Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-08-08 Thread TheShanMan
I only have a SlimP3 and a Squeezebox 1. Both support mysqueezebox.com I'm pretty sure. I know I've used pandora on the SB1 and I think I've used it on the SlimP3 too. TheShanMan's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-08-08 Thread aubuti
TheShanMan wrote: I only have a SlimP3 and a Squeezebox 1. Both support mysqueezebox.com I'm pretty sure. I know I've used pandora on the SB1 and I think I've used it on the SlimP3 too. Playing Pandora does not necessarily imply that it supports mysb.com. According to my admittedly fuzzy

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-31 Thread jfo
aubuti wrote: This wiki article indicates that native FLAC support was not introduced until the SB2: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox2. The lack of native FLAC support in the SB1 and SliMP3 may be invisible to many users because the server will transcode FLAC to MP3 when it

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-31 Thread epoch1970
There is also an original SLIMP3 available right now. For those who want to be at the avant-garde of the arrière-garde ;) 4 SB 3 • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • SqueezeLite • Squeezebox Server 7.6.2 (Debian 6.0) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput by bpa • IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) • Server

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-31 Thread aubuti
jfo wrote: SB1 could handle LPCM and WAV. Didn't Slimserver decode FLAC at the server? It's been 10 years since I used mine, but I don't think I was listening to MP3's! Yes, I was wrong in saying that the server would transcode FLAC to MP3. It -could- do that, but alternatively it could

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-30 Thread Marsupial
Is the V1 any good, or are there things you can't do with it that you can with later models? Marsupial's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59182 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-30 Thread aubuti
In my opinion it is mostly a collector's item. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_comparison for a comparison. The main differences in my view are it (1) only supports 802.11b wifi, which means it _will_ slow down 802.11g or 802.11n networks, (2) only supports WEP for wifi

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-30 Thread RonM
The eBay listing says it plays flac. R. RonM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17029 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99274

Re: [slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-30 Thread aubuti
RonM wrote: The eBay listing says it plays flac. I understand you're just reporting what the listing says, but after seeing several SB1s for sale on eBay that are listed as SB2s, I don't place a whole lot of confidence in what the listings say. This wiki article indicates that native FLAC

[slim] Squeezebox V1 on eBay

2013-07-29 Thread RonM
Yes, an old V1 is available on eBay (from the UK), 23 pounds. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Logitech-SlimDevices-Squeezebox-v1-MP3-FLAC-Audio-Music-Wifi-Wireless-streamer-/171080642968?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Otherhash=item27d5337198_uhb=1 R.