Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread EowynCarter
Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time Yeap. By the way, what happens when you have no internet and your nas / pc is off ? Is the SqueezeBox usable at all ? For the stuff like alarms ,

Re: [slim] PDA-controller SlimControl 0.95

2009-09-07 Thread Locuth
Testing the new screen resolutions was one of the points of this pre-release. It's funny you're noting it by accident. Together with two other Omnia users I have pretty much fixed it. -- Locuth Use your PDA/Phone as SqueezeBox remote -- http://sc.sciatec.de

Re: [slim] PDA-controller SlimControl 0.95

2009-09-07 Thread lrossouw
Locuth;455896 Wrote: Testing the new screen resolutions was one of the points of this pre-release. It's funny you're noting it by accident. Together with two other Omnia users I have pretty much fixed it. OK great. I ran it for hours and hours over the weekend while working, so I was

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-09-07 Thread TKSQB
hello, I bourght a 2nd squeezebox receiver. The firts is configured with udap_shell and I use my HP PDA. Everything works well. Now I tried to configure the 2nd one. The night was short but it don´t works the receiver goes to blue but don´t find the server. The greatest problem for me i to edit

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-09-07 Thread Robin Bowes
On 07/09/09 10:31, TKSQB wrote: hello, I bourght a 2nd squeezebox receiver. The firts is configured with udap_shell and I use my HP PDA. Everything works well. Now I tried to configure the 2nd one. The night was short but it don´t works the receiver goes to blue but don´t find the server.

[slim] Any simulator of the SB Touch?

2009-09-07 Thread Aguida
Before tossing my classic out in favor of the touch I would like to try how the user interface is. I guess that it is built upon squeezeplay just like the controller, so i was wondering wheter the the software was available just to test it on a PC. Any thoughts? -- Aguida

Re: [slim] Any simulator of the SB Touch?

2009-09-07 Thread andynormancx
This has already been asked, the answer is not yet. When the Radio is out of the door and the development team get back to finishing the Touch then they will also release an more up to date version of SqueezePlay which will then provide a simulation of how the Touch will look. -- andynormancx

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-09-07 Thread TKSQB
thanks for Your answer. (sorry for my bad english, but it seems that there are more user on the english-side!?) It´s to get silly, my box hangs the most time after config with status yellow, so that have to do the whole same procedure. My conf on the router for Wlan= SSID=TiT4 WPA+WPA2

Re: [slim] Converting from vbr to abr

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
Blankdj;455806 Wrote: Is there any contemplation of players processing Apple Lossless natively? Again, all comments appreicated as I'm new to all this. ALAC playback will not and indeed cannot be added to the IP3K range of players (SB2, Receiver, Transporter and Boom). AAC will be supported

[slim] SB3: 96khz playback possible via optical out?

2009-09-07 Thread Hawkmoon
I have my SB3 connected to a DAC that supports 96khz playback. But will the SB3 pass a 24-bit 96khz FLAC through its optical out to the DAC or will it downsample it to 44/48khz? -- Hawkmoon Hawkmoon's Profile:

Re: [slim] PDA-controller SlimControl 0.95

2009-09-07 Thread Locuth
lrossouw;455898 Wrote: OK great. I ran it for hours and hours over the weekend while working, so I was testing it, just not moving it... That's great :-) I'm not sure whether I have you email . If so, I'll send you an update. -- Locuth Use your PDA/Phone as SqueezeBox remote --

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
EowynCarter;455885 Wrote: Lets not. And also that it is a Smart NMP and can stand on its own once Slim SC is released for those that don't want a Server running all the time Yeap. By the way, what happens when you have no internet and your nas / pc is off ? Is the SqueezeBox usable at

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread andynormancx
funkstar;455980 Wrote: Once it is first setup, Touch is can be completely self contained. The current lineup of Squeezebox players cannot operate without Squeezenetwork or a Squeezecenter installation. The screen doesn't even display the time. Not quite true. The Boom will show the time and

Re: [slim] Any simulator of the SB Touch?

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
See this thread for more details: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67560 -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with

Re: [slim] SB3: 96khz playback possible via optical out?

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
The highest output the SB3 can give you is 24/48. Any source material higher than that will be down sampled on the server by SOX (assuming you are running 7.3.x or later) -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
andynormancx;455982 Wrote: Not quite true. The Boom will show the time and sound the next alarm even when it can't connect to SC or SN. Yes, true, but that really is all, and alarms are limited to built in sounds, not the actual alarm you set. OK in emergencies, but it isn't very useful

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread andynormancx
funkstar;455988 Wrote: Yes, true, but that really is all, and alarms are limited to built in sounds, not the actual alarm you set. OK in emergencies, but it isn't very useful without a server running :) Maybe, but given that the actual question was: Is the SqueezeBox usable at all ? For the

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread EowynCarter
Yeap ;) My ISP have, it seams, the annoying habit to push update at night, forcing the modem to restart. Hopefully, everything goes fine, and the SquezzeBox catch the connexion again. My NAS can't run all night, so wake up would have to be from the the Squeezenetwork. My main trouble there is

Re: [slim] Converting from vbr to abr

2009-09-07 Thread andyg
We want to include native ALAC too. And as for seeking support in AAC/ALAC, I have spent a ton of time trying to get this to work and it still seems a long way off. So, seeking may not be there when we ship. :( -- andyg

Re: [slim] PDA-controller SlimControl 0.95

2009-09-07 Thread vw195
Wow I really like your Slim Control program (v. 0.95). Very smooth and fast on my 640x480 HTC Touch Pro. Hopefully one of these days I will get a squeezebox to use it with instead of softsqueeze which I am using now. Ordered a SBRadio yesterday so when it ships, I will have more to play with.

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread Mnyb
EowynCarter;455992 Wrote: Yeap ;) My ISP have, it seams, the annoying habit to push update at night, forcing the modem to restart. Hopefully, everything goes fine, and the SquezzeBox catch the connexion again. My NAS can't run all night, so wake up would have to be from the the

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread dave77
Chippy;455270 Wrote: UK prices according to the Logitech site: Squeezebox Classic: £179 Squeezebox Touch: £259 That's not even close, guys! Chippy Crazy pricing. Personally, I wish they'd made the Touch without a touch screen and sold it cheaper, obviously then it couldn't be called

Re: [slim] No Sound on SB3 Headphone Jack

2009-09-07 Thread BastiaanR
Gus;416732 Wrote: Does anyone out there know how to remedy this? Cheers, Gus Was there ever a solution for this? -- BastiaanR Squeezebox Controller (fw r6038) + Squeezebox Receiver (fw 62) + 1TB fileserver, Windows XP SP3, running SqueezeCenter 7.3.4 Download SC 7.3.4 from here:

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread EowynCarter
I use wake on lan ( WOL ) Boom has the amazing ability to actually send a WOL packet to the server 10 minutes before the alarm. Cool :) Maybe i really need to find a way to tell my nas to shut up when starting. But i tought about that, as i can set a startup time on my nas. It makes a beep

[slim] Duet controller very low brightness

2009-09-07 Thread bec143
Hello, Not sure if I should post this here or on the Duet forum. have been using a SB2 for years, and just picked up a Duet as a store demo from a local shop. After a full charge, the controller display is VERY dim, barely readable, even though the brightness control is on max. Any idea what

[slim] external DAC reports 44khz from SB3 - why?

2009-09-07 Thread Hawkmoon
ok, so bought some Gimmell studio master files at 24bit 48khz resolution and my SB3 is connected via coaxial digital out to a Dacmagic DAC, which is capable of reading 48khz signals. But the signal from my SB3 when playing these 24bit 48khz files is still showing as 44khz on the DAC - any ideas

Re: [slim] PDA-controller SlimControl 0.95

2009-09-07 Thread Locuth
I bet it went bonkers in landscape mode^^ You could help by testing the new version. It supports various screen modes. Send me an email, if you're interested. Cheers, Sebastian -- Locuth Use your PDA/Phone as SqueezeBox remote -- http://sc.sciatec.de

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread citoyen
lrossouw;455576 Wrote: I'm busy working on a script to import lots of stuff from last.fm and thinking of importing loved tracks as a playlist. Sounds interesting! -- citoyen citoyen's Profile:

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread Paul Webster
I added Twitter posting to my TV/radio recording app a while ago - but soon added filtering so that channels or programmes could be filtered out. http://dabdig.blogspot.com/2009/03/do-you-want-everyone-to-know-what-you.html Doing it like a Love mechanism would be OK - but people Tweeting each

[slim] Squeezebox wifi

2009-09-07 Thread bentley-farm
Hi all I've been looking at a squeezebox duet setup as a multiroom solution. I'm down to either the squeezebox or another well known wireless system (not sure if were meant to mention names on here) My question is to do with the wireless network side of things. I'm planning on doing a wired setup

Re: [slim] Squeezebox wifi

2009-09-07 Thread funkstar
A Receiver (or any of the other players) -cannot- act as an access point. They can work the oposite way round though. See the wiki for a better explanation that I could write :) http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Network_Design#Bridging -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio

Re: [slim] Squeezebox wifi

2009-09-07 Thread pski
SB devices including the Duet (Controller/Receiver) are just one more IP device on the wireless network. Other traffic and uses are only affected if there are bandwidth issues. -- pski pski's Profile:

Re: [slim] more buffering/wireless issues

2009-09-07 Thread pablolie
Shredder;455818 Wrote: I know this has been covered many times and I have read those posts. I still have questions. I am using a 20 month old Linksys wrt 100 wireless router, wireless G.My music is on a very fast Thecus n5200 Pro with tons of free space. The router is in the same room

[slim] Living in UK - buying Transporter from the US

2009-09-07 Thread Ray70
I live in the UK and I'm considering buying a used Transporter from the US. The spec for the TP states that the power input is100-240v, 50-60Hz AC. I'm pretty sure this means it will work on both US and UK power supplies, but could anyone confirm this? Thanks! -- Ray70 Marantz SA-11S1,

Re: [slim] Duet controller very low brightness

2009-09-07 Thread jimzak
I have been told that it's a hardware problem and needs to be sent to Logitech. -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet jimzak's Profile:

Re: [slim] Any simulator of the SB Touch?

2009-09-07 Thread Aguida
funkstar;455985 Wrote: See this thread for more details: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67560 thanks a lot. I had missed that thread -- Aguida Aguida's Profile:

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-09-07 Thread htrd
TKSQB;455913 Wrote: the receiver goes to blue but don´t find the server. I had a similar problem, described in the thread at http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66823. In my case it made a difference if I set a value for lan_network_address, even though I was (successfully!) using

Re: [slim] wavin2cmd

2009-09-07 Thread anpo
Installed, works perfectly,thanks! -- anpo anpo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67564

[slim] Original Slim Devices Squeezebox: wireless-g?

2009-09-07 Thread calipoop
Found an original Slim Devices Squeezebox V3 for sale, but was wondering if it worked the same as the Logitech's? Same wireless-g capabilities, etc? Thanks in advance for your input! -- calipoop calipoop's Profile:

Re: [slim] Original Slim Devices Squeezebox: wireless-g?

2009-09-07 Thread aubuti
Yes, they are the same except for the logo on the faceplate. However, the Slim Devices branded SB3s were produced in both wifi and wired-only versions (the wifi model also does wired ethernet). So if you need to have wifi you should verify that the one you are looking at is a wifi model. Offhand

Re: [slim] Original Slim Devices Squeezebox: wireless-g?

2009-09-07 Thread calipoop
Cool, thanks for the quick history lesson. I'll keep an eye out for the wired/wireless claim. -- calipoop calipoop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32676 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread toby10
aubuti;455747 Wrote: Isn't that a headphone output, which presumably includes a headphone amp? I would think you would get much better audio quality by connecting the A5s to the line level RCA analog outputs using a Y-connector. That is definitely true for the SB2 and SB3. Yeah, I meant to

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread lrossouw
A very silly question: I usually love my tracks form the last.fm web interface, but I know you are supposed to be able to love from the SB3 remote (and web interface?) but can't seem to find it. I think I'm using just the standard last.fm plugin that comes with SqueezeCentre. Cheers Louis --

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread MeSue
Thanks for the URL of the loved tracks RSS. Love this track is in the track info menu (press right from now playing on the current track) in 7.3 or the context menu (+ button) in 7.4. In the WebUI, I think it's in the track info menu that you get when you click a song title. One nice side

Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?

2009-09-07 Thread lrossouw
micah;453992 Wrote: Since the small form factor (SFF) PC has been mentioned a couple of times in this thread, I was wondering what all the other ~$150-$250 units have in terms of hardware. Does anyone have an idea what the processor requirements would be for a linux based SFF MythTV

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread lrossouw
MeSue;456187 Wrote: Thanks for the URL of the loved tracks RSS. Love this track is in the track info menu (press right from now playing on the current track) in 7.3 or the context menu (+ button) in 7.4. In the WebUI, I think it's in the track info menu that you get when you click a song

Re: [slim] Future of Squeezebox Classic

2009-09-07 Thread GeeJay
Mnyb;455862 Wrote: Anyway you can have Music-IP if you want to but it takes serious wizardry to set up Logitech simply *must* do a system similar to appple genuis and make it a standard part of the system. Also a lot the very nice stuff erland has done for community via his excellent

Re: [slim] Tweet this album/song option?

2009-09-07 Thread MeSue
lrossouw;456190 Wrote: It doesn't show when I press right on my sb3. That is where I looked for it. Do you have plugins installed? One of Erland's (Custom Browse, probably) replaces the track info menu, and then you have to go another level deep by scrolling down to Show standard song info