Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Russound

2012-03-19 Thread agillis
You can get two way control using this software interface. A few VortexBox users are using it successfully with their Russound systems. http://info.vortexbox.org/tiki-index.php?page=Russound -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead De

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Russound

2012-03-19 Thread MOMENTUM
I was really hoping to be able to get some feedback on the screen..seems like a waste with out it.. -- MOMENTUM MOMENTUM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20589 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;696569 Wrote: > Well I have a huge screen which flips to the settings page. On iPad1 > even with shouldRasterize this is not always smooth. It was also > recommended to use this option in some developer videos from Apple some > year ago. > Yes, I remember that. In the entry level ses

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread bluegaspode
pippin;696555 Wrote: > > What I wonder: you don't use any shadow paths, don't you? So why do you > need shouldRasterize at all? Well I have a huge screen which flips to the settings page. On iPad1 even with shouldRasterize this is not always smooth. It was also recommended to use this option in

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
andyg;696564 Wrote: > You should ignore most of what is in any job posting, as a general rule. > :) Yeah I would not qualify for my own job Today if I go by the adds my company sets up for new colleagues to me :) -- Mnyb Ma

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-19 Thread andyg
You should ignore most of what is in any job posting, as a general rule. :) -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
DaveWr;695954 Wrote: > Good news - but with UPNP DLNA skills - Not Revue 2! > > Dave That is a bit worrying upnp/dlna whatever has that to do with squeezeboxes :confused: -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J Mer

Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?

2012-03-19 Thread MelonMonkey
iPeng running on iDevices of your choice are the best alternative to Squeezebox in my opinion. You can even serve the music and host a private WiFi ad-hoc hotspot from a tiny mini computer - portable and mobile if you wish too. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - IR remote solutions for M

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;696546 Wrote: > > Normally the fonts do scale automatically - that is - if you don't use > some animation tricks I used which needs to be told to use twice the > resolution. > An update was sent to Apple on Sunday 2am for the fonts. > Thou shalt not use "shouldRasterize". And if you

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread bluegaspode
andyg;696493 Wrote: > Generally SqueezePad looks OK on iPad 3, except for some reason the > fonts are not scaled which I thought iOS did automatically. > Hehe - I heard that when you enter the settings screen and leave it again, at least the fonts in the top left corner are rendered in high re

Re: [slim] suggestion for desktop speakers

2012-03-19 Thread Soulkeeper
Nando1970;696531 Wrote: > I could get them for about €380, but since I don't necessarily need > active speakers I was wandering if I could get some better passive > speakers. Note that the airmotiv 5 are bi-amped. Are you prepared to bi-amp passive speakers in order to get better (or equivalent)

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
TheLastMan;696529 Wrote: > Chuckle :D > My old chestnuts (LPs and CDs) are now mostly recorded and stored as > FLACs as are my wife's CDs. Having completed that project my wife now > wants her LPs in digital format. However she didn't look after her LPs > as well as I did mine, to put it mildly!

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread zowie
ralphpnj;696433 Wrote: > Nice but let's change things slightly: > > But what if I owned both the vinyl and the CD, ripped the vinyl, > then sold the CD but kept the vinyl? > > Now I could chose to listen the "vinyl" but played via my Squeezebox. That's definitely a closer call. My feeling is

[slim] suggestion for desktop speakers

2012-03-19 Thread Nando1970
Hi I am considering to buy a pair of desktop speakers to replace the Tannoy in my signature. After having praised the active Audioengine 5(+) for year, recently Steve Guttenberg has written a very positive review for the active Emotiva Pro airmotiv 4 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57367525-4

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread TheLastMan
Mnyb;696478 Wrote: > Not so popular "old peoples music" :) is often sold whole sale when > someone dies and it is often the same old chestnuts from everyone so > also low in price.Chuckle :D My old chestnuts (LPs and CDs) are now mostly recorded and stored as FLACs as are my wife's CDs. Having co

Re: [slim] Android tablet app for logitech boom

2012-03-19 Thread erland
bj999;696458 Wrote: > > . can I use the Logitech android app to manage my players with my NAS > only? > Which version of Squeezebox Server/Logitech Media Server is running on the NAS ? If it's an older version, maybe that can be the issue ? If you open the web interface and goto Settings/Inform

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17929 -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?useri

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
OK, it's worse. For me, the server always crashes when I try to get anything as big as a 1536x1536 cover, even if I use "xxx_F" which should never return an image larger than the original -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
mherger;696507 Wrote: > > like using _F? :) > > Which you probably don't use because it originally didn't work in > SBS > > 7.6 ;) > > Didn't you file a bug? I thought you did, but didn't find it any more. > > -- > > Michael I don't know, it's been fixed for a long time, it was only an i

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread gharris999
bluegaspode;695314 Wrote: > As a status update: I finally pushed the button to order the "new" iPad. > Let's see when it arrives and where we need to improve the images and > handling of cover arts, to use the high resolution.I took delivery of my new > iPad last Friday. So far, it really does

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread Michael Herger
> like using _F? :) > Which you probably don't use because it originally didn't work in SBS > 7.6 ;) Didn't you file a bug? I thought you did, but didn't find it any more. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://li

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread pippin
like using _F? :) Which you probably don't use because it originally didn't work in SBS 7.6 ;) Good to see I've probably got it right in iPeng -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com ---

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread andyg
Generally SqueezePad looks OK on iPad 3, except for some reason the fonts are not scaled which I thought iOS did automatically. I've noticed a problem with our own app that will probably affect everyone, and that is that the ultra-high-res cover art really abuses the server and can cause large a

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2012-03-19 Thread Raindogs
The only issue I have noticed so far is the main menu fonts on the left side menu look a little bit pixelated, probably due to the upscaling of the fonts for the higher resolution display. Low resolution artwork (400x400) also looks pretty bad due to the upscaling. Looks like I will have to star

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread ralphpnj
TiredLegs;696477 Wrote: > ...If the version you download is a remaster, i.e. a different master > than the one you own, payment for the work of the remastering engineer > is the missing piece. As far as I know, remastering engineers do not > get paid a royalty per copy, just a flat fee for doing

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
TheLastMan;696473 Wrote: > That is no different from just buying the CD and then selling it without > ever having ripped it, which is perfectly legal. > > You don't own the music, you own the carrier. The point of all this > legislation is to prevent people from listening to music without > roy

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread TiredLegs
Bill Burns;696366 Wrote: > But is it OK to download a pirated rip of an album if you own the vinyl? I've been pondering this very question myself. What would make sense to me (although probably not the RIAA) is: You should be able to legally download a digital version of the same physical versio

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
slartibartfast;696472 Wrote: > Server version 7.7.2 latest nightly. I will try a complete rescan but it > is something I try to avoid on a Goflex Net because it takes hours. Just > seems strange that all my devices see the Artist but not the Android > App. I saw in the iPhone app when you scan b

Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?

2012-03-19 Thread TheLastMan
ralphpnj;696433 Wrote: > Nice but let's change things slightly: > > But what if I owned both the vinyl and the CD, ripped the vinyl, > then sold the CD but kept the vinyl? > > Now I could chose to listen the "vinyl" but played via my Squeezebox. That is no different from just buying the CD and

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2012-03-19 Thread slartibartfast
Mnyb;696462 Wrote: > I think I've seen it, but in the logitech iPhone app (that is very > similar ) . > > Try a complete rescan to see if it fixes it ? > > what server version ? Server version 7.7.2 latest nightly. I will try a complete rescan but it is something I try to avoid on a Goflex Net

Re: [slim] Podcast confusion

2012-03-19 Thread bobharp
bpa is right. I have not had any trouble since just using the mysb.com podcast utility. Works like a charm. -- bobharp Bob Harper bobharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=600 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox and Russound

2012-03-19 Thread bobharp
I have a CAV6.6 house amp. At one point I set up IR for control but now just my phone's app for control. It's on my list but since the 6.6 is no longer being made, I pushed it to the bottom of the list. -- bobharp Bob Harper ---

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2012-03-19 Thread Mnyb
slartibartfast;696460 Wrote: > I've just added a new artist to my library and it does not appear in the > Artist list under My Music when using the App. It appears on my > Radio,Touch and Controller and also in the web UI but not on my phone. > If I search for the artist the app can find it and d

Re: [slim] Android tablet app for logitech boom

2012-03-19 Thread Michael Herger
> . can I use the Logitech android app to manage my players with my NAS > only? Yes. > . may there be another Logitech android app to steer my players similar > to the “SqueezePlay” software? I don't understand what you want here? What are you missing from the controller app? -- Michael ___

Re: [slim] Podcast confusion

2012-03-19 Thread Gonzalezc
how r u buddy? -- Gonzalezc Gonzalezc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55001 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94131 ___

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2012-03-19 Thread slartibartfast
I've just added a new artist to my library and it does not appear in the Artist list under My Music when using the App. It appears on my Radio,Touch and Controller and also in the web UI but not on my phone. If I search for the artist the app can find it and display albums by the artist. I don't

[slim] Buy Gifts Online: A Time Saving Shopping Option

2012-03-19 Thread Gonzalezc
You select online shopping to *' Buy Gifts Online ' (http://www.dhoombox.com/) *for your loved ones because it is quick, simple, and hassle free. Thousands of websites offer online shopping and it is necessary to select the websites of high quality and reputation. As internet scams and fake websit

[slim] Android tablet app for logitech boom

2012-03-19 Thread bj999
Hi, For 2 weeks now I have the Asus Transformer Prime Tablet (android). I’d like to use it to manage my different Logitech players: boom, duet and WLAN radio. I found an android app in googles play/app store. When I installed it I had an issue that my duet + controller did not work anymore and my