pippin;693587 Wrote: > Buffering whole songs is not an option with the solution as it is > because that's not how the Squeezebox' streaming protocol works, that > would be an entirely different functionality and would probably have to > play independent if the server. Offline playback has been a > long-standing desire of mine but I don't know when it will come mainly > because there's so much UI and control stuff involved. > > Buffering is around the corner, though. Currently iPeng almost doesn't > buffer at all. There is, however, a completely rewritten playback > feature currently in the late beta phase and I hope to have it in the > store within the next two weeks. > It uses a decent buffer that should get you at least over short outages > or reduced bandwidth, it has around a minute of buffering capacity for > mp3. > Other features include (finally!) full support for gapless playback and > synchronization. > > BTW: 3G is completely fine for streaming, even with the current > solution. The problem is the coverage and especially the iPhone's bad > reception and re-acquisition and that especially when you keep it in a > pocket. I easily get 5 min data outages when driving or walkin through > the city and it's hard to get you over that even with buffering. > Subsonic really is a solution that is completely written for this > purpose, including the back end, which Squeezebox is not. Would make > for an interesting enhancement to the streaming protocol.
Thanks for the heads-up! I will keep my eyes peeled for the buffering update. A minute _should_ be sufficient for short outages; I mainly use iPeng/Subsonic in my car, in a cradle, which means reception is decent enough in areas that have 3G. And thanks for explaining how iPeng is mainly a controller, not a player, that does clarify the situation a bit. I am a huge fan of Subsonic, but until they implement a Genre/Artist/Album-based structure, I would prefer the Squeeze-solution. There's drawbacks to having a huge music library :-P -- x5nder ------------------------------------------------------------------------ x5nder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12430 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
