Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

EnochLight;254760 Wrote: I completely disagree with this. It's a good value, but nowhere near great. My iPhone has most of these features and then some. Sure it costs $100 more but has a tremendous amount of flexibility and diverse functions (as well as serves as a cell phone).

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Thanks a lot for the e-mail, Dean -- it clarified a lot of things for me, and I'm definitely excited about the new products. Keep up the great work. On Jan 5, 2008 9:49 PM, dean blackketter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To clear up a little bit about the new product announcement. There are two new

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Please forgive me if this is posted in the incorrect location. I am currently running four zones via a Zon audio system in my home. I am seriously considering purchasing the Duet and plugging it in as one of the music sources so I can access streaming Internet radio, networked music files etc.

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Does the Controller still have the expansion port that was on the beta units ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Peter;254800 Wrote: mvalera wrote: One note about the SB Receiver, is that it requires the Controller for network setup. You can't just buy one on it's own. It's for adding extra rooms. Hi Michael, How does the controller communicate with the SBR when the network connection is

Re: [slim] Transporter issues

JJZolx, actually the knob seems to make its occasional buzzing sounds regardless of whether or not it has been used. But we all really do like the knob functionality (I personally like it very much), and would hate to not be able to use it - as it is such a family-friendly feature. Also, in the

[slim] squeezebox personal

would it be possible for a controller similar to the duet device to also have a wireless receiver and a player device so it could be used as a personal player within range of the wireless system of your home or place of work? I would guess not as the power requirements would be too high? Mike.

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Make the controller 100% compatible with SB3's and I'll buy the controller. I want to remain with my SB3's as the display on it can be read by all when they walk past which is handy, the remote that is less likely as I'll have it hidden somewhere so it doesn't get stolen by friend, foe or family.

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Great, now I can sell my Sonos system! (I use both Squeezebox and Sonos; the Sonos is nice because I have the Remote always with me...) My problem with the Sonos is that I cannot see more than 50,000 songs and I do have more! So the question is: has the Duet enough memory to access my whole

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

mudlark;254843 Wrote: would it be possible for a controller similar to the duet device to also have a wireless receiver and a player device so it could be used as a personal player within range of the wireless system of your home or place of work? The controller which is part of the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

It's a shame there is no display on the receiver, everyone who passes this house is impressed with seeing what is being played scrolling by. -- Seineseeker SlimServer: 6.3.1 + AlienBBC. Amp: Rega Mira (Salon) / Creek 4040 (Pallier). Speakers: JMLAB Chorus (Salon) / Scandyna MiniPods

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

o I want one now. -- mudlark SB3CyrusDACXPreXvsNAP140+260AKEFiQ7, Avondale and Naim cable, Kubuntu Gusty Gibbon server, linkstation for storage. DIY SB3 3A linear power supply. Using SqueezeCentre7

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

However, the real potential of the SqueezeBox Controller IMHO is the SD slot and the headphone jack. I can't really see why the headphone jack will be useful. I imagine that the battery life of the controller won't be all that great (like a PDA with wifi running all the time), and the device

[slim] BBC Radio - quality problem?

Has anyone noticed a recent problems with the quality of BBC Radio 2 via Alien BBC? Applies to both live and listen again. Almost sounds like it isn't tuned in - especially when just spoken word. Thought it might be SB/amp or speakers but just checking it on the computer (Softsqueeze)and same

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

So the question is: has the Duet enough memory to access my whole collection? Duet is the bundled Receiver and Controller. I assume you're interested in the Controller? It doesn't manage the collection locally, but communicates with SqueezeCenter. It will only keep those items in memory which

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

It's a shame there is no display on the receiver, everyone who passes this house is impressed with seeing what is being played scrolling by. Then buy a SB3 instead. It's not discontinued. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Make the controller 100% compatible with SB3's and I'll buy the controller. It is. Get one ;-). Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] m4a files give me white noise only

thanks. I am pretty new to this so I would appreciate it if you could tell me where to find that convert.conf file. -- funkahdafi funkahdafi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5608 View this

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Phil Meyer;254852 Wrote: What's the main benefits of the SqueezeBox Controller over a PDA?The interface is much slicker and much, much more responsive than the web gui. The web gui is very clunky and slow in comparison (or it is on whatever device/platform I've tried it on). MC --

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

mvalera;254692 Wrote: Price on the Squeezebox Controller is $299.99 US. I find it quite hard to believe that the prices for Europe are exactly the same in Euros as the american prices in Dollars. That means the European version is about 40% too expensive. I guess I would not hesitate buying

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezbox Duet

What's the main benefits of the SqueezeBox Controller over a PDA? The Controller looks like any other handheld PC, similar to a PDA, but only has one specific function? If the Controller is easier to use than eg the Handheld skin on a PDA, then the price is justified, and I may consider buying

Re: [slim] BBC Radio - quality problem?

It appears to be a BBC problem - sounds just as bad via the website (which I of course should have checked first!) -- hornseaey hornseaey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7264 View this thread:

Re: [slim] m4a files give me white noise only

never mind, I found it. -- funkahdafi funkahdafi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5608 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41784

Re: [slim] m4a files give me white noise only

all right. mine was using big endian too. changed it to little and now it's working fine :) thanks a lot! cheers -- funkahdafi funkahdafi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5608 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

ModelCitizen wrote: Phil Meyer;254852 Wrote: What's the main benefits of the SqueezeBox Controller over a PDA?The interface is much slicker and much, much more responsive than the web gui. The web gui is very clunky and slow in comparison (or it is on whatever device/platform I've

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

macintoys.nl wrote: Michael Herger;254857 Wrote: So the question is: has the Duet enough memory to access my whole collection?[/color] Duet is the bundled Receiver and Controller. I assume you're interested in the Controller? It doesn't manage the collection locally, but

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

There are stupendeus price hikes if one sees the European prices :-( at http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/wireless_music_systems/ Qucik calc for the swedish prices including 25% VAT: 399$*6.2031*1.25=3094 SEK The suggested logitech price 3999 SEK (I hope this includes VAT) I'm

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

Back in Nov I ported squeezeslave into the Controller as an experiment - I was able to use the controller as a SB1 device (MP3)and play music at the same time. Some changes in Controller s/w has stopped this app from working but at the time comments from dev group was that it was hope to

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Are you sure? I hope so! But the controller and the receiver both have 64MB Ram. Isn't that used for indexing or so? Receiver has 64M_b_ (8MB) which is used to buffer data and run decoders. Controller has 64M_B_ of RAM. Indexing is done on SqueezeCenter. Thus library size isn't limited by

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

The controller does not have/use a web GUI. That said we would be very happy if somebody was able to implement a web browser for it :-). Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

macintoys.nl;254874 Wrote: Are you sure? I hope so! But the controller and the receiver both have 64MB Ram. Isn't that used for indexing or so? The RAM is for adio buffers and in the case of the remote, a cache for graphics sent from SqueezeCenter. The Duet, SqueezeBox and Taransporter all

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Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

ModelCitizen;254855 Wrote: The interface is much slicker and much, much more responsive than the web gui. The web gui is very clunky and slow in comparison (or it is on whatever device/platform I've tried it on). The difference is chalk and cheese. MC Can second that. When I looked at

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Mnyb;254877 Wrote: There are stupendeus price hikes if one sees the European prices :-( at http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/wireless_music_systems/ Qucik calc for the swedish prices including 25% VAT: 399$*6.2031*1.25=3094 SEK The suggested logitech price 3999 SEK (I

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

The price hike in sweden is only 20% due to our higher VAT. If take the sales tax in consideration you have only 20-30% to high price, still evil :-/ But not off the scale as 40% -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Michael Herger;254857 Wrote: So the question is: has the Duet enough memory to access my whole collection?[/color] Duet is the bundled Receiver and Controller. I assume you're interested in the Controller? It doesn't manage the collection locally, but communicates with SqueezeCenter. It

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I thought they said it doesnt support ad-hoc yet. I would need to be running my own AP currently. -- bits bits's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13375 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

The swedish price is actually 3999 SEK which is 644$ but never theless bs -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

No infrared receiver listed for the new Receiver? I suppose it does make sense since you would not be able to see the menus - but it would have worked with Favourites on presets, volume, mute, power. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Could be used to shake forward the next song or next cover in the window or something like that, as you have 3 directions it could be quite cool -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

In the US the Duo costs 399.99 US Dollars (equiv. to 172.103 UK Pounds) but in the UK it costs 551.17 US Dollars (279 UK Pounds) What possible justification can there be for this almost 40% price hike for UK buyers? MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Hi, first of all congrats on the new hardware. Been following the development for a while, and it is all very exiting news. Question: Does the controller work over normal TCP/IP ? So that it can connect from any location ? Can it connect directly to the squeezenetwork ? Is tunneling over SSH

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

AFAIK - controller will be available separate but a bit expensive US$299. Further potential for personal music is if the beta's expansion port is still in the production unit. The beta's expansion port supports USB although IIRC not many devices have been included in the kernel. -- bpa

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

Having looked at the web a bit more on this matter i can see there are a few portable music servers including the nokia 810 770 and several radio type devices such as the one from Roberts. I hadn't realised that these were available. my understanding was that these devices were internet only. In

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

I'll chip in my thoughts on the announcement. The controller looks nice but I can't help thinking an iPod Touch would be more useful and have greater capability for an existing SB3 owner. The current iPeng interface that Pippin is developing is excellent and makes user of the larger screen from

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

IMO properly enabling the headphone socket is a priority. At a stroke this would make the controller a much better buy, and the duet package a bargain. -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Peter;254796 Wrote: Cool, I got one of my wishes/predictions, the 'blind' SB, now I'm still waiting for the complement: A separate ethernet controlled display ;) Regards, Peter Real Ethernet controlled displays are way to expensive now and will stay so for a long time. But with the

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Does the controller work over normal TCP/IP ? So that it can connect from any location ? Yes. Can it connect directly to the squeezenetwork ? Is Yes. tunneling over SSH possible? Yes. Though you'll need a different machine to do the tunneling. But I wondered when someone would come up

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

ModelCitizen wrote: In the US the Duo costs 399.99 US Dollars (equiv. to 172.103 UK Pounds) but in the UK it costs 551.17 US Dollars (279 UK Pounds) What possible justification can there be for this almost 40% price hike for UK buyers? Er, I think your sums may have gone a little awry.

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

The big problem about making the Controller a SB type player is that battery life will be minimal as music is streamed over Wifi - it is a lot of traffic and Wifi is a big drain. When testing the audio I had the Controller in its charging cradle. In addition before audio out is considered -

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

ModelCitizen;254901 Wrote: In the US the Duo costs 399.99 US Dollars (equiv. to 172.103 UK Pounds) but in the UK it costs 551.17 US Dollars (279 UK Pounds) What possible justification can there be for this almost 40% price hike for UK buyers? MC None IMHO, but does the US price include

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

Oh well, back to my iPod then I guess -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I don't think the import part count's, sure it will if you import one yourself. But what duties are logitech paying ? and where are the product manufactured, and what does it cost before markup when logitech imports them into EU ? There migth be import cost's in the US price to. Parrellell

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Hello - good news! I realised my own stupid mistake which was to leave tracing enabled on the ODBC connector...so the disk access I was experiencing was in fact Windows writing to the log file!. Now tracing is off and the script does indeed work quickly. Further good news...because the script

[slim] White SqueezeBox in UK?

I am in the UK, is there anywhere (or any way) I can purchase the white SqueezeBox? Thanks TerryHawkins -- TerryHawkins TerryHawkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11635 View this thread:

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Paul_B;254895 Wrote: But at £220 that is too close to the selling price of an iPod Touch 16GB. I was on the beta programme and I must admit, this mirrors my thoughts. It's a potentially OK piece of kit, but at the suggested price, I would spring for the iTouch, it can even do VoIP calls now

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Phil Leigh;254920 Wrote: Hello - good news! I realised my own stupid mistake which was to leave tracing enabled on the ODBC connector...so the disk access I was experiencing was in fact Windows writing to the log file!. Now tracing is off and the script does indeed work quickly. Further

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

CardinalFang;254924 Wrote: I was on the beta programme and I must admit, this mirrors my thoughts. It's a potentially OK piece of kit, but at the suggested price, I would spring for the iTouch, it can even do VoIP calls now on top of having WiFi and an SDK for apps and the interface is much,

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Am I alone in being slightly more excited about the SBR than the Controller (which is lovely and I'm not putting it down). If the US price of $149 converts (with VAT and duty) to around (preferably under) £100, it starts to look like a reasonably affordable module with which to build a rather

Re: [slim] Music Library Problem

I have a similar problem. I installed SqueezeCenter, selected no when it asked me if I wanted to use itunes, but it scans my itunes music anyway. I wind up with two copies of a lot of my music Here's how my music folder is organized: - c:\music\lossless (flac files) - c:\music\converted

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

mvalera;254763 Wrote: Enoch the price is the price. If you don't feel it's worth the money we're asking, then you can feel free to vote with your wallet. It's smaller, faster, cheaper and has more functionality than our competitor's controller. We feel that we have priced it

Re: [slim] Tune In Assistance Please

Thanks for the list. Maybe you could help me: I'm trying to tune in CFOX (www.cfox.com) which also comes from streamtheworld. It has the flash-url: http://player.streamtheworld.com/CORUSENT/?CALLSIGN=CFOXFM Does anyone know how to get the streaming url? Thanks! -- jan80

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Robin Bowes;254913 Wrote: ModelCitizen wrote: In the US the Duo costs 399.99 US Dollars (equiv. to 172.103 UK Pounds) but in the UK it costs 551.17 US Dollars (279 UK Pounds) What possible justification can there be for this almost 40% price hike for UK buyers? Er, I think your

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I'm most interested in the controller, but the combo deal makes an aditional reciver a consideration. Id like to se the covers for my CD's andas it is backlit i can se it in the dark. If someone makes the headphone soccet in the controller work i'm happy then I have a kitchen radio.I will hook it

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

erland;254797 Wrote: So just to get this out of the way once for all. Let's say I'm going to get a new SqueezeBox device, screen or not doesn't matter, and it will be connected with analogue cables to the amplifier. If I'm looking for the best audio quality, but isn't ready to pay for a

Re: [slim] Music Library Problem

I figured it out. I went to 'settings' 'extras' and disabled the iTunes plug-in. Hope that helps. -- frankL frankL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=609 View this thread:

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

erland wrote: So just to get this out of the way once for all. Let's say I'm going to get a new SqueezeBox device, screen or not doesn't matter, and it will be connected with analogue cables to the amplifier. If I'm looking for the best audio quality, but isn't ready to pay for a

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

JimC wrote: SB3 is still available and works a treat. If you don't feel that Duet is worth it, you can still use the SB3 with the infrared remote or with a Nokia 770/800, iPhone, etc. Duet is an extension to the product family, providing in-hand control of all the SB/TP products in your

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Looking at the prices, i cant understand why the controler is double the price of the reciver! -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) /

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

EnochLight;254948 Wrote: Well that all depends on your ears and the quality of your amplifier speakers you plan to hook it up to. If it's audiophile-grade and you are the type of listener who tends to fixate on every nanosecond of audio coming over the system, then the Squeezebox 3 has a

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Skunk;254782 Wrote: You could get a duet plus an Sb3, rather than spare receiver, though it would be $150 more for the convenience of having the display and remote in the third zone. Personally I'd put the headless receiver in the kitchen and use the shared graphical remote for setup and

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Is lover than the SBR, and thats includes headphone amp and VFD etc, so this already in the measurments ? and those noise figures is not good compared to any dvd cd player. But i think this is the rigth way anyway, the future is digital use the digital output most people have some kind off HT

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Mnyb;254908 Wrote: None IMHO, but does the US price include sales tax, it's common EU practice to anounce comsumer prices inluding taxes. US have diffent sales tax in different states. So it's maybe not 40% but anyway i think like you and I don't like it. It's not the money i can afford

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

toby10;254959 Wrote: The one advantage to our overly bloated and outrageously disorganized form of government here You've obviously no experience of uk government bureaucracy then. :-) MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

mvalera;254681 Wrote: Mike I WANT ONE! Just bill it to Sean Adams account.:) The posted screen shots are nice. Are there plans to eventually post some screen shots of what the screen *actually* will be displaying in regards to Internet Radio feeds? Thanks.:) -- toby10

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

SilverRS8;254930 Wrote: Thx Phil for the update and good to hear everything works. Database Tracing can indeed have a high impact! Is the output also good? I'm currently installing SC in a VM and if I like the current state I will move to SC also and then start making ACC compatible with

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Robin Bowes;254913 Wrote: Er, I think your sums may have gone a little awry. $399.99 converted directly to UKP is £202.63 You must get a better rate than me then. :-) Yup, looks like I screwed the conversion up. MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Wow! This looks great! Any way to get a complete tutorial on getting this to work with SB 6.5*? Phil, is your post (8:02 today) fairly complete on everything that needs to be done? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile:

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Will we be able to get just the receiver w/o the remote? -- ezkcdude There are 10 kind of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. SHINYMETAL '*Site*' (http://www.ezdiyaudio.com)| '*RSS*' (http://www2.kumc.edu/students/ezamir/rss/ezdiyaudio.xml) |'*Forum*'

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

autopilot;254951 Wrote: Looking at the prices, i cant understand why the controler is double the price of the reciver! Why not? The controller has much more expensive components in it than the receiver. Displays and buttons are not cheap items for any device. Both have wifi radios, both

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

ezkcdude;254976 Wrote: Will we be able to get just the receiver w/o the remote? I just saw the product page for the receiver. $149! Woo hoo! I'll be getting one. Thank you to whoever decided to roll out this product. I had been thinking about getting another SB3, but figured since I had bought

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Kyle;254969 Wrote: Wow! This looks great! Any way to get a complete tutorial on getting this to work with SB 6.5*? Phil, is your post (8:02 today) fairly complete on everything that needs to be done? Kyle - to be honest I'm not sure and I'm no expert on this! My post was related to SC7

Re: [slim] BBC Radio - quality problem?

I had noticed that via the BBC website yesterday. Haven't checked further. -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread:

Re: [slim] squeezebox personal

Mudlark, have a look at the Revo Pcio Wi-fi. Truly portable (rechargable battery) and splashproof. Not brilliant wifi sensitivity and sound quality about as one would expect from a device of that size. It's the portability that makes it well worth considering. -- danco

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Fifer;254935 Wrote: Am I alone in being slightly more excited about the SBR than the Controller (which is lovely and I'm not putting it down). If the US price of $149 converts (with VAT and duty) to around (preferably under) £100, it starts to look like a reasonably affordable module with

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Frank, I just downloaded and ran beta 5 on SC 7.0 with no problems. The results are fantastic in my opinion as I only have a straight vanilla database. I really wanted a printed catalog for family and friends. Thanks for all the good work, amazingly fast turn-around on changes/corrections, and

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Phil Leigh;254962 Wrote: Frank - yes the output is excellent - many thanks for all of your hard work. I've made a couple of tweaks... 1) For compilations - but not normal albums it's nice to have the artist next to the track 2) for the durations, I've removed the leading zero which makes

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Well, Logitech.com is only showing the duet on the UK site. One of the Slim guys (forgot which one) has already said the items will not be generally available separately, but will be direct from them and certain internet partners BUT, Slim Devices only ship to the Americas - which means the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I also assume that your own computer can control the new receiver so you really don't need any remote (neither the new one nor the old one). -- mortslim mortslim's Profile:

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

the Controller? It doesn't manage the collection locally, but communicates with SqueezeCenter. It will only keep those items in memory which are to be displayed. Thus from what the above quote implies and what can be gleaned from other posts, it seems that the controller communicates either with

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

m1abrams;254979 Wrote: Also why is this announcement getting so much flak? I think it is a great deal, much cheaper than the competitors and I bet will offer more configurations. For those that think $300 for a remote is high then this is not the device for you, for many people into AV

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

I also want to follow up on the comments that the new controller is better than a pda (e.g. the nokia web tablets - 770, 800, 810) If the idea is to have something handheld rather than a desktop or laptop computer to control the receiver, then looking at form factor, the nokia line seem to beat

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

m1abrams;254979 Wrote: Why not? The controller has much more expensive components in it than the receiver. Displays and buttons are not cheap items for any device. Both have wifi radios, both have memory, but the controller has a color display and buttons. People think buttons are cheap,

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

the Controller? It doesn't manage the collection locally, but communicates with SqueezeCenter. It will only keep those items in memory which are to be displayed. Anyone knows if it remember this when you powered off the server ? or does it have to cache these thing's every time the server starts

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

The new controller doesn't seem to have enough buttons. How would I use it to type a search when there are no alphanumeric buttons? It doesn't have a touch screen for that does it? No.. can't do... else there'd be no buttons at all. -- mecouc

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Frank - I don't think you can do this directly within the SQL query. You would have to parse the result set to strip out the leading noise words and then re-sort. Regards Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

mortslim;255008 Wrote: I also assume that your own computer can control the new receiver so you really don't need any remote (neither the new one nor the old one). Logitech people have said that you need the Controller for setup, and a Receiver by itself is not a functioning configuration.

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

mrfantasy;255019 Wrote: Probably worth pointing out that by simplifying the hardware design on the Receiver, and I'm sure some less expensive manufacturing (which I'm not implying means lower quality, just being able to leverage Logitech's economies of scale), they've been able to cut the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

mkozlows;255018 Wrote: Logitech people have said that you need the Controller for setup, and a Receiver by itself is not a functioning configuration. (I think; correct me if I'm wrong.) They have said that, and I can see why it has to be true for a wireless connection (you need to identify

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

Oooh! How about a displayless TP then? -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more bigfool1956's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13782 View this thread:

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