call me old fashioned, but I'd rather have an SB with built-in homeplug
support. Take the same $50 they put into the wireless card and put it
into a homeplug chip instead.
Since I have to plug the SB in anyways to the power, and again to the
stereo, it's no-way-wireless, so give up on the
My wish is a really slim Squeezebox:
- small
- (W)LAN
- synchronisable (automatically) with an already running Squeezebox
- no display
This would let me hear the same music in every room I want as I already
have a stereo in the workroom, bedroom and kitchen. I could simply
connect this little
As a relative newcomer to the SlimDevice world, I'll add my two cents...
the reason I bought the SB was to have ONE copy of my music that I could
use in my bedroom. If I'm sitting in my computer room I'll just use the
speakers on the PC... but I wanted the option to bring the tunes to the
audio
As of this posting, 629 views...not bad.
Hey, SlimDevices...something grabbed some attentions...I wondered
what?
Mobile, Mobile, Mobile.
P.S. Yes, this was a shameless bump.
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Can't see any new hardware for a few months what with the launch of the
Transporter. But then maybe we'll see:
- SB4
- SB Boombox
- Touchscreen (I wish)
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I don't agree with the internal storage part. People knock SlimServer,
but it's really the reason why the Squeezebox is so flexible and
powerful. I'd be disappointed in something whose feature set is fixed
from day 1 and that can't be customized. Plus in terms of storage, why
not use the huge
Mark Lanctot;136090 Wrote:
It would be a shame to lose the VFD - even the Roku SoundBridge Radio
uses one. However if it was to be battery powered there may be no
choice.
How about OLED...
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d_anders;135998 Wrote:
POINT: Squeezebox needs to become a full portable media player with it's
own storage. I love the interface. It should also work on it's own
internal storage without having to stream from PC, NAS, or
Squeezenetwork.
Sorry if I'm being dense here, but what do you have
d_anders, you are right in that a portable squeezebox/boombox/squeezebox
radio is a great idea, and something that many of us are crying out for.
Slimdevices are tied up with the Transporter, but i think its the next
logical (and good business) step.
But you are s wrong about the internal
1) Ok, inline storage
I could give up on it, but I think some additional internal memory
would allow the unit to buffer a stream for period of time, so that any
intermittment drops in network performance could be handled better.
2) Those of you asking, why not just get a RIO, sandisk, etc??
If you can do MP3 streaming with a Zune, you could get a lot of what you
want by attaching to SlimServer that way. Then if there's some way to
write a web interface for it. . .
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A portable player would be great but lets not forget that Rio had a
great portable audiophile player that still couldn't compete with the
iPod. If SlimDevices makes a portable play I would envision it as one
that you can plug any usb hd into.
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mrfantasy;136185 Wrote:
If you can do MP3 streaming with a Zune, you could get a lot of what you
want by attaching to SlimServer that way. Then if there's some way to
write a web interface for it. . .
Perhaps, even with a port of softsqueeze to a pocketpc would do this
too.
I'm making the
Taking on the iPod would be corporate suicide.
Microsoft can do it - they can afford to throw $100 million at the
market and then say oh well at the end of the day when it just
doesn't catch on. They're not the type to just say oh well and call
it quits though, they have the money to be able to
I think comparing the Squeezeboombox idea (which has been discussed
dozens of times on this forum) to an iPod is apples-to-oranges.
My dream goes something like this:
wireless SB3 hardware
T-Ampish kind of thing to drive the speakers
Speakers of reasonable but affordable quality
One electrical
I think I want something like this too. I could build it now with an
SB3, T-Amp, and speakers (and ideally, a salvaged vintage boombox), but
can't figure out how to do it for less than $400-$500. What would be
the price point for such a box? I guess you could get the price down
by ditching the
Boy, I like where you are going with that idea, esp. the built-in
tunnelling option via firmware.
Do you know how to deal with the AC-DC thing? Forgive me, I'm an
electrical idiot, but isn't providing power with batteries vs. AC a
non-trivial issue? Has this been componentized (that a word?) to
bklaas;136220 Wrote:
Do you know how to deal with the AC-DC thing? Forgive me, I'm an
electrical idiot, but isn't providing power with batteries vs. AC a
non-trivial issue? Has this been componentized (that a word?) to the
point where you can just buy the necessary hardware to be able to
bklaas wrote:
My dream goes something like this:
wireless SB3 hardware
T-Ampish kind of thing to drive the speakers
Speakers of reasonable but affordable quality
One electrical cord to power it
Ability to run on batteries (9 Ds, I don't care, just cut the cord)
A case for it all
Mark Lanctot;136222 Wrote:
Such units are designed internally to run on DC. You merely have to
provide an adapter that converts 120 VAC to the required DC voltage.
But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not,
could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I
bklaas;136230 Wrote:
But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not,
could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I was thinking in
terms of leveraging existing hardware (either by Slim or by an
enterprising modder).
#!/ben
Yes, 5vdc.
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Marc Sherman;136225 Wrote:
One final thing I'd like to add to this wishlist is some buttons. It
doesn't necessarily need the full suite of buttons from the remote
(perhaps you could drop the number keys, if buttons onboard raise the
cost), but at least some of the buttons to allow control
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Mark Lanctot;136222 Wrote:
Such units are designed internally to run on DC. You merely have to
provide an adapter that converts 120 VAC to the required DC voltage.
But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not,
could it be
bklaas;136230 Wrote:
But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not,
could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I was thinking in
terms of leveraging existing hardware (either by Slim or by an
enterprising modder).
#!/ben
As blkwrx said, 5 V DC. Note you
Quoting Mark Lanctot
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A single D cell has a capacity of 15 A*h. That means it could power a
Squeezebox for 7 hours, and a Squeezebox doesn't draw a full 2 A. Not
bad!
Also highly theoretical. Battery life isn't linear. Draw a
consistently higher current you may find
bklaas wrote:
What if there was just a slot in the case to put the remote? I know
that doesn't look as polished as having onboard buttons, but I'm keen
on not reinventing things (you can tell I come from the Linux school of
thought).
Then they'd need two IR receivers -- one in the recessed
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Is the transporter knob clickable?
yup. it serves the same function as pressing the right arrow.
-k
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Also highly theoretical. Battery life isn't linear. Draw a
consistently higher current you may find that it lasts less than the
stated Ah. There can sometimes be sweet-spots, plus the voltage drops
over time. This can mean the device drops off before the battery
kdf wrote:
Is the transporter knob clickable?
yup. it serves the same function as pressing the right arrow.
Oh. I want one. I'm no audiophile, so not $1999 worth, but I really
want one. :)
- Marc
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Oh. I want one. I'm no audiophile, so not $1999 worth, but I really
want one. :)
Oh, um, and a pony.
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Hmm, good point. It would be nice to keep the VFD but as GoCubs Greg
and wikipedia mentions, a high-intensity OLED might be in order.
Then again, consider that we're tlaking about wifi, so it's a case of
being movable rather than entirely
kdf wrote:
Then again, consider that we're tlaking about wifi, so it's a case of
being movable rather than entirely wireless. In that case, one option
could be a very low power mode. Unplug it and the battery keeps the
memory, wifi, audio processor and headphone output going.
My wish list items for SB 4:
1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid
2. USB port for external hardrive
3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for
SqueezeNetwork
4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing.
5. Video port for optional on-screen display
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paltomare;136261 Wrote:
My wish list items for SB 4:
1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid
2. USB port for external hardrive
3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for
SqueezeNetwork
4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing.
5. Video port for
paltomare;136261 Wrote:
My wish list items for SB 4:
1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid
2. USB port for external hardrive
3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for
SqueezeNetwork
4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing.
5. Video port for
I like the other suggestions on this thread too, and I believe there is
merit for them too, but I'm still going to stick to my suggestion of a
portable squeezebox.
A dockable portable squeezbox could plug into a boom box.
I'm still thinking a portable squeezebox with a lcd screen with lithium
Mobility would be cool, just not high on my priority list currently. The
PC option mentioned above is too cumbersome, I'm looking to break the
connection to my computer. In looking around for a device with the
options I'm intersted in I came across the Escient and the Olive units.
Anyone have an
The Olive units have been discussed in the forums before, including
posts by 1 or 2 former Olive users. Do a search and you'll find them.
The overall sentiment seemed to be overpriced and a system that is
overly closed: it's said that you can't even make a backup of the Olive
hard drive, except
great idea.
im moving my squeezebox twice a day from living room to bathroom and
back. already thinking about buying a second a/c adaptor so i only
have to move the box. btw: have to walk back at least 2 times a week
because of forgetting the remote control. a power ans play button
would be the
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