studkiram;578652 Wrote: > I bought the touch for the same reason: I did not want a PC 24/24 > working just to listen music. > Touch was the first model with USB capability. > > I agree with all of you, buyin the touch for that price, I was not > expecting that! >
Expectations for the Price you paid, what is that crap?! The Touch costs the exact same amount the SB3 (Classic) did when it came out. And the Touch is the replacement for the SB3. The Touch is a NMP (Network Media Player). It is not a Server. It does include a feature of a Tiny stripped down version of SBS that can play songs off of USB media (mainly designed for USB Sticks friends might bring over). Is it meant to replace a PC or Server running SBS, it was not designed for that as again its only a feature not full blown SBS. With some careful planning, proper USB drive, and some understanding that TinySC is slower and can't be over taxed, it can be used for the Touch and a second Squeezebox reliably. I use the Touch daily with TinySC in the harsh environment of my vehicle and on the weekends at the cabin. Yes I was part of the Touch Beta so I have well over a year's time with TinySC. I can tell everybody its come a long way since the days when TinySC could only be launched using SSH and having to use CLI to mount the media, lines of code to do a scan, then tell it to start TinySC. One wrong command or keystroke and it was time to start over. So if one is going to use it as a full time server in a home environment where one could just as easily use an Atom DIY Music Server ($25 a year in electricity), then one needs to except that TinySC has limitations, can't use plugins, and is much slower or could crash where SBS wouldn't. It would also go a long way to follow suggestions from Touch Users that have been using TinySC successfully for some time. It is best to buy a compliant USB Standard Certified drive. If using a USB powered USB Drive, I strongly suggest buying a Toshiba USB drive. 1) Use an external powered drive or hub (some hubs do cause problems though) 2) Make sure the USB drive is a single drive (not a 1 or 2 TB using multiple drives in an enclosure) 3) Music only, make sure no other files are stored on the drive and keep the directory structure simple 4) Make sure to use less then 80% of the Formated size of the drive 5) Make sure the drive doesn't act as a CD drive when plugged into a PC 6) Make sure the drive doesn't spin down or sleep or use energy saving tools 7) Make sure album art doesn't exceed 600 by 600 or 300K file size (the smaller the better) 8) Don't use FLAC above -5 compression This is a good start to reduce problems -- 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 Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer 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: Squeezebox 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=82176 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
