Steven Moore;323838 Wrote:
is it possible to use an external hard drive or a computers hard drive
to store and play music on the Apple Tv?
There are two ways an AppleTV plays music:
1. From its internal hard drive.
2. Streaming from a computer on the LAN via wifi or ethernet
Although it
mortslim;324695 Wrote:
There are two ways an AppleTV plays music:
1. From its internal hard drive.
2. Streaming from a computer on the LAN via wifi or ethernet
Although it has a USB port, I don't believe that can be used at present
for an external drive.Now don't take this wrong, but
I own a sb 1 but sooner or later it will fail and I was think of going
the Apple route.
I see that the Apple Tv has a 160b hard drive.
As my music is around 300gb in size, all Apple lossless, is it possible
to use an external hard drive or a computers hard drive to store and
play music on the
I agree that the new iPhone/iPod Touch remote app adds value to the
AppleTV experience. I am sure the mentioned wishlist of additional
features are just a question of future updates to the app.
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mortslim;320136 Wrote:
It is easy to control the AppleTV with the included remote.
Now that my iPod Touch (or iPhone) includes the new remote
application, it is even better. Don't need the TV on or even connected
to choose what music to listen to.
Mortslim, did you notice that
Ok, I am long time SB owner/lover and the new remote and my existing
AppleTV will NOT be replacing my SB... yet.
I have a friend who i have been trying to get to retire his Audiotron
(my last true love) and upgrade to SB. But now, he is very intersted
in iphone airport express solution.
The
Can I just ask, with the iTunes remote app UI, what does the abc...xyz
running down the right hand side of the screen do? I assume pressing f
will quickly take you to f in the list?
If so, i have not see that utilised before and its a very neat and
smart, yet so simple, way to handle long
autopilot;320034 Wrote:
Can I just ask, with the iTunes remote app UI, what does the abc...xyz
running down the right hand side of the screen do? I assume pressing f
will quickly take you to f in the list?
If so, i have not see that utilised before (although i guess its used
on the
tharrison;319243 Wrote:
(And PS. Someone should write an iPhone application for SB that works
just like the iTunes remote. That would be cool).
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7889
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Not exactly what's been talked about here. That request is for an iPod/iPhone
compatible SqueezeNetwork skin.
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pippin;320038 Wrote:
But then most of the SC web skins have this, too (Default, Nokia,
iPeng,...)
The usability in browsing lists on the iPhone is hard to beat.
Yeah very similar, but not exactly the same thing. Is there any way
this could be implemented on a non-touch screen like the Duet
And the beat goes on:
LastFM has now been added as a service on the iPhone/iPod Touch.
Logitech, the parent of Slim Devices, sells several models of ipod
docking speaker systems. They sound great for your ipod. I use their
Pure-Fi system in addition to my Squeezebox. So Logitech has hedged
aflo;319904 Wrote:
What there needs to be is a way to convert your squeezebox into an
airport express or somehow get that functionality. Then people who
purchased SBs can try both without buying an airport express. Is this
possible?
You may be better with an Apple TV. Better sonics than an
The AppleTV has a digital audio out.
It does shut down, at least I get the impression that the hard drive
has gone to sleep because its initial startup after not being used for
awhile is always a couple of seconds, whereas while in use the feedback
from the remote is instantaneous. I understand
pablolie;319583 Wrote:
...
The first is a great shortcut to a pleateu with great usability. The
second is an invitation to a tortuous, never-ending journey to
perfection :-D. The perfect world is in a seamless compromise in the
middle, because we need *both* depending on context.
Thanks,
pski;319618 Wrote:
Back to the beginning of the thread:
Nobody told this guy he could use wifi and the /handheld skins to
control SC.
Duh. Again the concept of a webserver controlling streams.. and
listening to music on the ipod itself is only incredible if you like
squashed MP3 sound.
filzer;319693 Wrote:
I used iPeng on the iPod, and the webinterface on my macbook. it is
slow. main problem. it is slow, the serving iMac is old, the library
huge. remote on the ipod touch is much much faster.
But, after reading your comments, i might keep my squeezebox. The're
still
pippin;319700 Wrote:
Have you tried the new one (0.5.1) with FW 2.0? It's considerably faster
now, although admittedly still not as fast as iTunes Remote.
thanks pippin, i *will* give it a try. part of the slowlyness is fault
of the slow server, i suppose, cause the normal webinterface is
filzer;319708 Wrote:
thanks pippin, i *will* give it a try. part of the slowlyness is fault
of the slow server, i suppose, cause the normal webinterface is slow,
too.
Yes, but iPeng is MUCH faster than the normal webinterface if compared
on the same machine.
And Apple did a good job in
I've created '*a photo gallery*'
(http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/5421906_3gXVj) comparing a few similar
screens of the Apple Remote application controlling iTunes and the SB
Controller.
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dem;319740 Wrote:
I've created '*a photo gallery*'
(http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/5421906_3gXVj) comparing a few similar
screens of the Apple Remote application controlling iTunes and the SB
Controller.
So what? I mean: it's nothing new about that, it's the same controls
and menus the iPod
pippin;319759 Wrote:
So what? I mean: it's nothing new about that, it's the same controls and
menus the iPod application has been using since iPhone is out with the
omission of Cover Flow.
I figured there were one or two people left who'd never seen one or
both of these UIs. My bad.
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dem;319800 Wrote:
I figured there were one or two people left who'd never seen one or both
of these UIs. My bad.
OK, those people will like it, since it's cool.
But pictures don't tell the whole story, don't they ...
http://penguinlovesmusic.de/?page_id=7
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dem;319800 Wrote:
I figured there were one or two people left who'd never seen one or both
of these UIs. My bad.
Actually, I was interested.
I've just had a go with the remote application on the Ipod. It's
extremely slick and responsive but doesn't have Coverflow.
The criticisms still
pippin;319809 Wrote:
http://penguinlovesmusic.de/?page_id=7
Very pretty!
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What there needs to be is a way to convert your squeezebox into an
airport express or somehow get that functionality. Then people who
purchased SBs can try both without buying an airport express. Is this
possible?
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aflo;319904 Wrote:
What there needs to be is a way to convert your squeezebox into an
airport express or somehow get that functionality. Then people who
purchased SBs can try both without buying an airport express. Is this
possible?
Frankly, I'd rather find a way to turn my airport express
ianr;319908 Wrote:
Frankly, I'd rather find a way to turn my airport express into a duet
equivalent!
We all have different setups and i respect that. My setup consists of
using itunes for my tagging and storage and using slimserver to host it
to my SB. the problem with this is since i tag
Probably an Ipod in a dock is actually all that most normal users need.
I'm currently using completely separate music databases for Itunes and
Squeezebox Slightly scruffy 320k files and disorganized ID3 tags for
the Itunes data and FLAC with perfectly organized id3 tags for the
Squeezebox Duet.
iTunes? It used to be a decent option for choice when it came to
commercial music. But I will take Amazon MP3s over iTunes any day now.
And I *hate* bossy, proprietary devices and software. I have never
liked the iPod concept. I like portable devices to be dumb memory
sticks that allow me to
I'm glad Apple have done this, this a great option for existing Touch
owners and its good to see more competition in the market. And it will
suit some people more than the Squeezebox system. But it's not a
replacement, it will appeal to a different niche in the market. The
Squeezebox is a much
just to be clear, the iPod in my setting is used as a remote, not as a
player. i know salling clicker, but ist not as fast and as easy as
remote on the ipod touch.
one thing is absolutly right: how will wife and kids play music when i
take my ipod to work... i think i have to buy a iphone
Yeah it's clear to me that you use the Touch as a remote and not a
player. Sometimes I use my HTC Touch as a remote to control the Mac or
the PC with Salling Clicker and sometimes I use it to stream audio from
my Mac or PC to the phone and listen to it with headphones. I can't
stream flac though.
Random Access;319321 Wrote:
Squeezebox allows you to stream music without interacting with the
computer. It's a totally different concept than remote controlling your
computer to playback audio onto a remote audio device. Both methods have
their uses and purposes.
When playing your own local
tharrison;319243 Wrote:
(And PS. Someone should write an iPhone application for SB that works
just like the iTunes remote. That would be cool).
Ever heard of iPeng ? (www.penguinlovesmusic.com)
Or the SqueezeBox Controller ?
(http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_controller.html)
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morberg;319456 Wrote:
When playing your own local music library the iTunes + AirTunes + Apple
Remote (on iPod Touch or iPhone) is very similar to the SqueezeCenter +
Squeezebox Duet Receiver + Controller setup. What are the main
differences in your opinion?
For those of you with a little
filzer;319275 Wrote:
regarding multiroom: you can select several airport stations to stream
to. or all together. you cannot stream different music to different
stations.
That would be the biggest issue that I have with the system, to me one
of the beauties of the SC/SB system is that I,
MuckleEck;319501 Wrote:
That would be the biggest issue that I have with the system, to me one
of the beauties of the SC/SB system is that I, my sons, my wife and her
children can all listen to different music in different rooms at the
same time.
Another thing with the iphone remote system
I tried the new Remote application on my iPod Touch to control my
music on my AppleTV. Very cool. At first I didn't get it. I said,
hey, my AppleTV already has a remote and I can scroll through the songs
on my television. But the Remote application on the Touch does add a
new dimension of
Just to clarify, the appletv is a combo of an ipod plus airport plus a
lot more.
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mortslim;319546 Wrote:
We've come a long way since top 40 AM radio and vinyl records. Keep it
moving forward !!!
Top 40 maybevinyl..as far as music quality is
concerned...debatable!
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tharrison wrote:
So rather than making remarks about people who use iTunes or are
thrilled with the idea of the Remote application for the iPhone,
perhaps the community could recognize that we're not all audiophiles,
and sometimes it's just nice to listen to music without pain and
suffering!
filzer wrote:
just to be clear, the iPod in my setting is used as a remote, not as a
player. i know salling clicker, but ist not as fast and as easy as
remote on the ipod touch.
one thing is absolutly right: how will wife and kids play music when i
take my ipod to work... i think i have to
Just trying to make a comparison of prices of the Slim Devices Duet to
the AppeTV, iPod Touch setups:
Slim Devices Duet: $400.
AppleTV: $230. (no tv required to play music)
iPod Touch: $300. (or iPhone for $200., plus ATT contract)
Total Apple: $530.
So actually the Duet is more reasonably
In my humble opinion, we are witnessing 2 different approaches:
The Apple system is driven by the usual brilliance in usability -
intuitive, pretty interfaces and as much of a
self-configuringcorrecting environment as can be implemented with
state of art stuff.
The Slim-Logitech approach bows
I might say something stupid here, but then enlighten med if there is
something I missed. Unfortunately I am not into all the plugins,
gadgets, shortcuts, whatever
I really like the SB3, and ITunes. But, I am a little put off by the
SB3 original remote, and the small screen of SB3.
I love the
erland;319457 Wrote:
Ever heard of iPeng ? (www.penguinlovesmusic.com)
Or the SqueezeBox Controller ?
(http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_controller.html)
And now with the iPhone 2.0 version:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49821
Sorry, two days late, but I had to work my way
mortslim;319578 Wrote:
Slim Devices Duet: $400.
AppleTV: $230. (no tv required to play music)
iPod Touch: $300. (or iPhone for $200., plus ATT contract)
Total Apple: $530.
No need to buy an AppleTV just for music. Use an Airport Express for
$99, a more fair comparison.
So $400 for
pippin;319591 Wrote:
I like the iTunes remote app, but for iTunes I have to keep my computer
(whichever one) running ...
The Remote application will wake up your computer if it has gone to
sleep (if your computer's not using a wireless connection).
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I relocated recently, temporarily separating myself from my vinyl and CD
collection while setting up a new business. My Squeezeboxes and
Transporter kept me sane by providing an unending stream of music,
news, new music and even background sounds, all with superb sound
quality. I let my Pandora
dem;319597 Wrote:
The Remote application will wake up your computer if it has gone to
sleep (if your computer's not using a wireless connection).
No it will not. My PC consumes so much power I usually disconnect it
from power when off. My MacBook Air comes with me and will not have a
wired
filzer;319200 Wrote:
yesterday i installed firmware 2 on my ipod touch, and next thing was to
install remote, an application from apple to remote control my itunes.
and today i will put my squeezebox on ebay. i am really sorry to say
that, because i love my squeezebox and i liked very
boslim;319607 Wrote:
I just gave a trio of Squeezeboxes to a great friend
Can I be your friend please?
MC
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yesterday i installed firmware 2 on my ipod touch, and next thing was to
install remote, an application from apple to remote control my itunes.
and today i will put my squeezebox on ebay. i am really sorry to say
that, because i love my squeezebox and i liked very much what i could
do with it.
and the point of this post was what exactly?
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V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full
Phil Leigh;319201 Wrote:
and the point of this post was what exactly?Showing off? ;)
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3 x wireless SB3 + a Duet
It certainly looks interesting but it won't do FLAC. Web radio is also
better on Squeezebox. It's also a better audiophile solution.
Although I have a Touch, I don't think I should pay for software
updates as a point of principle. I've paid for one and resented it, I
don't want to pay for
showing off: probably, yes, a little ;)
in fact i am a little bit exited about the new possablilities of the
touch. it is new, came out yesterday, and it is a true competition. i
thought the board might be interested, beside my personal happiness :)
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I'm sure that there will be peeps for whom the iPhone/Mac/Airport
solution will be ideal. IIRC the DAC/analogue drive of the Airport
isn't quite in the same league as the Duet/SB3...
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How is the multi-room synchronization using the ipod solution?
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I have one of the old iPhones, and got the new software, including the
remote app. I mostly use iTunes when I want to listen on my computer,
and SB when I want to listen throughout the house.
The iPhone remote is cool because it is not IR -- it uses the
iPhone's wireless connection to talk to
tharrison;319243 Wrote:
(And PS. Someone should write an iPhone application for SB that works
just like the iTunes remote. That would be cool).
I thought they already had...
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call
Itunes is great if you like a bloated Drm laden library / store that
tells you what type of music files you can use. It kind of reminds me
of America Online for people that want their hands held with digital
music. Nothing wrong with that except that they are also a bit like
the old company
Quoting filzer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
yesterday i installed firmware 2 on my ipod touch, and next thing was to
install remote, an application from apple to remote control my itunes.
and today i will put my squeezebox on ebay. i am really sorry to say
that, because i love my squeezebox and
A few people I know haven't been bowled over by my Squeezebox setup
(albeit in the minority ;-), saying they can achieve the same thing on
their iPods and docking stations. Trying to explain the differences is
futile; multi-room, FLAC and sound quality mean little to your
common-or-garden iPod
Yes, you are right. Audiophiles do not like iTunes, and i wouldnt,
either. I used the squeezebox mainly to get my massive mp3 library
running, and - not always and sometimes frustrating - playing. But it
sat on a iTunes setup already, swapping that to airtunes was no
hassle.
regarding multiroom:
simbo;319272 Wrote:
A few people I know haven't been bowled over by my Squeezebox setup
(albeit in the minority ;-), saying they can achieve the same thing on
their iPods and docking stations. Trying to explain the differences is
futile; multi-room, FLAC and sound quality mean little to your
I'm sorry to hear that it has taken some of you so many years to realize
that you can remote control iTunes with your phone.
There is a program called Salling Clicker.
With it you can control iTunes, Windows Media Player and more.
It works with OS X and with Windows.
It works on just about any
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