Re: [slim] Additional Squeezebox player ?

2013-09-23 Thread swayzak
jimbobvfr400 wrote: I'd argue a Joggler can be better than a Touch with an appropriate USB DAC. Bigger better screen and easily enough power to run a proper version of LMS on board, either accessing music on a USB drive or on a NAS. Not for everyone and definitely not plug and play and

Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

2013-09-23 Thread Peter Galbavy
Very nice. I may have to spend my money on your player app, which I've been putting off as I have too many real SB boxes. I bought a Rikomagiv RK809IV to play with but so far it's not great on video playback, but I am going to be testing other ROMs and even Ubuntu soon. One thing that did spring

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Controll App direct Android (apk) download not latest version

2013-09-23 Thread lrossouw
Hi As a more long-term solution I'd suggest you install google play store? Or is this not possible? You should be able to find the APK by searhcing for it. Regards Louis Louis 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw)

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Controll App direct Android (apk) download not latest version

2013-09-23 Thread cncb
lrossouw wrote: As a more long-term solution I'd suggest you install google play store? Or is this not possible? Unfortunately with this tablet (and other cheap ones like it) it is not possible to install the Google Play app or download from the Google Play website. It must some kind of

Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

2013-09-23 Thread bluegaspode
Peter Galbavy wrote: One thing that did spring to mind was that now with real HDMI and not just S/PDIF I should in theory be able to playback multichannel DVD Audio rips. No idea what the Squeeze platform (server, your player etc.) might do with that - any ideas? The FLACs are transferred

Re: [slim] SQLite Browser for Windows

2013-09-23 Thread w3wilkes
Interesting... I went out to the MP3Tag forum to see about rounding the TBPM to the nearest integer and believe it or not this is the most recent topic! http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=17760 In that thread there's a link to a older thread that has action code from Moonbase that seems

Re: [slim] Android TV Sticks/Boxes as Squeezebox Replacement

2013-09-23 Thread marlo
Could you please check if playback of hires-files is possible via hdmi and/or spdif? marlo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37542 View this thread:

[slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread nicky6
Hi, I know it's really bad of me posting something like this here, but it's time for it I feel. I've been an avid fan of Slim Devices and bought the first Squeezebox when it came out (2004?) after I enjoyed a friends SliMP3-powered (6 rooms) house. I've since added 2 Classics and two Radio. the

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread audiomuze
Mate, with all due respect, are you living under a rock? Get yourself a Wandboard, add an external DAC with a USB input and get on with enjoying your music. The only thing defunct about the Squeezebox architecture is your frame of reference. digital groove | 'Vivere DAC MKI'

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread garym
from a manufacturer that will be here in 5 -10 years time In today's fast paced business world, this means almost nobody qualifies. But there are numerous options, including many that continue to use LMS as the server/database. See some of these old threads for examples:

Re: [slim] Additional Squeezebox player ?

2013-09-23 Thread swayzak
My God. Someone just paid $600 for a new Touch I was bidding on at ebay. Crazy. swayzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16575 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Additional Squeezebox player ?

2013-09-23 Thread garym
swayzak wrote: My God. Someone just paid $600 for a new Touch I was bidding on at ebay. Crazy. Hey, people were paying those prices for Beanie Babies at one time. ;-) (but at least one can play music with a Touchnot sure what to do with a beanie baby! *Location 1:* VortexBox

Re: [slim] Additional Squeezebox player ?

2013-09-23 Thread swayzak
I didn't realise they were THAT desirable. I suppose I should be happy that I bought my 2 Booms Duet when I did (which all get heavy use every day) ! May still keep an eye out for a Touch though.. swayzak's Profile:

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread Apesbrain
ATM, there's no better alternative out there; you've named the top contenders and they all have trade-offs. I can understand wanting something new but what exactly is your issue with the Squeezebox system you have? Sounds like it does what you want, but you have server problems. Why not build

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread garym
Apesbrain wrote: ATM, there's no better alternative out there; you've named the top contenders and they all have trade-offs. I can understand wanting something new but what exactly is your issue with the Squeezebox system you have? Sounds like it does what you want, but you have server

[slim] accessing to a remote logitech media server

2013-09-23 Thread cdubet
Hello I have at home a squeezebox and a small nas where the logitech media server is running. Everything is fine and as I was happy with it, I bough a new squeezebox for my parents I wished them to be able to listen to the music stored in my NAS but it does not work: *the squeezebox is unable to

Re: [slim] SQLite Browser for Windows

2013-09-23 Thread w3wilkes
I tested MoonBase action in MP3Tag against a couple of albums and then did a clear and full rescan. With the BPM in the tags now being full integers with no decimal places it populates in the SQ database just fine! So now it's time to go to work on the SQL playlist that will filter on Genre and

Re: [slim] accessing to a remote logitech media server

2013-09-23 Thread callesoroe
cdubet wrote: Hello I have at home a squeezebox and a small nas where the logitech media server is running. Everything is fine and as I was happy with it, I bough a new squeezebox for my parents I wished them to be able to listen to the music stored in my NAS but it does not work: *the

Re: [slim] SQLite Browser for Windows

2013-09-23 Thread w3wilkes
This should be my last entry on this... Using the SQL Playlist plugin I created a Advanced Playlist with Genre=Rock and Year =1990 and Year =1970 to get a template. Then I edited the SQL to change the year criteria to bpm values... -- PlaylistName:TestBPM -- PlaylistGroups: select tracks.url

Re: [slim] SQLite Browser for Windows

2013-09-23 Thread w3wilkes
And one last thing... Thanks to all those who replied, especially; JJZolx for the SQLite Expert info for DB browsing and providing the info on what the BPM column had to contain. and Erland for the great SQL and Dynamic Playlist plugins that give me the power to put my idea together. 2 Duets

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread nicky6
audiomuze wrote: Mate, with all due respect, are you living under a rock? Get yourself a Wandboard, add an external DAC with a USB input and get on with enjoying your music. The only thing defunct about the Squeezebox architecture is your frame of reference. Well, I knew I asked for it,

Re: [slim] What should replace my Squeezebox system?

2013-09-23 Thread audiomuze
nicky6 wrote: Well, I knew I asked for it, right! And YES, I HAVE been living under rock I forgot to say - I don't want to hack around / tinker with the stuff. I'm intrigued by the Sonos it just works philosophy. Someone asked what is my issue really with the system - Media Center I

Re: [slim] accessing to a remote logitech media server

2013-09-23 Thread cdubet
Hallo, First thanks for answering. I have a fixed IP. With softsqueeze I am able to connect to my server from my home using the external IP address. With the squeezebox at home, I cannot access the server using the external IP address but using the internal one it works I have tried also to