Well, the main issue really is that the Squeezebox protocol isn't made for that kind of buffering and that the Squeezeboxes don't have such a alrge buffer. Using grossly different buffer sizes causes issues.
And what I meant when saying iPeng is mainly a remote control for the SBs is that I primarily want to stay compatible to that ecosystem, it doesn't make sense, IMHO, to make iPeng into a better remote streaming App that doesn't play nicely as a Squeezebox player anymore. The big buffer - even as it is now - can cause issues. This is not only about local files but there are also Internet Radios and services like Pandora, Spotify,... And then there are files that need transcoding on the server side. All of this is supported by the Squeezebox protocol so if you want to keep it, you have to use it and not just download files. Some issues I am seeing with larger buffers are with services not being able to handle the read in advance (Pandora was an example), some Internet Radios also don't provide a lot of data in advance s you'd have to introduce a delay to buffer which is something the server doesn't do. I also got issue with synchronization for transcoded files, probably due to my weak server but since that one is still more powerful than most NASs I'd expect to see issues there as well. "Issues" in this case is everything from stuttering, out-of-sync-playing to complete breakdown of the playback. What will be in this release is a ~45s buffer and an option to switch to a minimum buffer size instead in case you are experiencing issues. The large buffer also will only be available on 3rd Generation devices and newer (iPhone 3GS and newer, iPod Touch 3G and newer, all iPads), the older ones are too short on memory. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51929 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
