RE: [slim] Re: The remote is crap!
I know Mark, I apologise for that. That was rude. I think the rest of it was fair. Ironically, I actually like the Slim remote. Does the job, snappy enough, feels OK. I'm stil using my SliMP3s and I love them to bits. -Original Message- From: Mark Lanctot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 21:25 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: The remote is crap! Iain Shaw Wrote: counterpoint to the Sonos remote - in your dreams. You're right, it does look like flame bait. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: The remote is crap!
I'm a long time fan of Slim - owning SliMP3 x 3 and a couple of squeezeboxes. I stopped posting here after I got a cr**py response from a long -standing list stalwart suggesting that I shouldn't post negative posts for fear of upsetting the developers. Thanks Jack, it really helped that. Shut me up anyway. I've lurked ever since. But I can no longer keep quiet. Slim stuff is cool, Slim stuff sounds great and Slim stuff doesn't compete with Sonos. A Nokia 770 is a really nice bit of kit and it's really clever that you can control Slim with it...and I've got a 770 and I really like it. But the Sonos controller is an awesome way to control music on a Sonos system and the two things do not compare. The 770 can control your windows and your sprinklers and that's really clever. The Sonos Controller can't because all it does is do a really good job, as in a better job, of controlling music on the system that it was built for. counterpoint to the Sonos remote - in your dreams. I'll buy a couple of Transporters because I want one for our Showroom and I've got a client who is going to love it but I can't get too sentimental about this product. It's still too geeky to put into most of my customers. I sell a load of Sonos and I get NO service requests on them. Like NEVER. I've just reread this and I know it read like flamebait but it wan't meant to be. It's a great product, I really like it. Multiroom audio is both a passion for me and something that pays the mortgage. The Slim product and the SlimServer software is not ready to be included in our range of customer offerings. Kudos to Sean and Dean and the team for the Transporter. Can't wait for mine -Original Message- From: Mark Lanctot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 14:36 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: The remote is crap! shabbs Wrote: I'd rather SD keep the cost of the SB low by supplying a minimal remote and focusing efforts on the SB internals. I agree. It's the SB internals I can't do anything about. The remote I can always do something about - replacing it with a universal remote, for example, which I've done (my Marantz RC1400 that came with my receiver handles it just fine). Some have suggested that SB offer upgraded remotes as an optional accessory. I'm all for this, if you want/need an upgraded remote, pay for it. Offer SD-customized Nokia 770s, for instance. That would give a nice counterpoint to the Sonos remote, and it can be used for general web browsing and as a PDA too. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per6moons.com??
You have to feel that 20% is one of the more random stats produced. I'd trust the 100K products sold more. I've got 4 of the rascals - SB1s and SliMP3s though. I like the look of the Transporter though. :) -Original Message- From: Pale Blue Ego [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 July 2006 17:59 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per6moons.com?? Marc Sherman Wrote: Obviously, you're nowhere near the target market. I'm not either. I'm pretty sure SD's marketing department know what they're doing here. In the BBC article today, Slim noted that 20% of their customers are audiophiles. It makes a lot of sense for them to cater to this market. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SS6 - Lack of confidence
I know there a number of threads aroundf talking about should I / shouldn't I upgrade to 6 My experience I think I've got a modest requirement running on reasonable kit - only 5000 tracks on a P4 machine with 1GB RAM - 250GB disk. Machine runs W2K Server and isn't used for too much else - houses a lot of digital photos and video rips but doesn't get a hard life, doesn't run desktop apps etc. I was really looking forward to 6 - Iv'e got 3 SliMP3s and one original SqueezeBox. And I'm disappointed. It locks up, occasionaly vanishes, suffers long pauses when being asked to Browse Music Folder. I've been a member of this list for a year or so and I don't normally post whinges. And when people do I know they can get a fairly robust response. But my point it this: My library is small, my hardware is more than capable, I'm not doing anyting on the Server machine, my files are not exotic, just a mix of MP3 ripped with EAC. The library plays beautifully with a rival machine (x4), albeit a more expensive and new one.I love my Slims, I just hate the fact that they don't work as I would like them too. Does anyone else have this constant unease that their setup is just not robust enough. If you flame me with complaints that I'm not giving sufficient info for diagnostics etc, you're missing the point. I'm a fan, I've got a billy bog-standard setup with a lot of oomph (more than!), the Server software is up to release 6 and it doesn't work properly. Yes I could move my server to one of my Linux boxes, but why should I? hopefully you will take this in the spirit it has been written. I'm not satisfied the product is good enough and I love the product at the same time if that makes any sense. Iain ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
