I have to kind of agree. The built-in server TinySC is a 'feature' of the Touch and as such is going to have limitations. The Touch is a Network Media Player and it preforms its primary function very well IMO.
More over it would be impossible for Logitech to make the Touch with TinySC compatible with every USB drive that has been made. Especially when anybody can buy a cheap USB drive that doesn't even meet the USB Standard much less being USB Standard Certified. Logitech did go out of its way to make sure the USB port on the Touch meets or exceeds the USB Standard. Some USB drives draw more then the Standard at start-up and others draw to much always. The USB 1.x and 2.0 specifications provide a 5 V supply on a single wire from which connected USB devices may draw power. The specification provides for no more than 5.25 V and no less than 4.75 V (5 V±5%) between the positive and negative bus power lines. For USB 2.0 the voltage supplied by low-powered hub ports is 4.4 V to 5.25 V. A unit load is defined as 100 mA in USB 2.0. A maximum of 5 unit loads (500 mA) can be drawn from a port in USB 2.0. So with a single USB drive only, the max draw by spec would be 500mA. If ones drive draws more then this, I say they need to use a powered hub or buy an external powered USB drive. I think it is also important to note that all drives don't act or handle everything in the same way. Drives that go to sleep or spin down and have long re-start times don't play well with TinySC in my opinion. If the USB drive has the option to disable sleep, I recommend doing that if one is having trouble with TinySC and their sleeping drive. In mobile use, I recommend using a small USB Certified USB Powered Drive with ones favorites or multiple USB drives. In a fixed position usage (audio rack, coffee table), I recommend using an external powered USB Drive if one is going to use a large drive for ones whole collection (disable sleep or buy one without the option). Nothing here is in stone, but I have found that these suggestions tend to eliminate issues. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79199
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