As long as we are asking for Ogg Vorbis support in firmware we should also ask for ReplayGain support for Ogg Vorbis in firmware as well. Should that be a separate enhancement request or should it just be added to bug 1061?
On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:45:22 -0800, Gerald B. Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have submitted an enhancement request (BUG 1061). I also agree with the > other > poster that it is a waste of resources. SLIMDEVICES is hoping that the extra > buffer and the bandwidth compression of FLAC will be a reasonable stopgap > measure. It definitely will be an improvement over WAV and SB1, but no way is > it as good as the actual ogg support in firmware. > > Quoting Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > >> So by streaming oggs as lossless, you use more resources and > >> do not gain anything. > >> If all your network/computer do is squeezebox - BFD. > >> But Linux users tend to have a lot more going on, and also > >> often tend to use older computers as headless boxes for > >> things like slimserver - where the cpu load will make a > >> difference (especially if same box is being used for DNS and > >> mail and ... as well) > >> > >> > > > > You should file this as a bug/enhancement request and then you can petition > > all of your friends to vote on it to see if it can be implemented. > > > > However, as many have told you, the CPU requirements of transcoding are > > minimal and transcoding to a lossless format for delivery is an excellent > > solution for [b]most[/b] users. > > > > Those who might panic over a small additional overhead on the cpu when > > playing music (remember that a cheap 1ghz Celeron box can easily support 6-8 > > players even WITH transcoding) or a small additional load on the network and > > who refuse to transcode their music might best look elsewhere for a music > > solution. It took Slim a very long time to add native FLAC support to SB > > (and actually had to come out with SB2 to do it) so I wouldn't hold my > > breath on the addition of another native codec. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
