0b5, perl 5.8.8

[slim] Turning SB off with ampflifier remote

2008-02-20 Thread Thomsen
Hi, My SB3 is placed on top of my amp (Marantz PM7200). I would like to turn my SB3 off when the amp is turned off with the amp remote. Is there any way I can make the SB3 react to the power off signal from the amp remote? -- Thomsen

Re: [slim] Turning SB off with ampflifier remote

2008-02-20 Thread Michael Herger
My SB3 is placed on top of my amp (Marantz PM7200). I would like to turn my SB3 off when the amp is turned off with the amp remote. Is there any way I can make the SB3 react to the power off signal from the amp remote? SB does recognize _some_ codes, eg. the NAD SR-5. You best enable IR

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / Flac-Mp3

2008-02-20 Thread slimpy
Why would you want to stream flac as mp3 to the squeezebox? Server OS? Search for lame.exe on windows or lame on linux (usually in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin). You also need flac so make sure it is installed (flac.exe or flac). Lame for windows can be found 'here'

[slim] SqueezeCenter / Flac-Mp3

2008-02-20 Thread Klaus
Hi I just try to setup my squeezecenter (7.0 - 17599) on a remote server. I want to change the settings, that it streams my flac files as mp3 to my squeezebox. For this, on Players - Audio I change Bitrate Limiting to 320kbps. The screen there says, The LAME encoder appears to be installed

Re: [slim] Nintendo DS Lite Browser as Interface

2008-02-20 Thread lucas72
Any news about this?! I just got a DS-Lite :D -- lucas72 When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. lucas72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11288

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / Flac-Mp3

2008-02-20 Thread Klaus
why, because I stream it over the internet. Flac works usually, but in the evening when many guys are surfing, sometimes it hangs... so i just want to have the option ;-) lame.exe was missing, now it works in this case the message shown on the player settings was wrong. to answer your

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread Michaelwagner
Experience shows that, as the audience grows, you're going to have to contend with a more diverse audience, some of whom have less than stellar motivations. As a result, you're going to have to put up with trolls and flamebait. It might be wise to come up with a strategy now, ahead of the next

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread paro
straight out of the box solution - Squuezebox 3 with a netgear router. The Messiah files are AAC downloaded from iTunees -- paro paro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15587 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-20 Thread Michaelwagner
There are already forum sections in French, Spanish and German. I'm sure a dutch one could also be added if there was enough interest. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile:

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread Robin Bowes
johndpar wrote: I just hope that M$ is not the cause of the murky water. I'm sorry but I (like many) will not purchase Duet if M$ eats Logitech/SD Hopes now turned to fears. Old news now turned to wild rumour-mongering, I feel. R. ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Best place (UK) to sell QNAP NAS?

2008-02-20 Thread Robin Bowes
gcogger wrote: Hi, I'm not sure if we're allowed to sell items on this forum? If not, can anyone suggest a good place (e.g. a forum) to sell my QNAP TS-109 NAS drive in the UK? eBay? R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread Siduhe
James_B;270335 Wrote: I just wonder when i see the WAF / women can't operate electronics / pick music -remarks come up again and again. I've said my piece on this a few times, but as one of the (few?) women who post on here regularly, I'd agree with what Jim and others have said. Personally,

[slim] CLI help on playing favorite via batch file

2008-02-20 Thread twylie
I'm trying to simplify my wife's use of a SB3 hooked to a whole house audio system. She comfortable pulling up the web interface and playing a favorite (local AM talk radio). I'd like to script this so she can press a button (on her PC or in the automation system) that opens a telnet session to

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread bpa
If the files are AAC lossy then there will be a gap if you are using Windows and iTunes 7. If the files are AAC lossless then there should be no gap. There was also a truncation issue with AAC files in 6.5.x, fixed in 6.5.3 or 6.5.4 I think. What OS and what version of SS/SC ? -- bpa

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread probedb
Discs will be around for a long time yet. People that use forums like this assume that everyone out there has super fast broadband. ADSL is the most prevalent in the UK and some people are lucky to see even 1Mbps if they're too far from the exchange. I'd rather buy a disc than have to spend

Re: [slim] Turning SB off with ampflifier remote

2008-02-20 Thread toby10
Thomsen;271182 Wrote: Hi, My SB3 is placed on top of my amp (Marantz PM7200). I would like to turn my SB3 off when the amp is turned off with the amp remote. Is there any way I can make the SB3 react to the power off signal from the amp remote? If your AMP remote is a learning remote

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread toby10
jjanis;271166 Wrote: Somehow I think claims like physical media is dead are a bit premature. And the new HD content is The problem there. Think about the bandwidth required to stream 1080p content to thousands and millions of customers. Can you imagine it becoming available anytime soon?

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread slimkid
johndpar;271165 Wrote: ... I'm sorry but I (like many) will not purchase Duet if M$ eats Logitech/SD... John. Very honest question: Why? thks, K -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially.

Re: [slim] Kksf 103.7

2008-02-20 Thread schatzy
Mike, I have not been able to get the KKSF stream running thru SqueezeNetwork as well. I also tried another stream froma local station here that will not run through SqueezeNetwork. What it did find is that both streams http://sagacomm-wrsi-fm.wm.llnwd.net/sagacomm_WRSI-FM

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread Zten
jjanis;271166 Wrote: Think about the bandwidth required to stream 1080p content to thousands and millions of customers. Can you imagine it becoming available anytime soon? I don't think so. JJanis It will happen, but not for many more years. The BW is available now to make it a

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread Pat Farrell
jjanis wrote: Think about the bandwidth required to stream 1080p content to thousands and millions of customers. Can you imagine it becoming available anytime soon? I don't think so. Its available today in much of the developed world. Not in most of the US because of monopoly telco resistance.

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread exile
one more voice to add into the mix... here's a great article about the current blu-ray situation and the future of media content. http://library.creativecow.net/articles/wilson_tim/blu-ray.php I'll add too that perhaps I'm a bit biased in my thinking because I work in television (I'm an editor

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread Honva
Physical media is going to stay. More so for movies. 1. Bandwidth does not catch up fast enough. By the time you could download a Blu-ray disc fast enough, Sony will have Blu-ray Ultra with 2TB media supporting 4320p HD format. 2. Hard Disk size not catching up fast enough. A 500G drive

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Yes, HD is compressed (mpeg) video. It has to be. Uncompressed 24-bit RGB images are 5.9 mb PER FRAME or 177 mbps. An HD transport stream is 19 mbps if you pull it in over the air. Cable companies compress it further to fit more channels through the pipe, so you're actually getting somewhere

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread MrD
MS bought this company too www.nirvis.com The SLink part of the interface is obsolete, but there is no better product on the market for IR/PC integration. -- MrD -MrD === 1 Transporter 2 Squeezeboxen v3 1 Squeezebox v1 1 SliMP3 Linux x86-64 SlimServer 6.5.1

[slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread Suprlite7
I can see from photos in the Transporter system gallery that the Transporter looks more the part of an audiophile component than the SB3 or the Duet but I would like to offer a recomendation. I am a convert to Bel Canto's systems and love their sound and form factor. An under-the-hood

[slim] Incorrect tags hanging around after rebuilding DB

2008-02-20 Thread gutted
Slimserver reports that I've got 0 tracks by 0 artists for year 199. I guess at some point I'd incorrectly tagged something with the year 199 and then corrected it - but Slimserver still thinks it's there somewhere. How do I ditch this? I tried taking a backup of and then deleting the file

[slim] Can SB play 22khz files? Itunes downloads play too fast

2008-02-20 Thread GreenMan
I get Alvin and the boys when I play 22khz files such as podcasts that I download from iTunes. The problem is only with the hardware, because Softsqueeze plays them fine. -S -- GreenMan My computer - SB2- Krell KAV-300i - pair of Thiel CS2 - my ears - my brain

[slim] Alarm Fade-in Time

2008-02-20 Thread agbagb
SS 6.5.4 under XP Home latest I love the Alarm feature, but wonder if there's a way of increasing what seems to be a preset 20-fade option (i.e., it's either no fade, or 20-sec fade). I have my alarm stream set to an Alien BBC feed, and most of that 20 seconds seems to be taken up with

Re: [slim] Squeezebox will not play AIFF files

2008-02-20 Thread Eric Seaberg
Shakey;270860 Wrote: Yes, so I rip a selection 24/96 aiff, send it to iTunes as a ALAC, move it to my NAS, stream it to my SB3 and it says it is a 44.1 Khz file. So what happened? I should mention I am using Roxio CD SpinDoctor to capture my needle drops via an Apogee Duet and a

Re: [slim] Nintendo DS Lite Browser as Interface

2008-02-20 Thread thing-fish
lucas72;271191 Wrote: Any news about this?! I just got a DS-Lite :D Check out zingerhill's review above. As excited as I was, the way Nintendo implemented the Opera browser makes it pretty much a no-go for pick-up-and-go use the way you'd want it for squeezebox control. I used it at a

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread exile
yes, hd is compressed. I was referring to the notion of watching hd shot footage before it gets compressed by a cable provider like comcast. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4579

Re: [slim] Incorrect tags hanging around after rebuilding DB

2008-02-20 Thread cparker
Hi If you are using mp3s and have both idv1 and v2 tags written in them, this might be causing an issue. Use something like mp3tag and make sure you have just v2 tags and then a clear library and rebuild and see if it fixes it. (You dont mention whether you are using mp3s so this might not

Re: [slim] Which Wireless Router to Use?

2008-02-20 Thread cparker
I go against the grain :) I recommend a Netgear N router, strong as a rock and automatically ensures the best signal by tweaking its power and aerial configuration. Dont Linksys suffer from overheating? or was that the older models? -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced

Re: [slim] Incorrect tags hanging around after rebuilding DB

2008-02-20 Thread gutted
I'm using a mixture of MP3s and FLAC (I'm gradually re-ripping all my music to lossless). I'm fairly certain that all MP3s only have ID3v2 tags, although having said that I just checked my MP3Tag options, and see that I still had ID3v1 checked (along with ID3v2, and APE). Slimserver still tells

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread cparker
Interesting article on theregister today, around ISPs and media streaming (legal) by the BBC using its iPlayer software. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/20/iplayer_isps_broke/ In only its first month of service, iPlayer pushed up ISP costs by 200 per cent, from 6.1p per user to 18.3p per

Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread riffer
The larger the screen the better for me, so I say keep the current form factor and make it even taller, with a bigger screen. -- riffer riffer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13459 View this

Re: [slim] Incorrect tags hanging around after rebuilding DB

2008-02-20 Thread cparker
Yeah I would cleanse them so that you have just the v2 tags. Also if you are using MusicIP with slimserver dont forget to rescan with MusicIP first and then rescan slimserver afterwards. Cheers -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and tips and tricks for

Re: [slim] Which Wireless Router to Use?

2008-02-20 Thread bhaagensen
I have a WRT54G, running official Linksys firmware. It's been running 24/7/365 for 5 years and only failed one single time. I think it crashed. -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile:

[slim] Sean Kingston or Chris Brown?

2008-02-20 Thread betsy8127
i just watched both of their new music videos and cant decide which i like more, they are both sooo incredible! here's sean kingstons new song on youtube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XX0vpWUyn0U and here's chris browns: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OqumjziPTzk i think i'm leaning more towards

Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread Suprlite7
The SB3 if double it's depth could have the same capability as the TP I'm guessing. You could add a larger screen to boot and still have a small form factor. I don't see a necessity for maintaining an old standard. Computers used to come in the same size box but that's not the case any more.

[slim] Half the left display is not working on the Transporter

2008-02-20 Thread toca
I've just innstalled a brand new Transporter, everything worked perfect for a couple of days, when I suddenly noticed that the left display where cutting of the letters at the top. When I change to medium fonts the upper text disapears. I've done a couple of factory resets and changed the

Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread SuperQ
Hrm, what are the dimensions of the TP's empty space I suppose you could fit a small embeded slimserver in there. Just need to add an external USB port to add an external CD drive for ripping/encoding. -- SuperQ

Re: [slim] RSS Display Jumpy

2008-02-20 Thread Triode
Its under Help. -- Triode Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43363 ___

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread Mitch Harding
I think it means that people are making conspiracy theories out of nothing... On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 1:53 PM, SilverRS8 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: mvalera;271345 Wrote: I can assure you that MS has absolutely no impact on anything we do... besides their OS software. Does this mean 'When

Re: [slim] Half the left display is not working on the Transporter

2008-02-20 Thread Mark Lanctot
See http://www.slimdevices.com/su_tech.html E-mail Tech Support Feel free to contact our support staff using this form with your questions or comments. Phone Support Phone support is available from our support team during our regular business hours of 9AM to 7PM Pacific time, Monday

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread SilverRS8
mvalera;271345 Wrote: I can assure you that MS has absolutely no impact on anything we do... besides their OS software. Does this mean 'When there is smoke, there is a fire?' Frank -- SilverRS8 Author of AlbumCatalogCreator for SqueezeCenter SlimServer

Re: [slim] Half the left display is not working on the Transporter

2008-02-20 Thread toca
Mark Lanctot;271347 Wrote: This is a hardware fault caused by a batch of bad displays that had overheating problems. It seemed to have been limited to some early SB3s though, this is the first case I've seen of a Transporter affected by this. Contact support. Thanks for a quick

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread zano65
Death of physical media is not only a technical problem. Imagine all the movies in servers where you must log in to watch a particular movie. Then imagine a new witch hunt or a puritanist regime, and all your favourite films are not available anymore. Seems a little far out at first, but it has

Re: [slim] Nintendo DS Lite Browser as Interface

2008-02-20 Thread ShadowWar
I agree with zingerhill and thing-fish: slow, but just about usable with handheld skin. The DS has a very nice toggle between Overview (1 screen shows a zoomed in view of the other) and SSR (Small Screen Rendering) which is useful. However, the nature of the SlimServer / SqueezeCenter interface

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread mvalera
SilverRS8;271349 Wrote: Does this mean 'When there is smoke, there is a fire?' Frank I meant there is no smoke, or fire. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com

[slim] Remote Control Feature Request

2008-02-20 Thread chale2
I have a squeezebox three and would like to be able to program my universal remote to play my favorites on squeezenetwork [through the SB3] more easily. The current method of navigation requires choosing favorites, hitting the right arrow, scrolling down until you find your favorite and then

Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista

2008-02-20 Thread haraldo
Some explanation of how services run in Windows, and this is valid for all versions. My apologies if this is already explained in this thread, too many posts to read The security model in Vista has been made a lot more complex than it's ever been in Windows, way too complex in my opinion. Some

Re: [slim] Looks like Blu-Ray has won

2008-02-20 Thread mikerob
Pat Farrell;271248 Wrote: jjanis wrote: Think about the bandwidth required to stream 1080p content to thousands and millions of customers. Can you imagine it becoming available anytime soon? I don't think so. Its available today in much of the developed world. Not in most of the US

Re: [slim] Remote Control Feature Request

2008-02-20 Thread davep
chale2;271362 Wrote: What would really help would if you could have a macro code or push the keypad to take you to a particular favorite. For example, pressing 2 on the remote takes you to favorite #2. This would be more reliable with programmable remotes. Opinions? Charles Err..

Re: [slim] Nintendo DS Lite Browser as Interface

2008-02-20 Thread lucas72
Thank you both, I'm just playing with the DS and... I definetely agree, frustrating. -- lucas72 When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. lucas72's Profile:

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread Ben Sandee
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 2:44 PM, mvalera [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I meant there is no smoke, or fire. So did you just accidentally reveal that Microsoft is buying Logitech? Wow! Mike, you can't win, no matter what! :-) Ben ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Any plans on Jive desktop application?

2008-02-20 Thread jason3fc
I like the prospect of Squeezeplay acting as another controller, in basically the direct opposite of what the last poster said, I'd be interested in squeezeplay I could run on the PC hooked up to my TV and have it act as another SQueezeBox I could sync and control not only on the machine itself,

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread Taxcheat
Going for the low-hanging fruit while I'm waiting for my Duet to arrive. +---+ |Filename: duet.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4349|

Re: [slim] Squeezebox will not play AIFF files

2008-02-20 Thread Shakey
Because I can and there are some that would argue about information above 20k. While there may be little there and we may not hear anywhere that high, again there is a consensous that brickwalling anywhere near it causes anomalies down in the frequencies we are able to hear. -- Shakey

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread paro
I am using SC 7, Windows XP and iTunes 7 - my example (Messiah) is AAC iTunes+ which I thought was lossless but the bit rate is only 256? it is a live recording where it sounds like the conductor is singing along! could that be a decompression problem? -- paro

Re: [slim] Any plans on Jive desktop application?

2008-02-20 Thread bhaagensen
peterw;265244 Wrote: ... watching someone drive such a thing would be like watching someone reconfigure a media server on a big HD TV -- not fun. Haha, nice analogy! At least one would need the biggest bucket of popcorn ever seen to hide in. I've never understood the whole

Re: [slim] Multiple artwork for one album - possible??

2008-02-20 Thread bulletmark
Michael Herger;270906 Wrote: Ok, I removed a few more lines, fixed some typos. Better now? Yes, but still poorly edited. A 20 second look of that single page shows there still 3 references to artwork thumb files which should be deleted. And really, am I the one who should be reviewing this?

Re: [slim] Speaker vibrations bad for Squeezebox?

2008-02-20 Thread haraldo
Perhaps this is way beyound what you're asking :-D Just try different things and move the SB3. I have tried a bunch of many different things realizing that the solutions I didn't originally believe was workable could be the best I have had good experiences with granite plates (bought from

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread aubuti
paro;271390 Wrote: I am using SC 7, Windows XP and iTunes 7 - my example (Messiah) is AAC iTunes+ which I thought was lossless but the bit rate is only 256? it is a live recording where it sounds like the conductor is singing along! could that be a decompression problem? iTunes plus is *not*

Re: [slim] Multiple artwork for one album - possible??

2008-02-20 Thread JJZolx
bulletmark;271394 Wrote: Yes, but still poorly edited. A 20 second look of that single page shows there still 3 references to artwork thumb files which should be deleted. And really, am I the one who should be reviewing this? Is this representative of QA there at Logitech corporation?

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread bpa
See bug 4662 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4662 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43671

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread johndpar
Hi Mostly the same reasons as bhaagensen. I've been involved in the computer industry one way or another for over 30 years and I've never been impressed by anything M$ have ever done. The cavalier attitude to product quality which M$ have demonstrated time and time again simply does not meet

Re: [slim] Duet ETA?

2008-02-20 Thread bhaagensen
Taxcheat;271379 Wrote: Going for the low-hanging fruit while I'm waiting for my Duet to arrive. Say is that the new uncluttered cli-based jive interface. Looks mighty nice: very xterm like, bet Microsoft never could make something like that! B. -- bhaagensen

[slim] I've lost some of my players!

2008-02-20 Thread GraemeHarrison
I run slimserver on a mac running OS10.5.1. I have 4 x SB3's and 1 x SB2 and everything has been great and stable for years (I even had an original Slimp3). 2 days ago, I tried upgrading from 6.5.4 to 7.0 in order to solve an OS10.5 issue and was then prompted to update firmware on the players. I

Re: [slim] Remote Control Feature Request

2008-02-20 Thread chale2
I am in Squeeze Network Beta and trying to map some of my favorites to individual number buttons on the remote control. Right now if I push and hold #1 or 2, two of my favorites start playing [which I didn't program unless I did it accidentally]. If I hold any of the other numbers on the

Re: [slim] Continuous play?

2008-02-20 Thread paro
thanks for all your comments - very helpful - where can I purchase and download classical music in a lossless format? -- paro paro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15587 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Multiple artwork for one album - possible??

2008-02-20 Thread Robin Bowes
JJZolx wrote: bulletmark;271394 Wrote: Yes, but still poorly edited. A 20 second look of that single page shows there still 3 references to artwork thumb files which should be deleted. And really, am I the one who should be reviewing this? Is this representative of QA there at Logitech

Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread iPhone
Suprlite7;271288 Wrote: I recommend the next Transporter be 1/2 its present size which could easily be done without sacrificing any of the elements within. The Transporter was designed with audiophiles and the higher end market in mind. To that end, the device needs to be X inches wide and

Re: [slim] Squeezebox will not play AIFF files

2008-02-20 Thread Eric Seaberg
Whatever... I've been in the recording business since 1971 and have been through all of the arguments for more than that. For what I'm doing now, in most cases, the HUGE amounts of required storage isn't worth the difference you 'might' hear. I've done several projects at 96k and higher

Re: [slim] Which Wireless Router to Use?

2008-02-20 Thread iPhone
AudioDave;270820 Wrote: I am in the process of setting up my SB3 and need to upgrade my old wireless G router. Which router would you recommend to use? I will have the wireless router, cable modem, and desktop PC in one location, and the SP3 and stereo in another room. I have been looking

Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor

2008-02-20 Thread HalleysComet
jaysung;271325 Wrote: Hello, Well, I agree. When opening the tp I was tempted to put something into it just to fill the space ... Here is what I thaught of: - solid state hard disk and some unnecessary Slimserver overhead ;) - Cd drive to rip or directly play music - heavy duty copper

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-20 Thread iPhone
JimC;271170 Wrote: Our overall intent is to minimize the noise -- the stuff that detracts from the quality information here. I think everyone on the staff, and in the community, would object to blatant sexism, but this is an incredibly diverse group of people and what one culture finds

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-20 Thread breakfastchef
Any possibility of a sleep timer in the Duet, or the Sqeezebox 3 for that matter? Could this be done with a plugin? Anyone interested? -- breakfastchef breakfastchef's Profile:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-20 Thread kdf
Can you explain in more detail? How would these need to be different from the sleep button on the remote for SB3 or the Sleep options under settings on the Duet Controller? -kdf On 20-Feb-08, at 8:11 PM, breakfastchef wrote: Any possibility of a sleep timer in the Duet, or the Sqeezebox 3

[slim] Restore default Sqeezecenter skin

2008-02-20 Thread jon01
I've changed the Squeezecenter skin from the default to Slimfx. How do I change back to the default skin? -- jon01 jon01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3880 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-20 Thread JimC
breakfastchef;271454 Wrote: Any possibility of a sleep timer in the Duet, or the Sqeezebox 3 for that matter? Could this be done with a plugin? Anyone interested? There's already a Sleep button on the SB3 remote (it looks like the edge of an eyelid with eyelashes, or like the bottom half of

Re: [slim] Restore default Sqeezecenter skin

2008-02-20 Thread snarlydwarf
http://127.0.0.1:9000/default works. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43711

Re: [slim] Remote Control Feature Request

2008-02-20 Thread orrinc
There used to be a plug-in that would allow selection of up to 9 (?) playlists by pressing a number key on the remote. I believe that you would create a number of playlists and give each a number as a title (1.m3u; 2.m3u; etc.). Then you could play any one by pressing a button or two without

Re: [slim] Multiple artwork for one album - possible??

2008-02-20 Thread Michael Herger
Yes, but still poorly edited. A 20 second look of that single page shows there still 3 references to artwork thumb files which should be deleted. Feel free to edit http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?AlbumArtwork - the integrated document will be gone soon. And really, am I the one who