[slim] favorites question
Ok I'm using SB2 latest server, 1, how do you edit/remove favorites from the favorites folder? 2, I keep accidently adding favs to favorites by right clicking. How do I turn off/edit the command to add something to favorites? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90755 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Late night server hangs = ruins party :(
Ok guys, you know how it is. Its late at night, you're having a great party. You're wrecked but still want more music. You spin down the menu of artists but in your drunken state you select play instead of going into the artist folder and selecting an album. SB then tries to buffer up the entire artist folder which might contain 50 or more albums. SB then hangs unresponsive and you're left with no music. I've found the only solution is to restart the PC which frankly ruins the moment. This has happened to me on and off for the last 6 years ever since I got my SB2. Now I have just updated server to the latest but is there anything else I can do? SQ should not lock you out, it should allow you do select something else if you mistakenly selected to play an entire massive folder. Any tips appreciated. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Late night server hangs = ruins party :(
Thanks for the suggestions guys, I have lowered the playlist to 250 so I'll see if that makes a difference. I've also noticed before that the same thing happens on some WAV files. Most of my stuff is mp3 but there are a few WAVS. Computer is a windows box running vista. It is in its final days but I'd like to get another 6 months or so out of it. These problems only ever occur when I'm in party mode and least capable of dealing with technical trouble but that is always when I get an issue. Regarding folders. I organise my music in folders. So Drive Z is for music only. Then a create a folder for each artist. Within that Another folder for each album and its songs. I much prefer to access my music this way. I've never found tags to work so well as this. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Late night server hangs = ruins party :(
Mnyb;661690 Wrote: Of your server has limited performance: Don't use file formats that require server side transcoding to work . Don't force the server to transcode in some misguided audiophool belief that it sounds better Don't use to many UI's at the same time. WEB-UI uses some cpu and so does SqueezePlay based ones like a Controller, or also the pad apps . Worst performance in my experiments is something like choosing tracks for my Touch with my controller and have the web-UI open at the same player and also ipeng at the same time :) then the server should serve track info and pretty pictures to 4 locations at the same time. What's that in layman's terms -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Late night server hangs = ruins party :(
aubuti;661691 Wrote: Please reread your original post, Mnyb's test results using the tag-based browse modes and a server without much horsepower, and then think again about how well Browse Music Folder is really working for you Mmm, well maybe but I do have 10's of thousands of tracks in my library, much without tags. I've tried a few tagger apps and they either don't know the tracks so look up fails or they actually mess up the tags giving songs of an album the wrong titles. Plus I like the organisation of a folders. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] favorites question
Thanks, that did the trick. Now I need to figure out a way to stop adding favorites by mistake. You see sometime if you have a long title or you press right to go into a folder but its actually a track it gets added to favorites. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90755 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Late night server hangs = ruins party :(
Ok guys, I see your point. I'll have a go with mp3tag. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90756 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB2 - Internet radio while PC turned off?
Did I read somewhere last year that it was now possible for SB2 to access internet radio without my pc/slimserver running or did I imagine that? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is is?
Mmm very odd. I have XP sp2. This has happened for every update I have done for the last two years. I download the update and run it and it installs over the old slim server but all my setting are gone. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34307 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Why is is?
When I update slim server I lose all my settings? Is there a way to save SB2 settings such as menus and what not? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34307 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT: Running Cat5 near to mains cables
I had to put power (8kw cable), cat5 and phone line out from my house to an out building so as you can imagine it was a fair distance. Plenty of advice saying not to run your cat5's along with your power cables but I had no choice, it had to run under floors, loft etc - I had to rod them into place. Good news is that I've not had any problems so in my opinion I wouldn't worry about it, it's cobblers. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34261 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Just got broadband, Squeeze box's not working anymore?
Hello, I've just got broadband after waiting for 3 years for it. However, it's wireless broadband as I'm in a rural area. I have two SB2's which were working fine. The broadband guy installed today now slim server cannot see the SB's. Before I contact the broadband people I thought I better check here first. One thing it might have something to do with is I was told that a port or something has been closed which stops file sharing p2p software from working, which they do to control bandwidth on their network. Could this be something to do with my problem? I could understand if the SB was trying to access the net but all they do is play music from my hard drive. I have a switch which everything is connected too. Any ideas? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just got broadband, Squeeze box's not working anymore?
Hi Well the broadband is wireless - I have a dish on my house but my network is all cat5, no wireless yet. So the SB's have cat5 going to a switch. There is no software for my broadband, the guy set it all up on his laptop so I guess the setting are stored in the dish bit. I just turned my pc on and I had a broadband connection. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just got broadband, Squeeze box's not working anymore?
mflint;192252 Wrote: What did the broadband guy install? Might there be a new router or something on your network which is handing out new IP addresses? If so, you might want to disable the DHCP server on the new router, or move all your other machines (Squeezeboxes included) over to the new IP address scheme... What happens if you press and hold [Left] on your SB remote, to set up networking again? My SBs will scan the network for available servers... Matthew Yeah, SB's started looking for a new IP which it seemed to find, they it goes to connecting to slim server and just goes blank. If I power on again, it says waking up slim server and then goes blank. Slim server cannot see any of the SB's either. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just got broadband, Squeeze box's not working anymore?
mflint;192255 Wrote: It could be that both SlimServer and your Squeezeboxes have new IP addresses, but the Squeezebox is still looking for the server at its old address... I'd set up networking again on the SB, by holding the [Left] button on the remote. Ah ha, that seemed to do the trick. If I don't report back it's fixed. Thanks guys -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!
I got my first SB2 April 2005 direct from Slim Devices. As I live in Ireland and there are no dealers here I had no choice. Anyway, being so in love with this little gadget, earlier this year I picked up another SB2 from ebay for just over a £100. Money was tight and I could not stretch to a new SB3. When the 2nd hand SB2 turned up it was dead. After a little reseach I found the CPU had come loose, I fixed it within a few minutes and it was working fine. Anyway, 4 or 5 months later it just died. I tried everything, contacted Slim and they said it needed to come back for repair. As It was 2nd hand I had to pay for the repair. Long story short = the cost of the repair + the postage back to sunny California from rainy Ireland worked out more than I paid for the thing to start with. It's a shame I cannot send it somewhere in Ireland/UK for fixing. I feel pretty fed up about the situation. I cannot afford to get the thing fixed and £100 for 4 months use isn't a great investment. Such is life I guess. Please SD, get some authorised repair people closer to your customers. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!
Marc Sherman;160703 Wrote: Orb wrote: I got my first SB2 April 2005 direct from Slim Devices. As I live in Ireland and there are no dealers here I had no choice. Anyway, being so in love with this little gadget, earlier this year I picked up another SB2 from ebay for just over a £100. Money was tight and I could not stretch to a new SB3. Wow, that's a pretty incendiary subject line for a story about getting burned buying broken second hand hardware from a dodgy ebay seller. - Marc It arrived broken because of a design fault in SB2's that meant the cpu can come loose in transport. The unit was only 4 months old when I purchased it from a non dodgy guy on ebay. The fact remains, the unit died after I had been using it for a good 4 months and I cannot get it fixed unless I send it thousands of miles away and huge cost. I bet you would be as happy about it as I am. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!
gsalton;160708 Wrote: But in my case, I bought a CD from a street vendor in Bulgaria. Anyway, a year later, it stopped working, and Tori Amos refused to replace it. Man, Tori Amos sucks! This is a stupid analogy. My point is that I am happy to pay the repair costs. But the postage is the killer. UPS quoted me over a hundred Euro to send the thing. So my moan is that SD should have some authorised repair facility in Europe. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] And another bloody thing..................
Slim server used to be around 10-12 MB. The latest version is now around 25 MB? Why? Have you tried to download 25MB on a crappy dial-up connection? What's more after three or fours days of trying to download the bloody thing, once installed SB keeps going blank when you try to browse a folder. HUM BUG -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30417 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!
Kyle;160745 Wrote: How many small companies do you know that sell a $300 electronics product and can afford to put repair facilities all over the world? In reality, any electronics under about $1,000 is pretty much disposable these days -- it costs almost as much to repair as it does to buy new. I'm sure you're not happy about your situation, but blaming Slim for (1) a second-hand machine damaged in shipment or by misuse; and (2) international shipping rates just does not make sense to me. It might be cheaper for you to move to California than for Slim to move to Ireland ;-). California sounds good. It's not stopped raining here for weeks. I could do with some sun. But back to my point. I understand what your saying but SD is no longer a little company, they have logitech behind them. If you market to the world then you should offer support. I don't expect SD to set up dedicated repair centres. Use existing companies and licence. Hence authorised. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30411 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: And another bloody thing..................
You know I've a bottle of Tullimore Dew Whiskey sitting in the kitchen. Dial-up leads to whiskey abuse. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30417 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] A Few Problems with SB2
I've a few things that annoy me about my SB2's so I thought I'd post them and see if solutions are available. 1. even if my computer has been on, the first time I turn on my SB2 it takes about a minute before you can do anything. It just seems to sit there locked up. I thought it might have been my hard drive as it was rather old so I replaced it, still the same slow start. Once SB gets going its fine. 2. I find the forward reverse through a track absolutely unusable on my SB2. Sometimes I might want to just skip to a section of a track but I have concluded it cannot be done on the SB2. In most cases it will crash the SB. 3. I notice that syncing up my two SB2's or soft squeeze is not that accurate and there is quite often out of sync syncing going on. Other than those niggles I love my SB2's. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25344 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How do you sync two SB2's?
Can somebody tell me how I can sync my two SB2's? Cannot find how to do this in the faq's and unsuccessfully searching :( Thanks -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: no more SB2 in the UK?
mecouc Wrote: I just decided to get a second Squeezebox only to find that they've changed shape! Am I right that all Squeezebox 2s in the UK have gone now? Cooltopia were supposed to have some, but they're not listed. Multitask computing list them, but say they're unavailable if you try to order. Alas, the version 3 is just the wrong shape to go where I want to put it. I'll start watching Ebay... I can only congratulate Slimdevices on what must be a popular product as demand seems to exceed supply - unless it's just a uk distribution problem. Slim devices have created an excellent product but their distributions leaves a lot to be desired if you ask me. I've been trying to buy a SB2 for the best part of as month. I'm considering giving up. As for the SB3, I find it odd that production of the SB2 has stopped. I could understand if the SB3 had major new features but really the only difference is cosmetic. I'd question the logic in changing the design of a very popular product within a year of its release. The cost of manufacturing a new design must have been significant. I think the SB3 is ok but not worth an extra £50. Could it be that SD are just jumping on the band wagon of exploitation of its most loyal customers? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18558 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: no more SB2 in the UK?
Well, I see SB2 going for around £130 and SB3 going for around £180. £50 for a new design. The psu/antenna improvements mean nothing to me and certainly not £50. I take your point about the SB2 looking like an alarm clock but my point is, why introduce a product that is extremely popular and within less than a year completely change its look and stop manufacturing the old design? I find it an odd decision. It must cost a lot of investment to do this and I could understand it if the SB3 was a major hardware improvement on the SB2 but as it stands it isn't. My comment about exploitation may have been rather harsh but judging from many people around here who will buy anything SD put out, it seems to me SD knew this. I just find it odd thats all. I wouldn't have expected the SB3 to be out until next year, maybe late summer fall next year. I would have thought the SB3 would be massively upgraded from the SB2. I guess this is now the domain of the SB4. I still stand by my comment about distribution and will do until I can buy a SB from somewhere like Amazon. SB is an amazing product but most people have never heard of it. Shit, just about every one for sale on ebay comes with the selling point 'rare item'. And you'd feel my frustration if you have been trying to buy a SB2 for the last month only to be told, we don't ship here, we don't ship there, we will ship to you but the shipping is going to cost the price of a grand piano, we don't have them in stock but you can have the new one that looks more like a playstation for an extra £50. As a consumer, I'm not interested in excuses. I just want to go to Amazon.co.uk, pay my money and have the item here within 48 hours. Simple as that. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18558 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
Cooltopia.co.uk have them but the wont ship to Ireland. The only Irish reseller (http://www.gadgetsonline.ie/) don't seem to be bothered to have a website. You see my point? Why cannot Slim stop faffing about with these bedroom bandits and get their products with a proper retailer like Amazon? Yes I could order it direct from SD but then I get hit with not only the huge UPS postage costs but also 21% Vat upon arrival. You know, Im feeling really quite pissed off!!! -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
gingerneil Wrote: ebay ?? You'll save more than £50 too ! I've been watching ebay and I have concluded that 2nd hand SB's often sell for more than new ones!!! Some guy bid £156 the other day for a SB2. It didn't even include the £10 PP. Mad, quite mad. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
ultra238a Wrote: We do ship to Ireland, delivery is £10. You need to call us though to place the order as we don't process Irish orders online. Call us on 0871 871 9747 Thanks Paul Progressives Consumer Electronics Ltd Paul, do you have a website? Do you have SB2 wired in stock? How much is it? Where are you based? £10 delivery!!! I am warming to you :) -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
Stuart Cooper Wrote: We ship to Ireland - although Rep of Ireland costs the same as mainland Europe with DHL (approx £35) - Northern Ireland is our standard free delivery on Squeezebox. If you'd like to buy one from us, and you're in RoI, you can order online and choose the EU Delivery option. Would you really prefer to deal with the faceless Amazon, rather than a company that knows the product and can help you with technical and pre-sales queries? You won't see them generating interest and championing the product in the UK or anywhere else. I've had the Squeezebox on CH5's Gadget Show and reviewed in a number of magazines; I also made the first contact with Radio IO and Radio Paradise, although initially neither were particularly interested - now RadioIO is a part of the interface! With regard to eBay, we've had more than one call from customers who've purchased an SB2 from eBay only to discover it was an SB1 on arrival. Doh! Stuart. www.multitask-computing.co.uk P.S. Will ask my missus if she thinks I'm a bedroom bandit - am expecting laughter sadly. :-( -Original Message- From: discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com [mailto:discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com] On Behalf Of Orb Sent: 25 November 2005 13:23 To: discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon Cooltopia.co.uk have them but the wont ship to Ireland. The only Irish reseller (http://www.gadgetsonline.ie/) don't seem to be bothered to have a website. You see my point? Why cannot Slim stop faffing about with these bedroom bandits and get their products with a proper retailer like Amazon? Yes I could order it direct from SD but then I get hit with not only the huge UPS postage costs but also 21% Vat upon arrival. You know, Im feeling really quite pissed off!!! -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 Stuart, 1. I went to your website and got excited when I found SB2 wired listed. I clicked on it and got NO LONGER AVAILABLE - NOW REPLACED BY NEW SQUEEZEBOX. If its no longer available why bloody list it??? Not a good start. 2. How on earth can you charge £35 to send it less than 150 miles south of the Northern Ireland UK Border? 3. I would prefer to deal with the faceless Amazon as you put it because I can go to their website, order it, have it turn up within 48 hours without any fuss. I mean, I've been looking to buy (Credit card waiting) for the best part of a month now. How bloody difficult should it be to buy the product? I'm not having a personal dig at you Stu and forgive me if my tone comes across that way. I am just very VERY frustrated. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
I just got some speakers delivered from the UK today via DHL. Postage cost £20 and these speakers are a lot heavier and larger than a SB2 so I don't know what to think. Yer man Paul is saying £10. I don't mind paying say £15 for postage. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
Speakers came from an individual from ebay. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon
Next day delivery is wonderful but when I moved from the UK to Ireland I gave up those kind of luxuries for a much overall better way of life. For £10/15 delivery I be prepared to wait 5 to 7 days for the parcel to arrive. I'm still no closer to getting a SB2 though. Now if SD got in with Amazon I'd have had it weeks ago. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slim Devices at Amazon
So I go to every UK reseller listed on this site. I email them, none of them reply. Most only sell the new SB. A couple list the SB2 but then you find out they have no stock. I'd rather save £50 and get another SB2 especially as there is really no difference between 2 3 other than looks. Personally I think slim devices and the SB product are brilliant but it seems to me that any kid with a website and a bedroom for stock can be a SD reseller. Isn't it time SD moved up a gear and got a proper distribution network going? The products should be available from Amazon and retailers that reach the masses. But for now, where can I get a SB2 from? -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Problem with SD Website
I've just spent 5 minutes trying to find the page at slimdevices.com that lists resellers. You would think it would be on the BUY section. This list of resellers needs to be clearer. When I first ordered my SB2 back in April, I ordered it directly from this website. Coming from the US to Ireland I was then hit with import taxes - some 70 Euros on top of the SB2 price and delivery charges. There was sod all information about resellers, I had no idea I could have ordered it from the UK. I want to order another SB and I don't mind telling you, I'm pissed off cos I cannot find the friggin resellers page!!! Someone point me in the right direction to UK/Ireland resellers please. And, SD, sort your bloody website out! -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18367 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sb1 V Sb2
As a delighted SB2 owner I am looking for a 2nd player but I notice some SB1's going on the 2nd hand market for reasonable money. Can anyone tell me, what are the differences with the SB1 SB2 and am I going going to be depressed using a SB1 after using a SB2? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Music for my party
Having a party this coming Friday and I want to setup my SB2 to entertain the guests with a nice flow of selected music from my collection. So what I want if to select a load of albums/singles that I want to be played on the night. I assume I need to create play lists? Never really used play lists so I am unsure. I also want my selected music to be played randomly - not each individual track but for example if I had 10 albums it would play the albums in a random order. What is the best way for me to set up my party music? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Player menus
I have been changing my SB2 menues around. I want to make the SB2 more friendly for my guests who stay at my house. I have it set so that when you turn on SB2 you are only presented with the Browse Music Folder option. But is it possible to have it set so that as soon as you turn it on it is already in the Browse Music Folder mode? In other words as soon as you turn it on you are presented with your list of artists (artist folders)? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 'Now playing' GO AWAY!
Sometimes, I turn on SB2 and it says Now playing 'nothing'. You go back to browse music folder and forward (to view artists) and it still says now playing 'nothing'. The only way to get to actually browse anything is to come out of browse music folder into something like settings and then back into browse music folder and everything is OK again. It does this sometimes when an album has finished playing and doesn't seem to let you out of the album folder easily. Is this a known bug? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Queue a live play list?
Lets say you are having a boogie with your friends. You have a good track on but you want to select the next track before the current playing track reaches the end. You are kinda being a DJ. Is there a feature to allow you to Queue up tracks in a live situation without having make a play list before hand? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 'Now playing' GO AWAY!
Hi Running 6.0.2 -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Track search forward/Backward
Is it just me or is the track search forward and backward unusable. If I try to search through a track it seems to have a mind of its own and continues searching long after I release the button. It seems near on impossible to return the track to normal playing. -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Some folders not showing
Yes Dondi I wiped the cashe and did a rescan manually. I am doing this now whenever I add new music as the standard rescan seems a bit buggy to me. -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Some folders not showing
Hi I am having some trouble with some folders not showing. I recently added a folder called 'Jazz' for example. Within that there are artist and album folders. The 'Jazz' folder refuses to show regardless of how many rescans. I also have some folders that remain, though they were deleted weeks ago. Currently running 6.0.0 (just downloading the latest). Any ideas? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Some folders not showing
Thanks Downloaded 6.0.2, wiped the cache and all is well again :) -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Building a house server?
What do people recommend for a basic house server? I could get my hands on an old (very cheap) Pentium 3, 600 MHz, 256mb ram pc. I have a 200gb drive where my music is stored which would live in the house server. Would a machine of this (old) spec be good enough to cope with slimserver, file sharing and maybe a broadband connection in the future? What do people recommend as a OS? I have an old copy of windows 98 floating around but what about the free OS like BSD? Any tips appreciated. Thanks -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 issue when PC is turned off
Looks very good but I cannot get broadband here :( Maybe in a year or two! By the way, I tried the holding the power on button and nothing happens. SB2 is dead the only way I can get it on again is to disconnect/reconnect the power cord ??? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: complete mail quoting makes some threads a pain to read
I am just grateful we have this forum. I could not get on with the mailing list and in my ideal world everyone would just use this fine forum software but I understand others like the mailing list format. At least we can now all communicate regardless of how we choose to do it, which is great ;) -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 issue when PC is turned off
Thanks for the replies guys, at least I know its not just an issue with me. I do tend to turn my computer off at night so it would be nice if SB2 could not complain about but its not really a big issue. I will try holding the power button as disconnecting the mains every time is a pain in the a**. What is slimnetwork then? -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: softsqueeze $420!!!
Hi guys I am in Ireland. I was tracking my shipment via UPS's site and it arrived at the local airport this morning and the tracking said it had been held back and delivery was to be rescheduled. Phoned UPS and they seemed to think I should have it tomorrow but the VAT would be just over 70 Euros. I found SB2 on a UK site going for around £190. I always thought that members of the EU were free to shop with any of its members without paying import duty but I am not too sure? I ordered from Slim thinking that buying direct would be the best option but it's probably cost me £30 or £40 more :( -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Any chance of SlimDevices making a portable player?
I am interested in a portable device but have not ventured with any current products. Ipods are sexy but expensive a way too little battery life (8 or so hours). For me, I'd be looking for huge battery life - at least 20 hours preferably a lot more a large capacity. I guess any such potential portable products from SD would be at least a year away so perhaps a minimum of 60gb would be a starting point. I second a docking station with all the ins and outs. And also built in mic for portable recording and option to connect stereo mic and record in wav which would open it up to musicians and engineers. -- Orb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
