Jooseppi;331176 Wrote: > - Software side is an open system that has to work in conjunction with > who knows how many applications (AV, FW and so forth) and who knows how > badly maintained OS's
Yes. SC has to work under Windows, Mac and Linux. From what I can see on the forums, in terms of speed and reliability of the software under these various OSes, it's clear that the fastest is under Linux. Windows is a mixed bag due to the sheer variability of installations, and SC under Mac appears to be problematic for some users. You've never said what OS you're using. I bet it isn't Linux...SC is snappy for me even using a slow 1.2 GHz Duron chip with 512 MB of RAM and a library over a network. This may be due to the fact that SC is coded in perl for such amazing cross-compatibility. perl in Linux is very efficient, Windows perhaps not so much. That said, I ran the older SlimServer on Windows XP and it was just as fast for me. The protocol for communicating with the players is open and documented and anyone could write a server. Many have proposed this over the years but amazingly no one has come up with anything...Perhaps SC is more than a 'simplified server and audio streamer'? If you're on Windows, you may want to try Moose. It should be noted this still relies on SC as a backend but it's written as a native Windows app. > - The software is web browser based. Why was that decision taken in the > past? - easy cross-platform compatibility - easy network control (any device with a web browser can control SC, even over the Internet) - no installation necessary on devices other than the server - well-documented methods common to web development -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51305 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
