mikerob Wrote: > A few questions... > > - I've been put off NAS devices for Slimserver by the perception they > tend to be a bit "underpowered" when it comes to things like rescanning > the database and browser response. Any comments on this? How long > would it take to do a rescan for, say, 10k MP3 tracks? > > (On this point... a question for Slim... with the 6.5 "split scanner" > release, would it be possible to divide these tasks between processors? > That is, using an ordinary PC to do rescans creating the database file > when needed, but the NAS for everyday music playing) > > - support of Apple Lossless? > > - plans for support of Alien BBC? > > - possibility to support Music IP Mixer from predixis.com? (and if the > NAS can't run Music IP, does anyone know if it is possible to query a > different computer that is running Music IP?)
Mikerob, The re-scan performance is definitely slower, but if your music collection doesn't change a lot then the biggest hit will be the first time you set things up. For 10K tracks, we estimate it will take 2-3 hours (this is assuming pretty detailed ID3 tags). We are looking into ways to modify the re-scan procedure so that it only scans what has been changed; thereby significantly reducing the re-scan time when you add/delete music from your collection moving forward. Right now, I don't know when this will be implemented. We should support Apple Lossless today, please let me know if you have found otherwise? Alien BBC is on the "To Do List", but I don't have an ETA at this time. Hadn't heard of Music IP Mixer, but I will have someone look into it. -- Infrant -Sam Infrant Technologies http://www.infrant.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infrant's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5766 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24523 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
