Re: [slim] Has anyone else seen this?
I'm sure these must be very uneasy days in Squeezeland... -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42052 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Has anyone else seen this?
you are number 5 to start a thread without seeing the rest. see the Uh-oh thread, it's been going all day. It happens in busy forums, particularly when people start threads with crap subjects like uh oh. A high percent of people won't even open a thread if the topic doesn't sound interesting. Jim -- jimwillsher jimwillsher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=410 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42052 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My SS Cannot find any files to scan
2008-01-11 05:05:41.5684 scanDirectory: Didn't find any valid files in: [/ext/Qmultimedia] What does ls -l /ext/Qmultimedia say? -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Has anyone else seen this?
On 11-Jan-08, at 12:02 AM, jimwillsher wrote: you are number 5 to start a thread without seeing the rest. see the Uh-oh thread, it's been going all day. It happens in busy forums, yes it does. even in not so busy ones. particularly when people start threads with crap subjects like uh oh. yup, lots of crap subjects too. A high percent of people won't even open a thread if the topic doesn't sound interesting. no comment :) -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Uh Oh
All I can say is I have enough Squeezeboxen and a Transporter to keep me going. I'll archive the official SC7 release and code and that'll be the end of the road for me if the deal goes ahead. Hopefully they're built to last and Sean's non-compete doesn't forever prevent the re-emergence of Slim Devices. -- egd Thecus N5200PRO Transporter ATC SCA2 ATC SCM100SLAT egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
noduplicates wrote: Peter, I agree with Erland about the problems of cannabalizing sales of the current device by releasing a new one and that SlimDevices has already made a commitment to the current device. However, history and companies such as Apple have shown that building the right device the first time out obliterates the competition and wins a loyal customer following. It is a dilemma for SlimDevices and the users that need a larger screen. The form factor of Sonos and iPhone with their larger screen makes it obvious that a little bigger is better. I actually like to look at the album cover graphics because I tend to recall the albums more by there artwork than their name. Also, anything that mimics flipping through a CD collection, whether crystal cases or in a CD book, replicates a familiar user experience. Again, the new iPods do this. To me this beats reading text anyday. It's pretty hard to distinguish between song titles that way. Peter, I'm showing my age (54) but do you need reading glasses? I hate Not yet, but I'm getting closer. it but I do. I tend to pop my glasses up or look over the top of them so I can see small text or detail clearly. This means holding the object really close (~6) to my face and flipping them back on for distance. My progressive lenses (distance on top, reading below) are not real clear for close-up and tend to tire my eyes because of the angle at which I have look through them for close-up vision. It is a universal problem among people that need correction for distance and reading. So, do you send letters to newspaper editors requesting them to print their articles in 24 points? There are limits to what can be done to accomodate you/us. That's life/economics. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] What's the matter with this SB3 now
Having had all sort of problems getting my SB3 to talk to the slimserver (finally, resolved by upgrading USB adaptor)...all I hear now is white noise/static, even though there is no flag on the display or slim server that there is something wrong. It was working perfectly and then suddenly only white noise! Anyone any idea on this one, before I put it in the bin, please please... -- sickmick sickmick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14820 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet or Controller online sale
Ripcaster in the UK has the Duet listed for £279, estimated delivery 1st Feb. -- werock SlimServer: 6.5.1 OS: Ubuntu 6.06 Server: Jetway J7F2 C7 EDEN 1.2Ghz Fanless http://lescannoniers.blogspot.com/ werock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4747 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's the matter with this SB3 now
Recycle the power. It sounds like it has seen a power spike or something - is the PSU plug on the back of the SB3 fully in? -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox options to stream
erland;256935 Wrote: If thinking about writing your own server, this thread may be of interest, it contains two alternative simple servers: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38173 erland thank you very much, Of course, i am not thinking on developing a new server from scratch. It is obvious that there is too much work to do such a thing. Does anybody know any sample server written in JAVA ? I have found one which is called slimpy. Any experience on this? Also, i need you to approve that everything i am writing above is right. I mean for the two steps/levels (a. slimproto communication and b. delivery of real data) And finally, what are the available options to deliver remotely hosted mp3 files (on-demand or via playlists) on slim devices? The one option is of course by utilizing a web server to deliver the mp3 files on slim devices. Any other option? Thank you very much. -- moschous moschous's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's the matter with this SB3 now
Thanks Patrick, you were spot on...not sure what caused it but just took out put back in the plug in the back. Is this what you meant by recycle the power? Cheers Mike -- sickmick sickmick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14820 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] MS to acquire Logitech rumours/article...
Is anyone else scared by this? Hopefully just a rumour as MS don't have the best reputation with Open Source and imagine the horror of sharing branding with the Zune. I'm surprised this hasn't been posted already, forgive me if it's a duplicate! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/10/ms_wants_logitech/ -- nolan nolan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7440 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Microsoft to acquire Logitech??
From TheRegister.co.uk: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/10/ms_wants_logitech/ any unholy thoughts? -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Microsoft to acquire Logitech??
Old news - there have been lots of threads on this already - consolidated here http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MS to acquire Logitech rumours/article...
Thread #6 about this rumour... -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Congrats on a great product! I own a SB3 and i think a duet would complement it well in addition to providing music to one more room in my house! Any words on the release date yet? I live in Norway, when can i expect it to reach the stores? Are we talking months or weeks? -- inv inv's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6937 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
parubini;257161 Wrote: Frank Have you considered if you will be able to include my suggestions for handling mapped paths in a future release of ACC ? From the very complimentary comments that you have received I could imagine that you could have a long development programme should you wish ! Perhaps you might consider placing the source on a development site (such as sourceforge or similar) which includes a revision mechanism and would allows others to contribute changes ? Phil. R. ps. For anyone else using my modified script, you might wish to change the line 'bEnhancedLogging = 2' to 'bEnhancedLogging = 0'. This will reduce the size of the log file and speed up the process for very large databases. First off all I would like to thank you for your active involvement in this thread and ACC. I think you have done a lot of good work for users with remote DBs. I have thought about how this could be implemented but I need some additional scenario and technical info to see if the process can be automated or that, because of the broad range of scenario's possible, some things can't be automated and have to be adapted manually to the users situation. If its implemented it ofcourse has to be a reliable solution. But, its on my todo list. I actually really look forward to creating all the new options but there are still some issues to resolve with this one I think. Do you think the ACC user base is already large enough to take it more serious and do it the sourceforge way? I have no overview of users really using the tool already because I have no download stats so judging from the forum thread there are not really that many active (involved) users. That can ofcourse also mean that the script works as it should for them. Do you think there is potential and an oppertunity for ACC to grow bigger? (other users are welcome to react) BTW. I have made an RC2 version which should address the 'script is running slow issue' and perform better but that is currently being tested by Schatzy and it may still have a problem with it so I hope to be able to post this soon. Frank -- SilverRS8 Author of AlbumCatalogCreator for SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox options to stream
Minimal s/w development approach - you could consider the following: 1. Take the current SqueezeCenter sourceand disable all user menu options you don't want to provide to your users. I'm sure some advice will be given how to scale to 500 users. 2. If MP3 files are on the same server as SqueezeCenter there is no need for any more server s/w. 3. If MP3 files are on remote servers then you just use standard network file shares or could try UPNP server which comes bundled with many NAS or Windows. I haven't tested UPNP server with Suqeezecenter but I believe it works. 4. Broadcast type servers - try something like icecast. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
Frank Have you considered if you will be able to include my suggestions for handling mapped paths in a future release of ACC ? From the very complimentary comments that you have received I could imagine that you could have a long development programme should you wish ! Perhaps you might consider placing the source on a development site (such as sourceforge or similar) which includes a revision mechanism and would allows others to contribute changes ? Phil. R. ps. For anyone else using my modified script, you might wish to change the line 'bEnhancedLogging = 2' to 'bEnhancedLogging = 0'. This will reduce the size of the log file and speed up the process for very large databases. -- parubini parubini's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3717 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Microsoft to acquire Logitech??
...and thread #7 (withing only a few minutes after #6 - wow!) -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Microsoft to acquire Logitech??
Sorry everyone. Fear makes blind -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MS to acquire Logitech rumours/article...
Sorry :( I can't see a delete thread option. -- nolan nolan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7440 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] External CUE sheet parsing problem
I've also seen this behavior on some FLAC + external CUE sheets (also made with EAC). I haven't tracked it down to a specific cause. But basically it is a right PITA with my transporter and 6.5.4 running on XP pro - often selecting an album the first track is slow to start ( 10s) and I get the same issue with the second track title allocated to every following track. I found getting rid of some of the REM statements EAC adds as to date and Genre helps with that, and getting rid of apostrophes in track names also helps that. I will see if the pregap stuff is the fix. I was going to change the server o run on linux and also with a second network card dedicated to the transporter. When it works the transporter sounds lovely, but the software isn't really reliable enough for everyday usage :( -- ermine ermine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12613 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42040 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What's the matter with this SB3 now
Exactly that. Glad you're up and running again. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42055 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
SilverRS8;257164 Wrote: Do you think the ACC user base is already large enough to take it more serious and do it the sourceforge way? I have no overview of users really using the tool already because I have no download stats so judging from the forum thread there are not really that many active (involved) users. That can ofcourse also mean that the script works as it should for them. Do you think there is potential and an oppertunity for ACC to grow bigger? (other users are welcome to react) Frank Frank It is always surprising to me that this facility was never part of the core slimserver. Reading the forums there are so many threads providing alternative approaches. I believe that there is a demand for such a facility, either as a stand alone application, or embedded in slimserver. I am sure the limiting factor to the development of ACC is your own time, hence partly my suggestion to host on a development site. I don't think number of users should put you off from this. I am sure the more the code is developed the more users there will be. The disadvantage of increased popularity will be an increase in feature requests ! There are just so many different ways to sort and print the data, everyone wants something slightly different ! Phil.R. -- parubini parubini's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3717 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
Thanks, ordering one of these would be a good solution. However the slimdevices webshop no longer delivers to Europe and points to the Logitech website where I cannot find the remote sold separatley. Argh. -- sjuttiosju sjuttiosju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1267 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
bklaas;257049 Wrote: I've yet to ever get my grubby hands on one, but check out the PepperPad http://pepperpad.com . Does everything (in theory) that the Nokia does, on an x86 platform, similar form factor, PLUS it's got IR. Same screen size as the Nokia, so the Nokia770 skin should give about the same experience as well. cheers, #!/ben I've actually tried the Pepper Pad and found it pretty unsatisfactory. It takes a long time to boot up each time it goes to sleep and the IR remote software is not very good. For instance, I found no way to move buttons around once they are added to the screen. I had high hopes for it, but it is just sitting on a shelf. On the other hand, the Nokia skin works just fine if you don't mind waiting for the thing to boot. Personally, I would be more likely to use the smaller Nokia even though it has no IR. As it is, I use my WinMobile Phone with Handheld or more likely my desktop or laptop to control the Squeezeboxes in my basement. -- stevek1006 -Steve -- Steven Kramer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- stevek1006's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1369 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
The SB3 remote works with the SB2 and is nicer anyway. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB Controller vs. N800
I have just upgraded my N800 to the latest 2008 OS and performance is much improved. Previously I had to tap the N800 screen to bring it out of standby and then wait until it caught up with what the SB3 was playing. Now this is done in background so tapping the screen brings instant 'on' and the information is up to date. Great device especially for sorting arguments about the song currently playing - you can surf to Wikipedia or other sites to find more information. -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet or Controller online sale
I agree with Mnyb: I have gone through all the phases of SB's from the first batch to the SB3's we have today. I always constantly replace all of my SB's to the latest generation (To get rid of wireless-B products.. or for the nice screen/design/form-factor) .. I have probably bought over 40 SB's over the last (has it been 6 or 7) couple of years. Over the years I bought 10 SB's at a time. Doing this gave me a slightly better price from SlimDevices and paid for the swiss import duties.. This also helped me get my friends exited about them... I am a huge fan and will be buying the duet and maybe a couple of controlers. The only slightly annoying/tedious is getting someone from the states to bring them over. Getting someone in the states to order and then they send them over... The dollar is 1.10 to our Chuffs right now (CHF) and Logitech is selling the set over here for 599 CHF.. against 439 CHF in the states).. It is only a matter of principle... -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming to WM5 Pocket PC?
Use your user name and password in the URL, see point 7: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RemoteStreaming -- Mark Lanctot Sean Adams: So you mean, aside from the fact that Squeezebox does not do 96KHz, why doesn't it do 96KHz? Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
peterw: I have the SB2 remote and the problem seems indeed to be the same as reported in the thread you linked to, which btw is is also about a broken SB2 remote, not SB3. Thanks for posting this. I'll try soldering. Any tips on how to gently open the remote? -- sjuttiosju sjuttiosju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1267 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
sjuttiosju;257196 Wrote: I own two Squeezebox2 since quite some time and I'm very happy with them. But now one of the remotes seems to be broken. The power-button still works (sometimes) but nothing else. I exchanged batteries and tested both remotes with both boxes to exclude the box as an error source - it's the one remote. Do you know how to solder? This sounds a lot like broken diode leads that other users have reported: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40113 If that's it, please let us know which model remove you have, as I've only heard about the new candy bar remotes (volume buttons in the middle, has a Browse button) breaking like this. If you're using SB2s, this could be the first reported case of an old-style diode break. -Peter -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver BottleRocket FuzzyTime SaverSwitcher SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't cycle display info. via remote
I have no problem to cycle various display information by pressing Now Playing button. But lately after install nightly 9 Jan, i can't cycle through. I have checked SC setting, under Player Settings, Now Playing Information only shows two rows of format as image shown, is it normal? +---+ |Filename: can't cycle display info.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4015| +---+ -- auronthas Auronthas Tajima Power Conditioner #61614; Squeezebox 3 / Cambridge Audio 540C V2 #61614; Van den Hul The Source #61614; Cambridge Audio 540A #61614; Van den Hul Goldwater / Ortofon SPK 200 #61614; Sonus Faber Concertino Domus Dell Inspiron 640m #61614; Window Vista #61614; SC 7.0 - 16051(Nightly release 9 Jan) #61614; Aztech DSL600EW (ADSL2/2, Wireless 802.11b/g 125Mbps 4-port ethernet router) SqueezeCenter Version: Firmware: 84 http://www.last.fm/user/auronthas/ auronthas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
SilverRS8;257124 Wrote: The .MHT file does not populate with album art, but the .HTML file does. Is there a reason for this? The .MHT file should be identical to the .html file. I'll also take a look at this one. Frank The appears to be a problem with Firefox. When I open the .MHT file in IE, the art appears. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
Siduhe;257208 Wrote: Where are you based? I'm in Sweden and have just contacted two resellers if they sell the remote separately. Ripcaster seems to ship through Europe, but the price is a little steep. Thanks anyway. :) -- sjuttiosju sjuttiosju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1267 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
noduplicates;257117 Wrote: Peter, I agree with Erland about the problems of cannabalizing sales of the current device by releasing a new one and that SlimDevices has already made a commitment to the current device. However, history and companies such as Apple have shown that building the right device the first time out obliterates the competition and wins a loyal customer following. It is a dilemma for SlimDevices and the users that need a larger screen. The form factor of Sonos and iPhone with their larger screen makes it obvious that a little bigger is better. I actually like to look at the album cover graphics because I tend to recall the albums more by there artwork than their name. Also, anything that mimics flipping through a CD collection, whether crystal cases or in a CD book, replicates a familiar user experience. Again, the new iPods do this. To me this beats reading text anyday. Peter, I'm showing my age (54) but do you need reading glasses? I hate it but I do. I tend to pop my glasses up or look over the top of them so I can see small text or detail clearly. This means holding the object really close (~6) to my face and flipping them back on for distance. My progressive lenses (distance on top, reading below) are not real clear for close-up and tend to tire my eyes because of the angle at which I have look through them for close-up vision. It is a universal problem among people that need correction for distance and reading. Steve Have you actually seen or used the SBC? If you haven't, then it seems premature to be speaking authoritatively about its deficiencies. For example, it does display album art, and if you browse by albums, that's what it shows. Along with text, which is important for those who don't have art for 100% of their collection -- think of that text as the printing on the spines of physical CDs. The SBC screen is small but very sharp. My 48 year-old eyes don't need reading glasses yet, but I'm on the verge of needing them, and I've been using the SBC beta for 3+ months without any problems of reading the text. Bigger-is-better isn't obvious to me. The Sonos remote and iPhone require two hands, but you can easily operate the SBC with one hand. And this demographic you're talking about (older, home owner, etc.) is just as likely to want a glass of wine or beer or a book in the other hand. Yes, some people prefer the two-hander remotes, but no way is it obvious that a little bigger is better. Trotting out Apple as an example of a company that nails it the first time is actually pretty funny. I'm reminded of Steve Jobs' comment after his NeXT project flopped commercially; it was something along the lines of You never get it right the first time. Did you ever hear of the Apple I? (If you're 54 you're old enough to remember the first PC, which was the Apple IIe.) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB Controller vs. N800
I would second Heuer's comments. OS2008 is a big step forward in terms of stablility and speed (and we have Diablo to look forward to in 2009!). Not so keen on the formatting (everything is now thumb/finger access sized) but it's a lot more snappy. Word of caution before upgrading to OS2008 though. Take out your memory cards (a few reports of these being corrupted by the upgrade, although this was with the beta release not the current (supported) release) and check whether the applications you use most often on the N800 have been ported over to OS2008 - a lot of popular apps are only in the process of being made available on OS2008. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42038 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't cycle display info. via remote
Use the 2nd (blank) drop-down box to choose another display option, and then save/apply the changes. Then you'll see those 2 options, plus a 3rd drop-down box, which is blank. Repeat that process until you have all the options you want. Then you should be able to cycle through them via Now Playing on the remote. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
The Duet is an interesting next step in the audio world. It brings convenient user interface and allows the audio equipment to be hidden from view (a big plus for me). As a potential first time buyer, the SBR is spot on. The SBC or the duet combo is less appealing, as i'm not yet convinced that the SBC is the right user interface. The iTouch seems another promising way forward, especially if that product opens up for 3rd party applications. Hence, it was a bit of a disappointment to learn that the set-up process of the SBR requires the SBC. From the odd clues in this thread, it seems that at set-up, the SBR sets up its own WiFi network to which the SBC connects to perform the initialisation. One would thing that this process can be easily copied to an application running on a WiFi enable PC. So it seems that there is no need to wait for future revisions of the SBR firmware to allow initial setup to be done from the wired ethernet port. -- miw miw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14960 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rumor: Microsoft to buy Logitech?!
I renamed this thread so people are more likely to see it and not post duplicate threads. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't cycle display info. via remote
auronthas;257246 Wrote: Is it supposed to be as what you described or is it a bug? I noticed all display information are shown in Now Playing Format in last year nightly. I think it depends on what your previous settings were, and whether or not you wiped out your previous settings when you updated to the nightly. For example, I always preserve my preferences file when updating, and haven't seen that problem. My recollection is that the default is to have a more complete list at the beginning, and if the user wants fewer options to cycle through, he/she can remove them by setting some to blank. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't cycle display info. via remote
aubuti;257242 Wrote: Use the 2nd (blank) drop-down box to choose another display option, and then save/apply the changes. Then you'll see those 2 options, plus a 3rd drop-down box, which is blank. Repeat that process until you have all the options you want. Then you should be able to cycle through them via Now Playing on the remote. Is it supposed to be as what you described or is it a bug? I noticed all display information are shown in Now Playing Format in last year nightly. Anyway, I have selected various mode acccordinly and it works now. Thanks. -- auronthas Auronthas Tajima Power Conditioner #61614; Squeezebox 3 / Cambridge Audio 540C V2 #61614; Van den Hul The Source #61614; Cambridge Audio 540A #61614; Van den Hul Goldwater / Ortofon SPK 200 #61614; Sonus Faber Concertino Domus Dell Inspiron 640m #61614; Window Vista #61614; SC 7.0 - 16051(Nightly release 9 Jan) #61614; Aztech DSL600EW (ADSL2/2, Wireless 802.11b/g 125Mbps 4-port ethernet router) SqueezeCenter Version: Firmware: 84 http://www.last.fm/user/auronthas/ auronthas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rumor: Microsoft to buy Logitech?!
I don't think I've yet seen a hi-fi digital audio receiver that integrates nicely with any of the online stores. I suppose Apple Airport does, but IIRC you need to control that from a Mac rather than with a remote, so it's rubbish for living room use. A SqueezuneBox would actually be a fairly unique product. My Magnatune plugin was partly an experiment in this idea, except it doesn't do purchases via the remote, of course. Which brings us to the obvious drawback from MS' viewpoint - the Squeezebox is a remarkably open platform. They'd presumably want to restrict its use, so that we couldn't add other music providers etc. All the relationships Slim built up with mp3tunes, RadioIO, Pandora etc. would be suspect from MS' viewpoint as these are the kind of services MS might want to offer as part of Zunes. All of which, of course, means that even if a SqueezuneBox is interesting as a product, an iLastsqueezuneslackerBoxio is even better - and that surely would never happen if a content provider such as MS got control of the Squeezebox range. Ian -- iwp http://www.last.fm/user/iwp/ iwp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=409 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] broken remote
I own two Squeezebox2 since quite some time and I'm very happy with them. But now one of the remotes seems to be broken. The power-button still works (sometimes) but nothing else. I exchanged batteries and tested both remotes with both boxes to exclude the box as an error source - it's the one remote. Now the questions: * How do I open the remote without breaking it and is there a chance for fixing it? * Does the remote from SB v3 work with the SB2? * If not, where do I get a replacement? Is there a simple/cheap third party remote that works without hassle? Thanks in advance for any help -- sjuttiosju sjuttiosju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1267 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rumor: Microsoft to buy Logitech?!
OK, here's another view: http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2008/01/11/microsofts-next-bet-logitech.aspx Basically, Motley Fool think that such a deal wouldn't get past the competition authorities... Unfortunately, a glance at the best-sellers on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) or at your local Circuit City (NYSE: CC) will also reveal why this deal will never happen. Save for the stray Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) accessory, Logitech and Microsoft hog the charts when it comes to select computing accessories. Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
Where are you based? 'Ripcaster' (http://www.ripcaster.co.uk) in the UK sells the remotes separately. https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/203 -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] GlobalPandora.com
Thanks for the tip! Thank goodness there are a lot of smart people around here... -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
My, my, you boys do get excited! My point was merely that I can't expand my system with a new receiver since my obsolete SB3 remote control could not be used to configure it. I look forward to the change in this situation; as forecast by various contributors to this thread. Don't get wrong - I still love my SB3. :-) -- Tradewind25 Geoff J. Tradewind25's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8432 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
thing-fish;257298 Wrote: But an iPod touch that could stream from SqueezeCenter, boy that'd be one hot ticket. Sorry to reply to myself, but you know what? Has anyone looked at the Sansa Connect? It is not touch screen, but it is a PMP that has Wifi *and* internet radio. I wonder if it can specifically play the stream.mp3 from SqueezeCenter and/or open the SqueezeCenter interface while it is playing the stream? The SBC is obviously a device that is specifically tuned to the Logitech/Squeeze ecosystem, but you can get these Sansas for $100 street. It seems awfully tied to Yahoo though. -- thing-fish ' Most Recent Tracks' (http://www.last.fm/user/thing-fish/?chartstyle=basicrt10) thing-fish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Skunk;256596 Wrote: Real audiophiles should just get a Transporter anyway. Is this statement still true, in your eyes, if one's use of the SB3/Duet/Transporter ends with the digital out? -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A Sigs dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
erland;257110 Wrote: Personally I'm still dreaming of a SqueezeBox Portable that will be good enough to replace my iPod Touch as a portable device. Serious question (because I don't have an iPod Touch)...am I right in thinking that the iPod can't do streams right now? I wonder when they announce the new Apps SDK (probably next week) if that won't change, and/or if it won't be possible to write a SoftSqueeze that would run on the iPhone/iPod. Then you'd have your Squeezebox portable! If I could afford the unlimited data plan for my Treo, I'd totally be doing that right now: Pocket Tunes (and other Palm software) can do internet streams. I just can't afford the bandwidth and the darned thing doesn't have WiFi. But an iPod touch that could stream from SqueezeCenter, boy that'd be one hot ticket. -- thing-fish ' Most Recent Tracks' (http://www.last.fm/user/thing-fish/?chartstyle=basicrt10) thing-fish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
dminches;257302 Wrote: Is this statement still true, in your eyes, if one's use of the SB3/Duet/Transporter ends with the digital out? The Transporter is over priced, IMHO. A SBR or SB3 with a good external DAC like a Benchmark DAC1 for example has better technical specifications and thus will deliver better quality sound for several $hundred less than a Transporter. -- BetterDAC BetterDAC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14931 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rumor: Microsoft to buy Logitech?!
Oh no! Please! :( ceejay;257285 Wrote: OK, here's another view: http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2008/01/11/microsofts-next-bet-logitech.aspx Basically, Motley Fool think that such a deal wouldn't get past the competition authorities... Unfortunately, a glance at the best-sellers on Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) or at your local Circuit City (NYSE: CC) will also reveal why this deal will never happen. Save for the stray Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) accessory, Logitech and Microsoft hog the charts when it comes to select computing accessories. Ceejay We can hope!! -- stormy stormy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11910 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] can't download waveinput plugin
I tried downloading the waveinput plugin and got a the Compressed (zipped) file is invalid or corrupted error message. I can download it onto the computer but when I try to open it I get the same message. I tried looking up the error message on the Microsoft support site but none of it seemed relevant. Anybody have this problem or suggestions? Thanks. -- vrasenas vrasenas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14946 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
noduplicates wrote: Peter;257149 Wrote: noduplicates wrote: It's pretty hard to distinguish between song titles that way. --- Peter, I'm showing my age (54) but do you need reading glasses? I hate Not yet, but I'm getting closer. it but I do. I tend to pop my glasses up or look over the top of them so I can see small text or detail clearly. This means holding the object really close (~6) to my face and flipping them back on for distance. My progressive lenses (distance on top, reading below) are not real clear for close-up and tend to tire my eyes because of the angle at which I have look through them for close-up vision. It is a universal problem among people that need correction for distance and reading. So, do you send letters to newspaper editors requesting them to print their articles in 24 points? There are limits to what can be done to accomodate you/us. That's life/economics. Regards, Peter My personal pref is to look at the album cover artwork first, then zoom-in to the text of the song titles - Agreed, we can't make the world over to suit us individually and so we must cope and accept. The newspaper is a legacy product that is stuck in precedent and practical limitations. Someday technology will change it too. The SqueezeBox Controller has no such limitations. It can be made into what is economically practical. I beleve that can be defined at what will sell the most based on features and price. I hope you never become presbyopic. But if you do, you will remember me ;-). I hope I will, because it's pretty inevitable when you reach a certain age. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
inv;257167 Wrote: Congrats on a great product! I own a SB3 and i think a duet would complement it well in addition to providing music to one more room in my house! Any words on the release date yet? I live in Norway, when can i expect it to reach the stores? Are we talking months or weeks? The Duet was approved for production on Monday. Hopefully you guys will see them on your shelves by the beginning/middle of next month. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SBR: button behavior not what users would prefer?
A quick glance at the SC7 source suggests the SBR button may not have the flexibility I hoped for, largely because the canPowerOff() method suggests the SBR cannot turn off. Dean has asked in the past what off means, and I'll give you a new answer: it means the player will go silent and not affect what's playing in any sync group the player might be in. When synced, off is like one audience member leaving a concert hall mid-performance, but pause and stop are like the conductor silencing the whole orchestra. If a Receiver is playing a playlist different from any other player, then it would make sense to have the button act as Pause. But if the Receiver is synced with one or more others and its button is interpreted as Pause, doesn't that mean that pressing the Receiver button would pause every player in the sync group? I think that's probably not what most people would want. I think most folks would want the button to control only that receiver -- more like the power_toggle on any of the other players. Best would be giving users options: 1) smart operation (pause if acting alone, power if synced with other players) 2) always treat like pause 3) always treat like power_toggle Option 1 would be great with SyncOptions and local MP3 or FLAC tracks, as the effect of the On or Unpause press would be to start playing music -- either what the Receiver last played (if acting alone) or what the sync group is playing (if synced). -Peter -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver BottleRocket FuzzyTime SaverSwitcher SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42076 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Soft Squeeze Won't Connect Remotely to SlimServer
I'd like to thank everyone whose posted in the past regarding how to set-up remote access to SlimServer. Thanks to that wealth of information, I was able to successfully access SlimServer remotely and listen to the stream through Windows Media Player with the URL http://host address:9000/stream.mp3 (In fact, I'm listening to it as I write.) What I haven't been able to do is get SoftSqueeze to work. When I launch SoftSqueeze from the SlimServer window, it does launch, but never gets past the Please wait. Connecting to Slim Server. message. I've spent a lot of effort scouring the forums, the FAQ, and the Wiki looking for an answer, but so far, no luck. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I think SoftSqueeze would be the better interface since it could control the SlimServer directly instead of controlling the stream with SlimServer in one window and listening to it through a separate mp3 application. T.I.A., Ed -- Ed C Ed C's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14966 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42082 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] GlobalPandora.com
i too would be interested in this... anyone have any ideas? -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBR: button behavior not what users would prefer?
Please file that at http://bugs.slimdevices.com. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42076 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
dminches;257302 Wrote: Is this statement still true, in your eyes, if one's use of the SB3/Duet/Transporter ends with the digital out? Depends on your definition of real audiophile, and possibly what clocking features their DAC has. The topic has been discussed a lot in the audiophile forum, so for the sake of netiquitte we should probably avoid thread drift here. -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
I'm generally in sympathy with you - if not actual agreement. I'm in my mid-50s and have become increasingly presbyopic over the years. But I can't see this happening for a couple of reasons: For one thing, it would be lousy business practice. For another, there's a lot more to introducing a new product than debuting a prototype - you gotta design it first. I'm sorry that the Powers That Be decided on a smallish screen for the controller, but I'm going to withhold judgment until I've had a chance to peer at it with my own bleary, rapidly declining eyeballs. noduplicates;257107 Wrote: If you must make and sell this product with this small screen, I would debut a prototype on your website of a more expensive larger LCD screen controller. Those that are price conscious and are comfortable with the smaller screen will rush in to buy that. Those that will only want to use the larger screen will say they finally got it right and its worth waiting and paying for. -- Enoch Soames Enoch Soames's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12483 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] broken remote
sjuttiosju;257227 Wrote: peterw: I have the SB2 remote and the problem seems indeed to be the same as reported in the thread you linked to, which btw is is also about a broken SB2 remote, not SB3. ... Update: Ha! Fixed it already. It was indeed the broken connection between the diode and the circuit board. The remote works fine again. Thanks again for helping and sorry for not finding that other thread by myself (though I did a quick search before posting ;)). No problem. Thanks for straightening me out on the old-vs-new issue -- and I'm glad you were able to fix yours. -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver BottleRocket FuzzyTime SaverSwitcher SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet or Controller online sale
can i suggest http://www.forwardit.us/ as a buyer/reshipper ( i found them on ebay and it cost me $5 for handling) they are shipping a chumby to me as we speak as so far its been very fast service, regular emails etc ill report back on speed when it arrives if you like. -- flipside flipside's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
BetterDAC;257327 Wrote: The Transporter is over priced, IMHO. A SBR or SB3 with a good external DAC like a Benchmark DAC1 for example has better technical specifications and thus will deliver better quality sound for several $hundred less than a Transporter. Stereophile doesn't agree with you. They tested a Transporter and compared it to the editor's own setup of a SB3 plus a Musical Fidelity's X-DACV3. The editor preferred the Transporter over his personal setup: Yes, the Transporter is worth the upgrade, even from an SB3 driving a high-end DAC. Most of the time, I would have to add a disclaimer like Of course, if you have multiple digital inputs, an outboard DAC may have more functionalitybut the Transporter has extra digital inputs and convenient source switching to boot. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't cycle display info. via remote
aubuti;257258 Wrote: I think it depends on what your previous settings were, and whether or not you wiped out your previous settings when you updated to the nightly. For example, I always preserve my preferences file when updating, and haven't seen that problem. My recollection is that the default is to have a more complete list at the beginning, and if the user wants fewer options to cycle through, he/she can remove them by setting some to blank. Yup, my preference folder was deleted together with cache, log folders. Now, I am clear, i would preserve preference folder whenever update lastest nightly build. Thanks. -- auronthas Auronthas Tajima Power Conditioner #61614; Squeezebox 3 / Cambridge Audio 540C V2 #61614; Van den Hul The Source #61614; Cambridge Audio 540A #61614; Van den Hul Goldwater / Ortofon SPK 200 #61614; Sonus Faber Concertino Domus Dell Inspiron 640m #61614; Window Vista #61614; SC 7.0 - 16051(Nightly release 9 Jan) #61614; Aztech DSL600EW (ADSL2/2, Wireless 802.11b/g 125Mbps 4-port ethernet router) SqueezeCenter Version: Firmware: 84 http://www.last.fm/user/auronthas/ auronthas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How to add a playlist from the computer?
Maybye this should have been posted in the beginners catalog, but anyhow: In the server configuration, I set up a location to where my playlists is stored. I have stored one playlist in there (made from Rhythmbox, Linux media player). So from what I expect, the slimserver should easily find my playlist, and play it like a charm. But that don't happen. The only way I get to create a playlist, is from the Slimserver or from the squeezebox itself. Since creating playlist from Rhythmbox is much faster, than from slimserver, I would prefer to do it the way I am trying to do. So, is there anything I have missed out on here or what? -- Fjatle Fjatle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to add a playlist from the computer?
First, did you do a rescan in slimserver after copying the playlist over? Slimserver won't know about it unless you at least rescan the playlists. Second, there is no one standard for playlist formats. It is possible that Rhythmbox's playlists aren't the format that slimserver uses, so slimserver doesn't know what to do with it. Use a text editor to compare a Rhythmbox-generated playlist with one that you generated in slimserver to see if the formats are the same. If not, you might need to do some tweaking of the Rhythmbox playlist to convert it to something that slimserver will read. Normally it's something you can do quickly with some intelligent search-and-replace, or 'sed' commands, or a script. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42086 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet or Controller online sale
TCM;257114 Wrote: It would be interesting to know which online shops that will carry the the Receiver and the Controller. I saw that www.ripcaster.co.uk were going to stock it (later this month they say...) -- markwoodroof markwoodroof's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10338 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
I'm reminded for some reason of an unrelated argument in which someone tried to persuade me that a company - with 50+% market share - overpriced their products! Doh This can easily be true. Not from the company's point of view, of course. Consider that utterly broken word processor everybody's using... From the company's pov this is called a cash cow: little maintenance, lots of revenue. And users have to pay the price, because there's no competition. Or they don't dare say no. Maybe you're still right... -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
BetterDAC;257327 Wrote: The Transporter is over priced, IMHO. Its only overpriced if it doesn't sell. Judging by the number of threads started by people with Transporters, they must have sold a few at least! I'm reminded for some reason of an unrelated argument in which someone tried to persuade me that a company - with 50+% market share - overpriced their products! Doh -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBR: button behavior not what users would prefer?
mvalera;257330 Wrote: Please file that at http://bugs.slimdevices.com. Done. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6584 -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver BottleRocket FuzzyTime SaverSwitcher SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42076 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Well, in the case of buying the Transporter versus the SB3 + DAC or competing products such as Sonos, there is definitely enough competition that one hopes no one is buying a Transporter for that reason. On Jan 11, 2008 5:00 PM, Michael Herger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm reminded for some reason of an unrelated argument in which someone tried to persuade me that a company - with 50+% market share - overpriced their products! Doh This can easily be true. Not from the company's point of view, of course. Consider that utterly broken word processor everybody's using... From the company's pov this is called a cash cow: little maintenance, lots of revenue. And users have to pay the price, because there's no competition. Or they don't dare say no. Maybe you're still right... -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
There a couple things I'd like to see slimserver7 -RhapsodyDirect support. Browse, search, and play from the Rhapsody Music service natively. This will enable rhapsody streams to be pushed to all squeezeboxes in the network. :-) - NetRemote/mediaBridge support, so slimserver can display tracks, album art, rhapsody search, etc on a NetRemote enable PocketPC. These two things together make Slim the better option for whole house rhapsody service than Sonos, since it would be automatable, controllable, and customizable. -Jerimiah -- jerimiah797 jerimiah797's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver logging
yes, but what about security? is there another way to protect Internet playlists apart from a http://username:[EMAIL PROTECTED] scheme? -- orbyone orbyone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14875 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41965 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] GlobalPandora.com
Thx. This is so cool. Finally Pandora again available at least through a webbrowser. I hope some of you guys can get Pandora to work on SC now too for non US users. Frank -- SilverRS8 Author of AlbumCatalogCreator for SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is ship date on Duet?
They went RTM (Release to Manufacture) on Monday, estimated for the middle of Febuary for retail stores. Logitec may have them online sooner. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
Hmm, well since Rhapsody Direct support has been in SC7 for many months now, maybe you should give it a try? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
andyg;257373 Wrote: Hmm, well since Rhapsody Direct support has been in SC7 for many months now, maybe you should give it a try? Why it's maybe not such a great idea to go six months between releases. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
andyg;257373 Wrote: Hmm, well since Rhapsody Direct support has been in SC7 for many months now, maybe you should give it a try? The page shows 6.5.4 as the latest version still -- when is SC7 going to be released? -- mkozlows mkozlows's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is ship date on Duet?
I thought the middle of February estimate was stated to someone in Europe. I got the impression from that post that they may show up in the U.S. sooner. I could have read it wrong, however. On Jan 11, 2008 5:47 PM, funkstar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: They went RTM (Release to Manufacture) on Monday, estimated for the middle of Febuary for retail stores. Logitec may have them online sooner. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] GlobalPandora.com
Great to hear Pandora after all these months, and I even still can login. However, I wonder for how long we are able to enjoy this work-around. And I don't think doing this will give Pandora much credit either. For the time being, lets hope a SB plugin is made soon. :) -- -Stef- Yamaha - Chario - MJ Acoustics - Squeezebox 3 - Beresford -Stef-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10282 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42023 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
From my testing the Musical Fidelity X-DACV3 is an inferior DAC compared to the Benchmark DAC1, so not a fair comparison drawn. That being said I'm still considering buying a transporter to replace the SB3 for the added functionallity and display. Considering the value of the transporter, maybe Slim Devices could bundle the Duet remote with the tranporter minimal price increase in anything, and make it a true hi-end product in all respects. JDH. mvalera;257336 Wrote: Stereophile doesn't agree with you. They tested a Transporter and compared it to the editor's own setup of a SB3 plus a Musical Fidelity's X-DACV3. The editor preferred the Transporter over his personal setup: Yes, the Transporter is worth the upgrade, even from an SB3 driving a high-end DAC. Most of the time, I would have to add a disclaimer like Of course, if you have multiple digital inputs, an outboard DAC may have more functionalitybut the Transporter has extra digital inputs and convenient source switching to boot. -- jdh500 jdh500's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11601 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
It doesn't matter, use a nightly build. http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/7.0/ -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Viewing text files from slimserver
Hello all, I apologize if a similar question has been posted. My browser and the search function do not like each other. Has there ever been discussion about the ability to view text files from slimserver? I ask because I have many text files that accompany my music. These text files contain detailed information about the music files in the that folder (song, date, source info). I understand that I could load tags and other stuff, but lets assume I don't have the time to update all of my tags. If you've ever downloaded a professionally recorded live music concert, you know what I am talking about. Thoughts? Appreciate the help DW -- niuphan niuphan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8762 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42089 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
mvalera;257336 Wrote: Stereophile doesn't agree with you. They tested a Transporter and compared it to the editor's own setup of a SB3 plus a Musical Fidelity's X-DACV3. The editor preferred the Transporter over his personal setup: Yes, the Transporter is worth the upgrade, even from an SB3 driving a high-end DAC. Most of the time, I would have to add a disclaimer like Of course, if you have multiple digital inputs, an outboard DAC may have more functionalitybut the Transporter has extra digital inputs and convenient source switching to boot. That was a really good review in Stereophile by Wes Philips. And as I am a Slim Devices customer and supporter I thought it was very well deserved. I hope Slim Devices sells a lot of Transporters at that price and continues to plow the profits back into new products. But there are two big things that audiophiles consider when making a purchase decision: 1. How good are the technical specs? 2) How good does it sound? It is certainly true that the systems with the best technical specs dont always sound the best. So it is very possible that the Transporter could sound better than a comparable system with better technical specs. And while that inversion isnt uncommon (i.e. better sound from lower specs) its usually achieved by companies that have spent decades building audiophile stereo equipment. Although Slim is a very creative and clever technology company, they havent yet proven themselves in the audiophile stereo market, so its harder to make the leap that a Trasporter would sound better than a system with better technical specs that was designed by an audiophile company. The truth is that there are several ways to pair an SB3, and now an SBR, with an external DAC designed by a company with decades of experience in the audiophile business, and which will also have much better technical specs than a Transporter, as well as cost less. Of course there might be a slight ease-of use edge to the Transporter over such a combination, as well as other positive considerations. I look forward to trying out a Transporter one of these days, but its hard to pay $2K when I consider the other combinations I could buy with better tech specs and still have money left over for a Duet in another room. -- BetterDAC BetterDAC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14931 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] URL for live audio for WGCY
I would like to listen to WGCY via my Transporter, but I do not know what the URL is for the audio feed. Here is the link for the station - http://www.wgcyradio.com/Aux%20Pages/Listen%20Live!.htm Thanks Andrew Smith England -- norderney norderney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=378 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42090 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] URL for live audio for WGCY
Try mms://nick9.surfernetwork.com/wgcy -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42090 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
BetterDAC;257392 Wrote: [...]its harder to make the leap that a Trasporter would sound better than a system with better technical specs that was designed by an audiophile company. Such as which one? The DAC1 is an excellent DAC but it does NOT beat Transporter on specs. Also, it uses ASRC, which as expected makes for OK measurements but is not universally believed to be without disadvantages in subjective sound quality. Also, note that at this level of performance, you can't really look at two manufacturer's own specs side by side and expect a difference of one or two dB to tell you much. They have to be tested on the same equipment with the same cables etc, because these tests are going to be pushing the limits of the measuring equipment itself. Benchmark's published specs were done on AP, whereas our were done on the dScope. If you are interested in how it stacks up against the DAC1 in particular, here is a test I did which deomnstrates Transporter's significantly lower jitter and noise floor. All products tested the same instrument: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28126 BetterDAC, your posts are quite ill-informed on the whole subject. You should read up further on our products, and on DAC characteristics in general, because your controversial viewpoints don't seem to be supported by anything at all! -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is ship date on Duet?
Mitch Harding;257381 Wrote: I thought the middle of February estimate was stated to someone in Europe. I got the impression from that post that they may show up in the U.S. sooner. I could have read it wrong, however. oh good point, didn't think of that :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My SS Cannot find any files to scan
Michael Herger;257133 Wrote: 2008-01-11 05:05:41.5684 scanDirectory: Didn't find any valid files in: [/ext/Qmultimedia] What does ls -l /ext/Qmultimedia say? -- Michael That its empty :-( -- Aesculus Chris Aesculus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14876 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Soft Squeeze Won't Connect Remotely to SlimServer
Most likely you need to open port 3483. More details about exactly what you need to do is here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely -- SubFuze SubFuze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42082 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
seanadams;257401 Wrote: Such as which one? The DAC1 is an excellent DAC but it does NOT beat Transporter on specs. Also, it uses ASRC, which as expected makes for OK measurements but is not universally believed to be without disadvantages in subjective sound quality. Also, note that at this level of performance, you can't really look at two manufacturer's own specs side by side and expect a difference of one or two dB to tell you much. They have to be tested on the same equipment with the same cables etc, because these tests are going to be pushing the limits of the measuring equipment itself. Benchmark's published specs were done on AP, whereas our were done on the dScope. If you are interested in how it stacks up against the DAC1 in particular, here is a test I did which deomnstrates Transporter's significantly lower jitter and noise floor. All products tested the same instrument: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28126 BetterDAC, your posts are quite ill-informed on the whole subject. You should read up further on our products, and on DAC characteristics in general, because your controversial viewpoints don't seem to be supported by anything at all! Mr. Adams, It's a pleasure to get a response from the founder of Slim Devices. Thank you. It's very impressive to see the founder of Slim Devices as deeply involved in his company as you are. So it's easy to see why you've been so successful with Slim Devices. Having said that, I take exception to your assertion that my controversial viewpoints don't seem to be supported by anything at all! and that I am ill-informed on the whole subject. I haven't written that many posts, but if you've read the few that I have written I don't see how you could say they were unsupported or ill-informed. Indeed several of them are very complimentary of your products. And the post you're so thin-skinned about isn't ill-informed at all. Ive read a lot of the posts on the Slim Devices Forum and there are some very bright people here, as well as some that truly are ill-informed. I enjoy reading all of them. I suspect some of the really bright guys might make some posts supporting my position and challenging your assertions versus DAC1 or some of the other external DAC options. But Ill collect some public sources and web links and respond to your challenge with information supporting my position. I would have thought that one of the benefits of establishing this Forum was to get some feedback from your clients: some good, some bad, some stupid, but perhaps a few really good ideas mixed in with all the noise and banter that you might use for a future product? Or was it established just so that you could read uncritical compliments? -- BetterDAC BetterDAC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14931 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Soft Squeeze Won't Connect Remotely to SlimServer
Thanks. A Shields-Up probe tells me that 3483 is open. I only have it set-up as a TCP port; perhaps I need to open it for UDP also? -- Ed C Ed C's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14966 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42082 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
andyg;257384 Wrote: It doesn't matter, use a nightly build. It matters to me, because I have strict policies against gunking up my machine with betas and nightly builds, even if I'm assured they're high-quality. No Ubuntist, I. -- mkozlows mkozlows's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26874 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Whole House + wireless + flac ....SUCCESS!
I have finally achieved musical nirvana. After about 5-6 months of various problems, I thought some folks on 'the path' would appreciate hearing a success story. Here's what I'm running: ReadyNAS NV+ running Slimserver 6.5.4- w/ 3x 750gb drives (3) Slimboxes in 3 seperate (2 distant) rooms D-Link DIR-655 Router (2) Linksys Range Expanders (for 2 distant rooms, these are key) My collection is exclusively .flac, i'm up to about 1.2TB. Not sure how many albums (Performance - Library Statistics Disabled of course), but i'm guessing around 3000 albums? For my stereos, I'm running: Living Room Sunfire Ultimate amp Infinity Intermezzio 4.1T speakers Office Onix Tube amp Rega R1 speakers Bedroom Naim 5i amp PSB Image T65 Tower speakers I read so many people having problems, and so much frustration on this board (me included), I thought I would just let everyone know IT IS POSSIBLE. Dont give-up! (oh, i'm interfacing w/ the NV+ from a craptastic 500mhz PC running W2k!) -- jsunandmax jsunandmax's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10411 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42095 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
BetterDAC;257413 Wrote: I haven't written that many posts,[...] ... which is in large part why I am this thoroughly objecting to you. You've come in here guns blazing, clearly having spent no time researching the _only_ topic you've thus far raised: better dac. It's silly. Everybody would like to have a better DAC, but let's get our facts straight. Oh, and welcome to the forum. :) -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
seanadams;257423 Wrote: ... which is in large part why I am so thoroughly objecting to you. You've come in here guns blazing, clearly having spent no time researching the _only_ topic you've thus far raised: better dac. It's silly. Everybody would like to have a better DAC, but first let's get our facts straight. Oh, and welcome to the forum. :) Thanks for the welcome! But I still think you're being a little thin-skinned about this. guns blazing and all that hyperbole. I recently bought an SB3 and have been thoroughly enjoying it. It really needed a better remote control and you have delivered on that very nicely...see my previous posts. But there are always deficiencies with every product ever made, and I have been doing quite a bit of research looking for interim solutions. Indeed a lot of this Forum is devoted to conversations about alternative or add-on solutions, and involving your community of enthusiastic users/developers seems to have been a fundamental design point of Slim Devices. But it seems my criticism has struck a bit of a nerve, and its not going to be difficult for me to prove. Ill try and post an interesting contrast by tomorrow that has both better technical specs, and costs less. BTW, I'll happily change my handle if BetterDAC so offends you. It wasn't meant to be silly just the first name that popped into my head as I was planning to make a post but needed to supply a handle first. -- BetterDAC BetterDAC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14931 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Anyway, congrats to the SD team for this new addition to the hardware family. This platform is a logical next step to advancing the interaction and control of SlimServer and ultimately, our music collections. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
