Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-22 Thread froth
I like the idea of a simplistic interface for those who just need the basics and the advanced with all the features. When I made the venture into the Squeeze line of products ease of use for the whole family was something I did not consider. This caused a decline in the adoption of the system.

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread TheLastMan
froth;690904 Wrote: The biggest issue I have with the squeeze line is ease of use for techo neofites. My system is sold, little to no issues all rooms using wireless with a wireless infrastructure that has N based devices and extenders. Even my microwave no longer causes disruptions in the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread socistep
froth;690904 Wrote: The biggest issue I have with the squeeze line is ease of use for techo neofites. My system is sold, little to no issues all rooms using wireless with a wireless infrastructure that has N based devices and extenders. Even my microwave no longer causes disruptions in the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread socistep
TheLastMan;691041 Wrote: I feel your pain! Things are not so very different in my household. However I have reduced the extent of a couple of the problems: UPDATING KIDS ITHING FROM SERVER: Both my older children have access to a laptop which they use to update their pods. I have set up

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread Mnyb
Easier would be SqueezePad or *shrug* the official app . You can not make Squeezebox LMS simpler it would not function properly anymore ? thus being useless . A car that only steers left and goes only forward is simpler than one that goes both ways and left/rigth, 1/4 of the complexity but

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread TheLastMan
socistep;691044 Wrote: Its a shame Mrs TheLastMan won't pick up Squeezecommander or iPeng as they are really easy for controlling and syncing players! I know, its strange. She really does prefer hardware buttons to a touch screen and was contemplating dumping the HTC for a Blackberry but is

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread garym
Mrs. garym also prefers the CONTROLLER. Although I've never tried her with ipengHD or SqueezePad on my ipad. may do that if I get an iPAD3 and leave the ipad2 sitting around for her use -- garym *Location 1:* VB Appliance 6TB (1.10) LMS 7.7.1 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread erland
Mnyb;691047 Wrote: You can not make Squeezebox LMS simpler it would not function properly anymore ? thus being useless . We aren't necessarily talking about removing functions, I think it's primarily about making them easier and more intuitive to access. There are many design choices in

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-17 Thread Gingernut63
erland;691120 Wrote: We aren't necessarily talking about removing functions, I think it's primarily about making them easier and more intuitive to access. There are many design choices in the Logitech user interfaces that are based on a technical or geek perspective rather then a usability

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-16 Thread froth
The biggest issue I have with the squeeze line is ease of use for techo neofites. My system is sold, little to no issues all rooms using wireless with a wireless infrastructure that has N based devices and extenders. Even my microwave no longer causes disruptions in the kitchen setup. The

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-15 Thread Gingernut63
Personally I couldn't care less about AirPlay, what should be happening is that Logitech should be producing cheaper portable devices that connect to Squeezebox Server (LMS). This would get people buying into the system and then they could look at the more expensive Touch for better sound

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread DaveWr
The Linn solution is from Linn Engineering - it is part of their Davaar software release. It is not third party. -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9331 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread erland
DaveWr;690615 Wrote: The Linn solution is from Linn Engineering - it is part of their Davaar software release. It is not third party. I wonder if they have really licensed it, when searching the net and also the fact that they call it NetAux and not AirPlay, it kind of feels like they have

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread Phil Leigh
erland;690619 Wrote: I wonder if they have really licensed it, when searching the net and also the fact that they call it NetAux and not AirPlay, it kind of feels like they have an unauthorized reverse engineered solution. They certainly didn't plan to license it one and a half year ago:

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread DaveWr
erland;690619 Wrote: I wonder if they have really licensed it, when searching the net and also the fact that they call it NetAux and not AirPlay, it kind of feels like they have an unauthorized reverse engineered solution. They certainly didn't plan to license it one and a half year ago:

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread erland
Phil Leigh;690625 Wrote: I really don't think that Linn would risk legal action by Apple! You might be correct, but they don't call it AirPlay for a reason, and there are posts on the Linn forums that say that the reason for that is licensing restrictions from Apple. So I might be wrong, but

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-14 Thread MusicManiac
Not sure how Linn is going about things, but I believe Boxee still uses Pascals Airplayer: http://pwiddershoven.nl/blog/2011/01/05/airplayer.html ...which was later implemented in xbmc: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/ae7b0b54384485e85124bc33c0743ed7cad627a4 It's been awhile since I've

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Soulkeeper
reniera;690235 Wrote: Personally, i find the radio the perfect speaker for a bedroom. Same here. I tried the Boom first. Great for getting me up, but too boomy to listen to at night. So the Boom went in the kitchen, and a Radio replaced it on the nightstand. A much better fit. -- Soulkeeper

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread TheLastMan
erland;690072 Wrote: It's important to understand that Apple and Logitech(Squeezebox) have different approaches to this. [Snip very good post] Correct in every respect, but both systems can co-exist quite happily provided there are amplifiers in the house with more than one line level input.

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread maggior
TheLastMan;690437 Wrote: I have a Squeezebox Server setup with Receivers in the kitchen and livingroom. However, because all but one member of the household now has an iThing of some description, I have rigged up docks on both systems so the users can either listen to music via their pod or

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
shaboyi;690036 Wrote: It's not up to Logitech. Google Apple's termsconditions for AirPlay and you know why it won't happen. i am not a lawyer so i'll skip wading through termsconditions, but it seems odd that so many other hardware devices canis Logitech or the SB Touch unique

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread DaveWr
Linn DS devices do it. Software only update. They have no special chips as they pre-date Airplay. Indeed a year ago they said they wouldn't support it. -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile:

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
DaveWr;690479 Wrote: Linn DS devices do it. Software only update. They have no special chips as they pre-date Airplay. Indeed a year ago they said they wouldn't support it. http://mafipulation.org/blagoblig/2011/04/08#shairport Well - as pr. andyg's post, Shairport is 3rd party and I

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
And now you see why we cannot include it... -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93207

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
erland;690066 Wrote: But do you need the same device handle it ? Yes Ideally I'd prefer not to double the efforts of my SBs with an extra ATV/AE for each of my setups. Technicalities and all other issues aside [real as they may be], what Airplay does is something many are going to look

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
andyg;690510 Wrote: And now you see why we cannot include it... Yes of course its not happening officially and with Shairport. But I know far from enough to understand why it so definitely could not be made/negotiated/licensed to happen in a future SB device? -- bhaagensen

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Mnyb
Neither Linn or Boxee can do it with shairport if they do they will be in the news for it really soon when apple sues them ? Or are these third party addons ? There is some info missing here -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
IANAL but from what I understand it's probably possible in a closed device like a Linn but not an open or Linux-based device like ours. Also there is certainly a huge per-unit Apple licensing fee meaning it would be unlikely we could add it to existing players for example, even with no technical

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread pippin
Mnyb;690518 Wrote: Or are these third party addons ? Yes. And similar addons exist for the SB, too. AFAIK, the chipset limitation is that you have to use the very chipset for which the AirPlay firmware Apple will license you is available. Maybe Linn just got lucky and did already use that

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
pippin;690524 Wrote: Yes, I believe. And similar addons exist for the SB, too. Are you sure its 3rd party - its prominently featuret on the official pages and no mention of 3rf party: http://news.linn.co.uk/news/2011/12/songcast-shares-it-all.php Btw. do you have the SB (shairport based)

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread pippin
bhaagensen;690527 Wrote: Are you sure its 3rd party - its prominently featuret on the official pages and no mention of 3rf party: http://news.linn.co.uk/news/2011/12/songcast-shares-it-all.php I was talking about Boxee, sorry. And no, I'm not _sure_ there either ;) Btw. do you have the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Charles Stanton
more on the d-link boxee - they might have done it in software. it appears to run on some sort of linux and apparently you can get ssh access with some effort. they also don't call it AirPlay - they call it iOS Streaming. that may say something. it also in not an expensive device - less than

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-11 Thread DITC101
I am always wondering why Logitech doesn't offer a speaker only product like the Sonos Play 3/5. Currently I am looking for something small for my bedroom. The Boom is EOL, the Radio is too small and the display isn't really readable from 3m away. -- DITC101

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-11 Thread reniera
DITC101;690206 Wrote: I am always wondering why Logitech doesn't offer a speaker only product like the Sonos Play 3/5. Currently I am looking for something small for my bedroom. The Boom is EOL, the Radio is too small and the display isn't really readable from 3m away. Too small ?

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-11 Thread aubuti
DITC101;690206 Wrote: I am always wondering why Logitech doesn't offer a speaker only product like the Sonos Play 3/5. Currently I am looking for something small for my bedroom. The Boom is EOL, the Radio is too small and the display isn't really readable from 3m away. For a table-top

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-11 Thread paul.raulerson
verypsb;686597 Wrote: If I understand correctly, Apple doesn't allow Airplay on devices with an open (streaming) OS, like LMS/SqueezePlay. Airplay is on a lot of DNLA capable devices right now. Besides, there is nothing that says Logitech won't update LMS to stream to Airplay devices as well

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread trautigan
MrSinatra;687288 Wrote: logitech products are becoming increasingly unnecessary for most users... thats the real issue. on the one hand you have apple and all its tight integration that for most apple people works very well, or at least, prefectly for them. airplay is now becoming a

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread bhaagensen
Sorry about a late reply... erland;688275 Wrote: So which system/company do you feel have a more promising future over the next 5 years so you would be prepared to put your money on it ? Don't know :) erland;688275 Wrote: The offerings from Apple certainly have their limitations at

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
Is it true that airplay works per instance of iTunes or an iOS device? For instance, I have one computer with iTunes on it and somebody in room A is listening to music via AirPlay, somebody in room B cannot choose to listen to something else via AirPlay from that computer. In that scenario, is

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Syncing kind of works but it's not an active sync but only through Multicast or other network means so devices _can_ get

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread maggior
pippin;689927 Wrote: You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Thanks for confirming my understanding. To me, this setup has limited use - kids with an

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread bhaagensen
maggior;689973 Wrote: kids with an iPod or iPad that want to listen over speakers in their room, college kids looking to do the same, etc. Though I guess that limited audience is pretty large :-). The DK goverment has a goal of getting some 80 percent of the population through college, so

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread aubuti
amrace;685885 Wrote: I would like another Boom type device to add to my existing system of 2 Classics and Boom. I was surprised to see the Boom listed in a recent email from Amazon about network music players. And only US$500

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread Charles Stanton
Great discussion...I still wonder why the Squeezebox Touch could not also be an Airplay device - so you could select it as a receiver and use Airplay to stream to the SB. This would be the best of both worlds: a superior networked 'open' audio solution (Squeezebox) and the convenience of Airplay.

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
shaboyi;690017 Wrote: Great discussion...I still wonder why the Squeezebox Touch could not also be an Airplay device - so you could select it as a receiver and use Airplay to stream to the SB. This would be the best of both worlds: a superior networked 'open' audio solution (Squeezebox) and

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pski
pippin;689927 Wrote: You can play different music on different AirPlay devices if you've got more than one source but iTunes can only handle a single playback queue. So yes to your first question. Syncing kind of works but it's not an active sync but only through Multicast or other

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread Charles Stanton
It's not up to Logitech. Google Apple's termsconditions for AirPlay and you know why it won't happen. i am not a lawyer so i'll skip wading through termsconditions, but it seems odd that so many other hardware devices canis Logitech or the SB Touch unique is some regard? I used the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread pippin
pski;690027 Wrote: So this means apologies that Airplay/Apple does not support playing one thing to one device and something else to any others. No. AirPlay supports it. What does not is iTunes, iTunes can only play one queue at a time. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
bhaagensen;690001 Wrote: But seriously. I love the SB for its advanced functionality, but I could certainly make use of easily being able to redirect the sounds from my fruits to the stereo. British hi-fi's such as Naim and Linn will certainly not switch to Airplay-only, but at the same

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
shaboyi;690017 Wrote: the best way I can think of to achieve multi-room/multiple streams with Apple is to have multiple Apple TVs and then use Apple Remote App for local music (iTunes libraries) and then Airplay for other Apps. Conceptually this is not much different from multiple

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-10 Thread erland
pski;690027 Wrote: So this means apologies that Airplay/Apple does not support playing one thing to one device and something else to any others. Add to that the fact you have to use a playlist to pick what is playing next. Stupid is as stupid does. Apple concept is based on that each

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread moley6knipe
DLNA's a dead end, I think. I've played with a few over the years, notably Twonky, but I can't believe a non-techy will sit there and configure it to try and get audio *and* video working. Squeezebox is great, but for me at least it's another layer on top of my configuration. I run a Windows

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread amrace
It appears that many of us think that the future of Squeezebox is not too bright so I’ve been looking at what else is on the market for when the time comes to update my ageing kit or to build on what I have now. Sonos and Apple Airplay are similar alternatives but the Apple option has been

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread TheLastMan
erland;688275 Wrote: So which system/company do you feel have a more promising future over the next 5 years so you would be prepared to put your money on it ? Ease of setup, use and administration is the key. The company that gets all of that right will dominate the market in the long term.

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread bobm
amrace;688318 Wrote: An Airplay version would be something like this: Apple lossless files - iTunes – Airplay Lossless streaming over Wifi – Airport Express – optical out to DAC, amplifier and speakers – iPad control using Apple Remote. Does Itunes have AIRPLAY built in or do you have to

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread andynormancx
bobm;688333 Wrote: Does Itunes have AIRPLAY built in or do you have to run another server on your MAC in order to stream. Can Airplay be run from a PC? Yes iTunes has AirPlay built in and yes it works on a Windows PC as well. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes,

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread amrace
When you open iTunes 10 or later on your Mac or PC, you'll see an AirPlay button at the bottom right-hand corner of the iTunes window.Clicking on the AirPlay button will let you control where you stream your content. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4325 Andy -- amrace

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread aubuti
erland;688275 Wrote: So if I would mention companies that have the biggest potential to take over the market, Apple would be pretty high on that list, they would be in the top. Reason being that they have it all: - They have the backend music store - They are focused at usability and ease

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread aubuti
bobm;688274 Wrote: Can you purchase apple lossless from itunes now? I don't think the iTunes store sells any lossless files. But obviously you can rip CDs to Apple Lossless, and I've noticed that many artists who sell downloads choose Apple Lossless as their only lossless option. -- aubuti

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread erland
amrace;688318 Wrote: Is the Squeezebox method more “HiFi” than the Apple? No, the Squeezebox just gives you more choices regarding which file format to use for the music files. It would be interesting if someone with good ears and good equipment did a blind test between an AirPort Express

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread bobm
andynormancx;688341 Wrote: Yes iTunes has AirPlay built in and yes it works on a Windows PC as well. Interesting, but can you also stream Internet content with iTunes like you can with Touch/LMS, i.e. local radio stations, Slacker, Mog.? Thanks Bob -- bobm

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-03 Thread andynormancx
In the Apple universe the best way to do that is to use the appropriate app on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and use AirPlay to send it to the AirPort. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM !

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread TheLastMan
KMorgan;687768 Wrote: I love my Squeezeboxes, but it's only when you try to explain to someone how it all works that you realise that for the average bod it's all quite complex. A non-techy pal of mine visits and really enjoys using Squeezepad to browse Spotify and listen to anything he

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread aubuti
TheLastMan;688039 Wrote: High fidelity? Most don't need or care for it. And among those who do need or care for it, iTunes (with WAV, AIFF, or Apple Lossless) + Airplay-equipped name brand consumer-grade receiver (Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Harmon Kardon, etc) + decent speakers is good enough for

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread bhaagensen
I agree things are looking fruity at the moment, but I think you are all assuming that Apple manages to maintain their [unrealistically?] high momentum in the long run - iPhone/iMac/Macbook/iPad/iPod. Though tempting, looking at the tech landscape, its not a horse I would put my own actual money

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread pski
KMorgan;687768 Wrote: I love my Squeezeboxes, but it's only when you try to explain to someone how it all works that you realise that for the average bod it's all quite complex. A non-techy pal of mine visits and really enjoys using Squeezepad to browse Spotify and listen to anything he

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread bobm
I really like my touch but I am curious. If using an IPOD doc and using apples lossless, will the quality be close to that of a SB touch? Not being a MAC guy, I looked at airport express and some IPOD docks, they don't seem to have digital out's for connection to your reciever but I may be

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread erland
bhaagensen;688203 Wrote: I agree things are looking fruity at the moment, but I think you are all assuming that Apple manages to maintain their [unrealistically?] high momentum in the long run - iPhone/iMac/Macbook/iPad/iPod. Though tempting, looking at the tech landscape, its not a horse I

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-02 Thread erland
TheLastMan;688039 Wrote: The only significant advantage Squeezebox has over Airplay and DLNA is its ability to play different streams to different players and/or synchronise players all from a single music server. People keep mention DLNA... Could someone let me know which DLNA based

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-01 Thread KMorgan
I love my Squeezeboxes, but it's only when you try to explain to someone how it all works that you realise that for the average bod it's all quite complex. A non-techy pal of mine visits and really enjoys using Squeezepad to browse Spotify and listen to anything he wants (well almost). So, he

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-31 Thread trautigan
erland;687385 Wrote: Does other DLNA based solutions available on the market today provide a more intuitive and forgiving browsing experience ? Does any hardware based player provide a more intuitive and forgiving browsing experience ? I know there are computer based players that does

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-31 Thread erland
trautigan;687578 Wrote: Sadly the 'browsing experience' isn't the deciding factor for most people - Ease of use is higher on the list. And Logitech's products are bottom of the list in that area for most non-tech mortals when it comes to that. I've had Logitech products for years -

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-31 Thread Gingernut63
erland;687589 Wrote: At least all the DLNA solutions I've tried has been less user friendly and more buggy than the Squeezebox, but maybe I've just been unlucky and tried the wrong ones. I agree. At the moment DLNA works well enough for videos but the audio aspect is a far less satisfying

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-30 Thread MrSinatra
logitech products are becoming increasingly unnecessary for most users... thats the real issue. on the one hand you have apple and all its tight integration that for most apple people works very well, or at least, prefectly for them. airplay is now becoming a standard that 3rd party hardware

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-30 Thread erland
MrSinatra;687288 Wrote: logitech meanwhile, sells an audio only platform that requires mastering a fairly complicated server which has an extremely unintuitive and unforgiving browse exp. Does other DLNA based solutions available on the market today provide a more intuitive and forgiving

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-30 Thread virgiliomi
erland Wrote: Does other DLNA based solutions available on the market today provide a more intuitive and forgiving browsing experience ? There's one DLNA server that does quite a bit... it's the 'PS3 Media Server' (http://www.ps3mediaserver.org). Having looked at it quickly, it appears that

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-29 Thread Charles Stanton
what would be a great SB innovation is if the SB Touch could be a Airplay receiver (like an Apple TV, Denon Receiver or the growing list of devices that can do it) As an earlier post pointed out, it may be that Apple won't allow it on an open platform, but I thought the SB Touch firmware was

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-29 Thread erland
shaboyi;687235 Wrote: nevertheless, given Airplay's momentum, I think the SB Touch doubling as an Airplay receiver has enormous appeal and would be a great selling point for it. While I agree with you, I guess it's also a question of price. Would you be willing to pay $100 extra for a

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread verypsb
If I understand correctly, Apple doesn't allow Airplay on devices with an open (streaming) OS, like LMS/SqueezePlay. -- verypsb ::Please vote::: '::bug 1330:: New music should work on creation date' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330) '::bug 2140:: Allow specification of

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread bhaagensen
gruntwolla;686207 Wrote: . Looking at the manual, it is clearly aimed at owners of ios devices. For those people, LMS would just be a confusing distraction, so as it isn't mentioned, it won't be there. Though the ultimate conclusion may be right, I think you are overlooking the fact that

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread DaveWr
I think 90,000 new iPhones per day is a little larger target market, than squeeze things. Don't forget Logitech got burn't on Google TV. Any I don't think that they want to undermine the current Squeeze price points. -- DaveWr

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread Soulkeeper
verypsb;686597 Wrote: If I understand correctly, Apple doesn't allow Airplay on devices with an open (streaming) OS, like LMS/SqueezePlay. Every time I start considering to buy an Apple product (this time it was the iPad), something like this comes up. And makes me turn on my heels. Thanks

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread TheLastMan
Soulkeeper;686630 Wrote: (Starts looking for an Android pad.) Don't. You will regret it. Regardless of your feelings towards Apple, the iPad is streets ahead of any of the Android pads in usability, app availability. There is a reason why it is twice the price of the Android pads. Anyway you

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread Soulkeeper
TheLastMan;686672 Wrote: Don't. You will regret it Ok? No pad for me then? TheLastMan;686672 Wrote: Anyway you cannot really blame Apple for the fact that Logitech wants to use its technology. And I don't. Besides, it's not my feelings towards Apple that makes me turn away from them.

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread pippin
TheLastMan;686672 Wrote: There is a reason why it is twice the price of the Android pads. It's not. There are capable Android Pads but they cost as much as Apple's although they are really lacking Apps. Kindle Fire Co don't really help with that. Me thinks the market will settle towards

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread pippin
Soulkeeper;686675 Wrote: It's just that I don't want to spend money on a sense of claustrophobia; that I can get for free if I want to. ;) Yes, you are right. Easy to get a bit claustrophobic with all the content on that platform. Compared to that you do indeed get a good sense of freedom

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread erland
I assume people know that they can make any AirPlay speaker/receiver a Squeezebox by combining it with one of the iOS apps which support playback, for example iPeng or SqueezePad. As long as you don't need synchronized playback it should work very good. Just configure the iPhone/iPad to output

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread MrSinatra
erland;686715 Wrote: Does anyone know which audio quality you get through AirPlay ? Does it allow some lossless format or is everything encoded through some lossy codec ? i have no idea how airplay works, but i suspect it allows for different codecs, and it might transcode or something based

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread DaveWr
erland;686715 Wrote: Does anyone know which audio quality you get through AirPlay ? Does it allow some lossless format or is everything encoded through some lossy codec ? Everything is converted to 16 bit 44 khz cd standard ALAC according to Linn, who have incorporated Airplay

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread gruntwolla
bhaagensen;686603 Wrote: Though the ultimate conclusion may be right, I think you are overlooking the fact that many are using the very iPods, iPhones, and iPads to control LMS... I don't disagree with that; I was referring more to the thousands who are happy to plug their ios device into a

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread MrSinatra
DaveWr;686743 Wrote: Everything is converted to 16 bit 44 khz cd standard ALAC according to Linn, who have incorporated Airplay support in their v expensive streamers. They have also added Songcast to support high sample rate 24 bit music. that seems really odd... why bother to make a mp3

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-27 Thread DaveWr
MrSinatra;686753 Wrote: that seems really odd... why bother to make a mp3 lossless to send wirelessly? and whats really odd about it, is i have seen in practice, music go from a laptop, wirelessly, to a router, to an airport express and / or apple tv, again, wirelessly, and not hiccup

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-26 Thread Soulkeeper
As the device already has 802.11 and Ethernet, adding support for LMS must surely be a simple matter of firmware. Which should be cheap enough for us to expect them to actually do so. -- Soulkeeper 'Bug 17797: Updating wiki.slimdevices.com'

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-24 Thread amrace
I found a download of the user manual here. http://www.scribd.com/doc/70131052/Logitech-Air-Speaker It appears to have wifi and an ethernet connection but there's no mention of LMS. It looks like it's purely for Airplay streaming. Do you think Logitech will keep both Squeezebox and Aiplay wifi

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-24 Thread gruntwolla
amrace;686074 Wrote: I found a download of the user manual here. http://www.scribd.com/doc/70131052/Logitech-Air-Speaker It appears to have wifi and an ethernet connection but there's no mention of LMS. It looks like it's purely for Airplay streaming. Do you think Logitech will keep

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-24 Thread aubuti
amrace;686074 Wrote: Do you think Logitech will keep both Squeezebox and Aiplay wifi streaming systems in its future product lineup? And don't forget the Bluetooth-based wireless speakers that Logitech introduced in late 2011. Those devices are actually on shelves now, unlike this AirPlay

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-24 Thread Mnyb
Logitech seems to have no problem with having a lot of different products, look at thier mouse keyboard and computer speakers. They seems to have problem with products like squeezeboxes, who is more involved and takes longtime support . 1000's of fit and forget stuff with a very short shelf

[slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-23 Thread amrace
Hi, Does anyone know aything about the new Logitech Airplay Speaker? I can't find much information on it yet but was thinking that it would be nice if it was also compatable with the Squeezebox family / LMS. I would like another Boom type device to add to my existing system of 2 Classics and

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-01-23 Thread Soulkeeper
If Logitech released a 802.11 player -without- LMS support, that would be very stupid IMO. Not to speak of how utterly -disappointing- it would be. So I, for one, am going to keep hoping. Perhaps that's the Boom II right there. Here's 'a small \preview\ at cnet'