Re: [slim] Squeezebox randomly drops station

2010-05-14 Thread toby10
hellbringer616;546974 Wrote: The computer comment is my fault, It streams to a computer 24/7 thats not behind the sonicwall. I sadly can not test it on a computer behind the sonic wall. So the computer that streams fine is not behind your Sonicwall. But your SBS and SB players are behind

Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch

2010-05-14 Thread oktup
The LCD can display photos from SD cards or USB drives or from apps like Flickr or Facebook, but *for $300, I expect more than that.* There's no video playback, for instance, which seems like a waste of the big, bright display. *More importantly, there are no built-in speakers*, here, like

Re: [slim] iPod + iPeng, which iPod?

2010-05-14 Thread azaz44
azaz44;545647 Wrote: I'll try it with ipod 32GB, hopefully it's working fine for me. I did what I wrote. I hopefully got the right iPod, still wondering because of all this mess with different generations it is somewhat hard to figure out. And the iPeng.. is absolutely great. I only browse by

Re: [slim] Squeezebox randomly drops station

2010-05-14 Thread hellbringer616
MrSinatra;547228 Wrote: so you have the hardware, (what kind of SB is it?) and the SBS software both behind the sonicwall, meaning on the same LAN side? It's a Squeezebox Radio, They are both behind the same Sonicwall on the same LAN connection. MrSinatra;547228 Wrote: and you can't get

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread The Moog
OK then, So I was waiting for an Android-based tablet to use as a remote for my SqueezeBoxen, but now that the Joggler is back down to £50, I am sorely tempted; I just need some advice: Bearing in mind that I have no experience of installing any flavour of linux, how easy is it to get the

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread dave77
The Moog;547391 Wrote: Bearing in mind that I have no experience of installing any flavour of linux, how easy is it to get the Joggler into a state where it can run SqueezePlay? Burn Ubunutu img to usb, download and install SP, done. The Moog;547391 Wrote: Once up and running, can the

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread The Moog
Many thanks Dave, I have just ordered one! Is there an idiots guide with what I would need to download and from where to get this running? Many thanks, The Moog -- The Moog The Moog's Profile:

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread dave77
Ubuntu http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33t=356 SP http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=36t=430 -- dave77 Boom - Controller - Touch - Joggler(SqueezePlay) - SBS 7.5 on Acer Revo R3610 Win7 dave77's

Re: [slim] iPod + iPeng, which iPod?

2010-05-14 Thread pippin
azaz44;547381 Wrote: I did what I wrote. I hopefully got the right iPod, still wondering because of all this mess with different generations it is somewhat hard to figure out. If you bought a new one with 32GB it's a 3G. Would love it even more if it would stay this way when the app is

Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch

2010-05-14 Thread gorman
Well... from reports I've read around (AVS forums) the main weakness is the display, when used from a distance. Sitting from 10' I gather that would have me squinting all the times to try and read song titles... I think that the display should have been larger, considering they opted for LCD.

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread FredFredrickson
Folks, I'd be more than happy to share news when I get it from official channels on my blog- Squeezebox Updates: http://sb.cnhpa.com Feel free to subscribe if you're curious. It seems Logitech has failed to bring forward these types of news items. -- FredFredrickson Get your news and stock

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread slate
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Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread snarlydwarf
FredFredrickson;547428 Wrote: It seems Logitech has failed to bring forward these types of news items. Huh? In Tonights news, Aliens Didn't Land in Washington, Elvis is Still Dead, and Logitech has not announced any discontinued productes. Just what news items are they failing to bring

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread FredFredrickson
snarlydwarf;547432 Wrote: Huh? In Tonights news, Aliens Didn't Land in Washington, Elvis is Still Dead, and Logitech has not announced any discontinued productes. Just what news items are they failing to bring forward? Any news. Have you read the logtitech blog? It's hardly related to

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread bluegaspode
peterw;547230 Wrote: Look at the huge thread started when someone thought he heard some low-level Logitech employee say that Receiver was discontinued -- even having senior Logitech Squeezebox staff very clearly say that they're manufacturing more units wasn't enough to quell the rumors and

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;547436 Wrote: (and come-on - big companies should know their lead-times) ;) You're kidding. Aren't you? -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPod + iPeng, which iPod?

2010-05-14 Thread azaz44
pippin;547418 Wrote: If you bought a new one with 32GB it's a 3G. Then it's OK. I've seen a lot of 5th gen, but it must be some mistake. What does randomly mean? Does it show wrong artwork or none at all for some tracks? Is what is shown different from what the Web Interface shows? Which

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread cparker
pippin;547446 Wrote: You're kidding. Aren't you? Large companies should know their stock levels and how long it takes for a product to go from manufacture thru to the shelf. If they dont then how can they ever make the operation efficient (JIT), reduce costs and prices and therefore hopefully

Re: [slim] iPod + iPeng, which iPod?

2010-05-14 Thread pippin
azaz44;547448 Wrote: I also have to say I disabled any scanning on the SC server long time ago, as I don't use TAGS at all. Still it was showing artwork even for album I just placed at the server yesterday (for the first track). Then that's the reason. It works with the Controller and the

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread bluegaspode
pippin;547446 Wrote: You're kidding. Aren't you? You are saying they ordered a new batch at their chinese manufacturer and didn't get a date but accept a we'll send them when we are finished ? Oh wait I forgot that they needed a new mysterious governmental certification which indeed could

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread pippin
cparker;547453 Wrote: Large companies should know their stock levels and how long it takes for a product to go from manufacture thru to the shelf. If they dont then how can they ever make the operation efficient (JIT), reduce costs and prices and therefore hopefully increase market share?

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread cparker
pippin;547462 Wrote: JIT is for suppliers, not sales. hmm right you think Logitech are a sales company?? :s -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and integration tips and tricks, Plugin coding tips, Spicefly SugarCube the MIP AutoDJ plugin and

Re: [slim] 02 Joggler 50 quid again

2010-05-14 Thread autopilot
I must say, £50 for a large touch screen Squeezebox is very tempting. Few quick Q's... I see in the video on Youtube that the user is using the scroll bar to navigate through the album lists etc. Could be very fiddly, can you swipe like you can with the touch? What's the sound like and what

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread FredFredrickson
cparker;547453 Wrote: Wonder how many sales they have lost from the Radio Battery pack not being available, its certainly not going to be zero. Speaking of which, the battery packs are slated for availability today, although there hasn't been any movement from Logitech US yet. --

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2010-05-14 Thread excalibur
Hi guys, I seem to have forgotten to actually commend Andrew from Vortexbox. This Fedora distro really is a match made in heaven for the SBS. I 'downgraded' from a QNAP 209 II Pro (500MHz CPU 256MB RAM), with QNAP OS, that needed a special QPKG package to be able to install Squeeze-server at

Re: [slim] Is the boom being discontinued?

2010-05-14 Thread Mark Miksis
FredFredrickson;547435 Wrote: There's just little official communication, so I started a blog to try to synchronize the currently known knowledge, and to get rid of rumors like the squeezebox boom being discontinued. So you're going to solve this problem by starting yet another unofficial

Re: [slim] Should Internet radio AAC stream work?

2010-05-14 Thread Texas97
I posted a new topic that is related to this. It turns out a station that I like is available only if I am connected to my SB server and not if I am only connected to mysb.com. I contacted RadioTime about it and apparently it is because this station recently changed to AAC streaming and SBR

Re: [slim] Squeezebox randomly drops station

2010-05-14 Thread MrSinatra
ok... first, be aware of this very hot bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16170 you should vote for it. it may be your issue. but secondly, forget all the hardware for the moment. try doing two things: 1. listen to various internet streams, including your test one, via winamp

Re: [slim] Should Internet radio AAC stream work?

2010-05-14 Thread toby10
Texas97;547505 Wrote: station recently changed to AAC streaming and SBR cannot handle AAC unless you go via your SB server on your computer. .But this would mean I would need to have it on anytime I wanted to listen to this station. At present I believe this is your only option.

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2010-05-14 Thread Erik L
OppfinnarJocke;547028 Wrote: It is not really necessary to compress the stream to 320 kbps mp3, it's just done to save bandwidth, I guess. The quality loss incurred is negligible, I think, while the bandwidth saving would be quite large. But yes, FLAC would have been better. Somewhere in

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2010-05-14 Thread toby10
There are a number of reasons to compress the audio, if needed. - WiFi signal may buffer under full WAV, particularly with multiple players (FLAC could be 50% less) - Pay as you go internet (common in EU) - Bandwidth limitations streaming from your house server to an offsite computer/player

[slim] KFI 640 AM Los Angeles

2010-05-14 Thread Leo63
I would like to know if some one with a Squeezebox Radio the $199 retail one, could try to tune in KFI 640 AM Los Angeles and tell me if you can get it. I do not want it to go through the squeezebox server. I would like to know if you can get it through mysqueezebox.com They have changed the

Re: [slim] Should Internet radio AAC stream work?

2010-05-14 Thread aubuti
Texas97;547505 Wrote: Is this something that is going to be fixed? I'd suggest asking that question to the radio station in question. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View

Re: [slim] forums -- now limited to 50 private messages??

2010-05-14 Thread Mark Miksis
mherger;547172 Wrote: That said I've been looking at forum configuration options, and I did find some setting which might have caused the duplicate postings. Please let me know if you still see them. Thanks! Yeah, they seem to have gone away. I'm curious, what did you change? I never

Re: [slim] KFI 640 AM Los Angeles

2010-05-14 Thread Cosmic21
It's not available from the search I conducted, and I can't access it through my Radio Time presets. The Specs for the radio list: * Support for MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC and WMA formatted Internet radio streams Hmmm. This is disappointing. -- Cosmic21