Siduhe;331239 Wrote: > I should start by saying that I think these threads are interesting and > the discussions worth having - there are enough people who have this > immediate reaction that it's clearly an issue for some. However, it's > very different from my own experience. > > I run SC on an old Windows PC (XP SP3) but it's pretty much a dedicated > server (I also use it to rip and store my music and photos/videos, so > there's attendant software for those things too) as well as ESET > Security software. Doesn't have a high end spec, but has 1gb of RAM so > it's not exactly underpowered. > > SC is blistering fast on my setup despite a library of 10,000k+ tracks > - the reaction from the web interface is easily sub one second unless > I'm doing a MusicIP mix which probably takes about two. > > I always put it down to the fact that: > > a)I don't use the box SC is installed on for anything else; > > b)I have stripped out some of the XP bells and whistles (graphics and > animated menus for example); > > c) My Squeezeboxes are wireless, but the SC box is wired to my router > (only one wireless hop); > > d) I have the server priority set to above average in SC so even if I'm > doing something else on the box, SC should take priority. > > None of which necessarily answers the points made in the OP's original > post, but may give him some ideas how to improve your experience given > the current software. Also, if you're running XP, have you looked at > the Moose front end for Windows - lots of people who have problems with > the web interface say it runs a lot faster for them. Search for Dr > Lovegrove and Moose in the search engine of your choice.
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