Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-27 Thread toby10
TinySC and accurate time follow up: Touch's own clock is already 1 minute behind after three days. Streaming services via Apps using MySB in the background did not help with the clock. Obviously this means Erlands Daylight Clock Applet on Touch while running TinySC is indeed doing ckeck-ins to

Re: [slim] Free month of MOG Primo

2011-11-27 Thread garym
MeSue;672892 Wrote: I have an Amazon card that does points, but my other CC (Chase Freedom) which I use for everything else lets me use points to buy Amazon Gift Certificates in its Ultimate Rewards store. Aha. Works with American Express points as well. Heck, I may never have to spend

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-27 Thread erland
toby10;672956 Wrote: TinySC and accurate time follow up: Touch's own clock is already 1 minute behind after three days. Streaming services via Apps using MySB in the background did not help with the clock. Obviously this means Erlands Daylight Clock Applet on Touch while running TinySC

Re: [slim] LMS 7.7.0 unstable as hell on Windows 2003 Server?

2011-11-27 Thread itm
OK I uninstalled, deleted the cache folder (and all folders from previous installs). I then re-installed and scanned my library from scratch - it completed OK. Now a few days later I find that the server has stopped itself again. I attach the log. This version doesn't stay up for longer than a

Re: [slim] LMS 7.7.0 unstable as hell on Windows 2003 Server?

2011-11-27 Thread JJZolx
Older versions are here. If you're going back to 7.6, you may as well install 7.6.2. http://downloads.slimdevices.com/ -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-11-27 Thread aubuti
erland;672923 Wrote: Has anyone else found anything except Sonos or Logitech that realistically already today can be an alternative in a multi room system ? Not at anything near the Logitech price point. But if you open the wallet wider, then Olive and Sooloos come into the picture, and

Re: [slim] LMS 7.7.0 unstable as hell on Windows 2003 Server?

2011-11-27 Thread itm
JJZolx;672989 Wrote: Older versions are here. If you're going back to 7.6, you may as well install 7.6.2. http://downloads.slimdevices.com Many thanks. I will indeed go back to 7.6.2, as that seemed rock solid on my server. -- itm

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-11-27 Thread garym
minor question re apple airplay. Does it support player synch. That is, does it allow different players to be playing exactly the same thing (synched) OR to be playing different things (all being fed from same itunes). Not sure, but just curious. p.s. your Squeezeboxes and existing software

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-11-27 Thread Mnyb
yes Airplay does it really treat the whole system as a whole, sync or not for multiple players from the same source and unaltered soundquality ? was not apples own airports ( or what they called them ) using urgh resampled audio to 16/48 k something. What does airplay stream ? I seen airplay in

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread AndreE
This is very interesting discussion. I guess the real thread for average user comes from “external complexity” Any mass-market solution should be easy to set-up and operate by one fingertip. Interestingly TV solution rivals are: Samsung with its HUB, Philips with similar ideas and of course

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-11-27 Thread toby10
Time wise the Duet was cancelled after a decent run, as far as electronic devices go. SB3 Boom Duet Receiver were all basically based on the same player, were getting old, replaced by newer players Touch Radio with more features (like hi-res Spotify). There have often been only a single

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2011-11-27 Thread AndreE
It is very interesting question about Airplay bitrate. Tried to find any information, but no any exposure to figures And thanks for sharing optimism I really wish Logitech all the best with this product line. After many issues with some version I finally have my music at my hands and whole

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread toby10
AndreE;673021 Wrote: Who needs a standard TV when you can stream everything from internet using one of HUBX or possible iTune?. Once the content owners (networks, broadcasters) see their revenues slipping they will stop allowing internet broadcasting, some already do this. Or

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread Mnyb
toby10;673026 Wrote: Once the content owners (networks, broadcasters) see their revenues slipping they will stop allowing internet broadcasting, some already do this. Or they will start charging for internet broadcasting, effectively swapping cable/sat services for internet services.

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread castalla
Mnyb;673031 Wrote: that is all and well as it should be, but the content providers and content owners are just as confused as the music industry on how to provide for the user it all a big mess rigth now. Nobody is going to give consummers the absolute flexibility to shedule and

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread Mnyb
castalla;673034 Wrote: BBC manage without subscription - a yearly licence fee is sufficient - and results in the best radio and TV in the world. Subscription tv is a curse. They do get some £ by selling those shows to other networks... or you could pay to get BBC (I can with my cable

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread AndreE
Mnyb;673031 Wrote: don't forget that the big money in TV comes from the comercials nobody would afford TV if it where all paid by the subscription , thats a fraction of the costs involved. So the TV exist to expose you to comercials, your favorite TV show is a tool to have you sitting

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread AndreE
castalla;673034 Wrote: BBC manage without subscription - a yearly licence fee is sufficient - and results in the best radio and TV in the world. Subscription tv is a curse. we do pay quite some money in Germany on monthly basis - i still question some content produced for it some are very

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread paulster
Mnyb;673036 Wrote: castalla;673034 Wrote: BBC manage without subscription - a yearly licence fee is sufficient - and results in the best radio and TV in the world. Subscription tv is a curse. They do get some £ by selling those shows to other networks... or you could pay to get

Re: [slim] What should be in the next version of SqueezePad (part 2)

2011-11-27 Thread virtualien
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Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread toby10
Good god! Our government in the TV/entertainment business? No thanks. ;) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What should be in the next version of SqueezePad (part 2)

2011-11-27 Thread bluegaspode
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Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread Gingernut63
toby10;673059 Wrote: Good god! Our government in the TV/entertainment business? No thanks. ;) The ABC in Australia is very similar to the BBC; it provides the quality I look for in TV programs, some sourced from the BBC. The ABC while funded by Government, has it's own charter and operates

Re: [slim] What should be in the next version of SqueezePad (part 2)

2011-11-27 Thread pippin
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Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-27 Thread Michael Herger
Because MonkeySqueeze requires LMS connection (it doesn't work with TinySBS for now), and there is no clock drift if I am connected to LMS Why not? TinySBS is LMS less the web server. But it provides the same JSON/RPC interface as LMS. That is exactly the question asked by those who

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-27 Thread Mnyb
to work, a pulic service TV should operate under it's own charter and not under controll by the goverment, you see when it go wrong just tune in the weird channels on your cable TV. men with mustach and khaki uniforms reading the news :) -- Mnyb

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-27 Thread Michael Herger
Feels strange that Daylight Clock should have anything to do with it but maybe the fact that I'm using mysqueezebox.com image proxy to retrieve rescaled daylight images makes it sync the time also. There's no relation there :-). I checked the code again: the time should be adjusted when prefs