Re: [slim] Love this track....not.

2009-04-23 Thread bernt
Nonreality;417578 Wrote: Thanks Michael! Oh and where do I take that quiz??? At Coke Sweden. Contest ended a week ago, Sorry. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.3.2 - Ubuntu Server 8.04

Re: [slim] Any new toys coming out from SD

2009-04-23 Thread ymilner
gorman;417126 Wrote: Personally I would love for an Harmony product that uses a color display to interface with SqueezeCenter. +1 I hate the idea to buy a Harmony remote to replace every other remote BUT the controller. I'd really want to have harmony AND controller to be integrated into one

Re: [slim] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge

2009-04-23 Thread fizze
Well, at least now the news are out in the open. It's too bad about the SoundBridges, since the interoperability with iTunes was quite a feat back when they started. Too bad they didn't stay upbeat. -- fizze fizze's

Re: [slim] Can I use a SB receiver as a wireless bridge?

2009-04-23 Thread MrSqueezy
Thank you all for your help. I am now happy that the SB does what I would like in terms on network connectivity. My only concern now is that of reliability in terms of streaming wirelessly. This seems to be one of the main issues that people have. I already have devices located near to where I

[slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread milosz
My library is all FLAC files; my Squeezeboxes and SoftSqueeze connect just fine. I can connect Winamp to http://servername:9000/stream.mp3 just fine But how do I get Winamp to play the stream as FLAC? Winamp can play FLAC files in file-playing mode, but trying to play the stream off the

Re: [slim] why is the sb3 remote SO unreliable?

2009-04-23 Thread funkstar
izzym;417546 Wrote: And now for the weirdest partit SOUNDS better. The same stations that used to have a slight digital flanging type of artifact don't have it now. Imaging is better too. bits is bits?..hmmm Other than a lack of decompression errors due to insuficient data, the sound

Re: [slim] Any new toys coming out from SD

2009-04-23 Thread Chunkywizard
micah;417576 Wrote: If SD came out with an official iPhone/iTouch App (not that I have anything against iPeng) that could stream from SC and be Rhapsody-compliant, I'd be willing to make my first Apple purchase and be a very happy camper. It would make sense, rather than starting from

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread bernt
You can't. Use Squeezeplay, Squeezeslave or Softsqueeze. They all emulate a Squeezebox. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.3.2 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile:

Re: [slim] iTunes and Squeezebox

2009-04-23 Thread Chunkywizard
Hi there, I use iTunes and SqueezeCentre fine together. It just depends what information you want to use from iTunes in SC and whether you want it one way or two-ways. If you have rated all of your tracks in iTunes (as I have) then you need to use the TrackStat/ Custom Scan/ Dynamic Playlists

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread funkstar
milosz;417601 Wrote: But how do I get Winamp to play the stream as FLAC? You can't, not to WinAmp anyway. How about using SoftSqueeze or SqueezePlay? http://sourceforge.net/projects/softsqueeze/ http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.3 SoftSqueeze is a Java emulator for

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 slow response

2009-04-23 Thread Monosde
Hello, i`ve the same problem with my boom and the eee box. Could someone describe me how to create such a task under XP (powercfg /DEVICEQUERY wake_from_S1_supported)? Sorry but i normaly use os x. -- Monosde Monosde's

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread milosz
Softsqueeze works, but is clunky. It's java, an interpreted languageeven on a fast PC(4.1 gHz, dual core) the app feels like all the controls have a built in lag- not a good user experience, really. Feels kinda like you're tuning a radio with oven mitts on. And it's buggy. Every PC

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread bernt
The only player that can stream flac from SC is Squeezebox or one of the emulators. -- bernt 'LastFM' (http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/) SB3 - SC 7.3.2 - Ubuntu Server 8.04 bernt's Profile:

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore

2009-04-23 Thread Gazjam
Hi Pippin, Astounding plugin! It was the reason I bought an Ipod Touch, and its opened up my large (2400+ albums) up in a great way. Thanks for the continuing efforts and good luck with V 3.0! Anyways, what I used to do with the IR remote was if I heard a track I liked I would Add it to my

Re: [slim] why is the sb3 remote SO unreliable?

2009-04-23 Thread toby10
izzym;417546 Wrote: It turns out there's a built-in utility in my wireless driver that does what netstumbler does. Here's the weird part -- of about 2 dozen signals out there, the 10 next strongest to mine are ALL set to the SAME channel as mine! (#1). Most any WiFi device or

Re: [slim] Any new toys coming out from SD

2009-04-23 Thread elziko
micah;417576 Wrote: If SD came out with an official iPhone/iTouch App It's not official, yet, but someone has built the SqueezePlay software for Windows Mobile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61925 I have compiled it form source and it does work but needs improving. I have

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore

2009-04-23 Thread pippin
Gazjam;417627 Wrote: Anyways, what I used to do with the IR remote was if I heard a track I liked I would Add it to my Favourites. * I there a way to do this on Ipeng interface? Not directly. You can use TrackInfor when you browse to a Track (e.g. through Albums, you usually get to

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread funkstar
milosz;417624 Wrote: I've tried Squeezeplay but that doesn't really seems to be ready to come out of the lab. I wouldn't really call that a product just yet. It is beta, so not a product as such. Like bernt said, thats your options for streaming anything other than MP3 from SqueezeCenter.

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore

2009-04-23 Thread rossi
Hi pippin, To briefly come back to post #145. Would it be possible to at least scroll the title or artist, if the length exceeds the not direct displayable amount of letters? Please note, that this amount will be different in now playing, the artist list and the album list. -- rossi CD

Re: [slim] Any new toys coming out from SD

2009-04-23 Thread elziko
I'd like a SqueezeFrame - a digital photo frame controlled by SqueezeCenter. A 10+ screen, high res, and good colour depth. Wi-Fi networking. Connects to SC which will send a slideshow to the frame and will also overlay now playing info from a selected player. -- elziko

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore

2009-04-23 Thread pippin
rossi;417637 Wrote: Hi pippin, To briefly come back to post #145. Would it be possible to at least scroll the title or artist, if the length exceeds the not direct displayable amount of letters? Please note, that this amount will be different in now playing, the artist list and the

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread radish
milosz;417624 Wrote: It's java, an interpreted language Java is not interpreted. /pedant -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Love this track....not.

2009-04-23 Thread davep
bernt;417585 Wrote: At Coke Sweden. Contest ended a week ago, Sorry. Edit: Just won a iPod Touch on a not so stupid quiz over at Coke Sweden. :-) Coke Sweden obviously have _way_ too much money! What does a can of regular Coke cost in Sweden? davep -- davep

Re: [slim] Love this track....not.

2009-04-23 Thread bernt
davep;417655 Wrote: Coke Sweden obviously have _way_ too much money! What does a can of regular Coke cost in Sweden? davep Don't know. I don't drink Coke. I prefer beer. ;-) Aaah!! The summer is on it's way. Beer, barbeque and a BOOM controlled with iPeng. -- bernt 'LastFM'

Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread JMG
Thanks to all for the replies! Maybe I should have mentionned that my collection is comprised of more than 3400 CD (50700 songs) converted in Apple Lossless. (In fact, I have more CD to rip, but my 1Tb disk is full and I wait (or try to wait) until big, cheap SS disks become available (hopefully

Re: [slim] Love this track....not.

2009-04-23 Thread davep
bernt;417657 Wrote: Don't know. I don't drink Coke. I prefer beer. ;-) Aaah!! The summer is on it's way. Beer, barbeque and a BOOM controlled with iPeng. That was ad dollars well spent by Coke then - a Boom and an iPod to somebody who doesn't even use the product - they must love you!

Re: [slim] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge

2009-04-23 Thread tamanaco
Well, their Roku video box is not that good either. They recently got Amazon HD content, but their box does not appear to support Dolby 5.1 sound. Tivo and Vudu boxes support Dolby 5.1. I own a Vudu box and I believe it has the best PQ (HDX) for VOD out there. -- tamanaco

Re: [slim] Love this track....not.

2009-04-23 Thread bernt
davep;417664 Wrote: That was ad dollars well spent by Coke then - a Boom and an iPod to somebody who doesn't even use the product - they must love you! :-) davep I promised my envious coworkers a few cans then my well earned stuff show up. -- bernt 'LastFM'

Re: [slim] iTunes and Squeezebox

2009-04-23 Thread bozer
Hey Chunky One question I have... Is there a way to have Squeeze Center automatically grab the podcasts that I have in iTunes? I can't figure that out. I do know how to manually add the feeds, but I would think there's a way to have it pull the same podcasts I'm subscribed to in itunes. Man I

[slim] Favorite service?

2009-04-23 Thread bozer
I've been using Pandora, and so far it really suites my needs. I also have a Sirius account that I used for my car which works great too. What is your favorite service and why? -- bozer bozer's Profile:

Re: [slim] iTunes and Squeezebox

2009-04-23 Thread cunobelinus
There's a podcast plug in. Enable it by checking the box in plug ins (under settings). That should do the trick. Geraint. On 23 Apr 2009, at 15:16, bozer wrote: Hey Chunky One question I have... Is there a way to have Squeeze Center automatically grab the podcasts that I have in

Re: [slim] Can I use a SB receiver as a wireless bridge?

2009-04-23 Thread jdbaker
I run 2 SB's wireless, 1 in the same room as my router (93% signal) and the other on a different floor (53%) and have never had any problems at all. My Directv receiver now has network capability and I am going to try my SB as a wireless bridge. JDB -- jdbaker SB3/Parasound C2/A51/PSB

Re: [slim] iTunes and Squeezebox

2009-04-23 Thread bozer
Ahhh -- By default I thought all of those were enabled. I'll give that a shot. Thanks guys -- bozer bozer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29821 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin

2009-04-23 Thread sto
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Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread agillis
JMG, Windows runs fine. It's just a lot of overhead for a server. For a music collection that large I would recommend a PC based server running that spans over multiple 1 TB drives. VortexBox has an installation option that automatically sets up drive spanning. -- agillis rip, tag, get

Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread Goodsounds
JMG;417663 Wrote: .. But friends tell me that I am bitterly going to regret taking the PC route, that Windows XP is a piece of that don’t works half of the time, very difficult. This comment is pure BS. And, completely wrong. -- Goodsounds

Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread Pat Farrell
Goodsounds wrote: JMG;417663 Wrote: .. But friends tell me that I am bitterly going to regret taking the PC route, that Windows XP is a piece of that don’t works half of the time, very difficult. This comment is pure BS. And, completely wrong. Gotta agree with Goodsounds here.

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 slow response

2009-04-23 Thread trifonius
Create a batch file with the command you like to be run. Go to conf.panel-- scheduled tasks and a the batch file. -- trifonius trifonius's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29687 View this thread:

Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread iPhone
JMG;417663 Wrote: Thanks to all for the replies! Maybe I should have mentionned that my collection is comprised of more than 3400 CD (50700 songs) converted in Apple Lossless. (In fact, I have more CD to rip, but my 1Tb disk is full and I wait (or try to wait) until big, cheap SS disks

Re: [slim] How to combine Wifi and ethernet? (Frustrated)

2009-04-23 Thread aubuti
cybervision_;417502 Wrote: But where do I enter SSID and Password? The connection from router1 to router2 is *wired* and therefore doesn't have an SSID or password. cybervision_;417514 Wrote: This ain't working. I will stop monitoring this thread now. Yeah, it seems you've hit the wall on

Re: [slim] From OS X to Windows

2009-04-23 Thread Goodsounds
iPhone;417713 Wrote: Windows is not pure evil, it will just waste assets, have way more overhead, and if the server in on net be more open to viruses and attacks. Come, come, this really isn't a helpful comment. Windows will work just fine for his intended use. Or for any other intended use,

[slim] Itunes Album Artwork

2009-04-23 Thread Harry08
Does anyone else have problems with album artwork for certain albums? Most albums I do not have problems but the odd one does not appear - any ideas? Thanks. -- Harry08 Harry08's Profile:

Re: [slim] Last.fm becoming pay-service.

2009-04-23 Thread bhaagensen
... And so the day came: http://blog.last.fm/2009/04/22/radio-subscriptions All services (such as scrobbling) except listening to music remains free though... -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile:

[slim] LastFM Library

2009-04-23 Thread nofuse
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong area. Is there any way I can play my lastFM library either via Squeezecenter or Squeezenetwork on my Boom? -- nofuse nofuse's Profile:

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread jimbres
My collection is mostly FLAC resides on a Linux box. I can stream music to Winamp on my WinXP box by using the following URL: http://xxx.xxx.x.xxx:9000/stream.mp3 where xxx.xxx.x.xxx represents the IP address of my Linux box. -- jimbres

Re: [slim] RokuLabs - No more soundbridge

2009-04-23 Thread sander
I never owned one of the their players, but I hope they continue to advertise on Heartland Country radio. -- sander sander's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10737 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Favorite service?

2009-04-23 Thread ejk
Mine was Pandora, I just switched to Rhapsody . I like to have the library of songs -- ejk ejk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread Ben Sandee
On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:52 PM, jimbres jimbres.3r48ln1240523...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: My collection is mostly FLAC resides on a Linux box. I can stream music to Winamp on my WinXP box by using the following URL: http://xxx.xxx.x.xxx:9000/stream.mp3 Yes, but it's not flac,

Re: [slim] Favorite service?

2009-04-23 Thread audio53
I don't know if this qualifies as a service, but Shoutcast is the only one I listen to. It is the only one I have found where one can find streams of decent bitrate (256 and 320 kbps) I listen to their classical streams to discover new music. -- audio53 FLAC-SB3 w/SqueezeCenter v7.3-PS Audio

Re: [slim] Favorite service?

2009-04-23 Thread 86atc250r
I use Pandora a lot as well as a few shoutcast streams.Rhapsody is also good when I'm looking for specific songs. When I just want to put it on autopilot though, I listen most to Pandora or Shoutcast. Between these three services, I almost never listen to my local collection. --

Re: [slim] How to get Winamp to play FLAC stream from SqueezeCenter

2009-04-23 Thread jimbres
Yes, but it's not flac, it's being transcoded to MP3. The OP presumably wants to stream in lossless. I realized that after I posted, so I deleted that post a few minutes later. -- jimbres jimbres's Profile:

Re: [slim] LastFM Library

2009-04-23 Thread matthijskoopmans
For what purpose would you want that? The last.fm library stores what you have scrobbled, via whatever device, or directly from the Last.FM radio... it has no relation to what type of file it is (MP3, WMA, FLAC), or it's location (your computer, iPod, Cloud). Regards Matt --

Re: [slim] Favorite service?

2009-04-23 Thread MeSue
Mostly I listen to my local music, but when it's not available I like Slacker the best. Seems to have more variety than Pandora and it's easier to tweak a station to where I never bump into the skip limit. Last.FM helps me discover a lot of music, but as far as the radio goes, I seem to do a lot