Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?
I use a PS3 with Twonkmedia (http://www.twonkyvision.de) as the DNLA server, I use Ubuntu as the server (an old 1.8Ghz Compaq Evo), which is also the Squeezecenter. Windows works well too. It supports most video formats (I haven't had a problem with any recently) and streams HD video very reliably over 802.11g WIFI! I have been using this solution for over a year with no problems. And of course the PS3 makes a great games box and blu-ray player. This replaced my MVIX-760HD, which is a capable little box and is now used in the kids room to stream movies. And slightly off topic, but then you can play Little Big Planet too, which is the most addictive game I have ever played :D -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Urg! Pandora may be shutting down?!
You can use Tor and Privoxy. So far I have found this to be very slow and unreliable, so not an ideal solution, plus it forces all web radio through the proxy too. Ideally you just want a single service using this proxy. And lastly, if the squeezenetwork passes any clear text usernames and passwords, these are more likely to be "sniffed" and captured by unscrupulous sources through Tor. To set it up: - Install Tor and Privoxy (on ubuntu: apt-get install tor privoxy) - Configure Tor exit nodes to be US only, add the following line to the bottom of /etc/torrc (for linux): "exitnodes desync,whistlersmother,lefkada,bettyboop,croeso,TorLuwakOrg,nixnix,inap1,redpineapple,cronic,sasquatch,slowturtle2" - Turn off ad blocking in Privoxy by changing "toggle 1" to "toggle 0" in /etc/privoxy/config (for linux) - Restart Tor and Privoxy - Add "127.0.0.1:8118" as your proxy in squeezecenter For windows settings see http://torandskype.blogspot.com/, which is for setting up skype, but is a similar process. Any suggestions on how to access a faster proxy and only for a single service, would be great. -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?
The Revo Blik Radiostation uses Frontier Silicon's combined radio FM/DAB/DAB+/WIFI chipset (http://www.frontier-silicon.com/media/releases/07/1212-revoblik.htm) to be able to bring this unit into the mainstream. At £149 its not cheap but comparable and cheaper than units with less functionality (think Tivoli Audio, Vita R1, none of which even have WIFI!). The sound quality is very good for such a compact unit and as I said in my last post, there basically isn't another unit out there at any price that does what this does. It is designed totally as a mainstream device so I've no plans to start playing Tetris on this any time soon, but it does exactly what it says on the tin and there are some interesting plans for it's development. If you need a capable, future-proofed alarm clock radio, this comes highly recommended :D On the Squeezebox development, unless I'm missing something, isn't the new "Fauxnos" sticking very closely to the original principals behind Slimserver/Squeezecentre, by creating an open API (Jive) platform to enable people to develop the concept further? Sonos is completely closed and proprietary. They haven't stopped making the SB3, but provided people with the ability to hide the unit that delivers the sound to the amp, if that is the set-up they desire, while introducing a powerful handheld device to control both SB3's and Duets. They're not copying Sonos at all, they are making the Squeezebox range more accessible and flexible. -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bedside table solution
After intensive research, I have just recently purchased the Blik Radiostation (www.revo.co.uk), which is a fantastic all-in-one FM/DAB/DAB+/WIFI Internet clock radio. My key requirements were: 1) Integrated speaker (one box solution) 2) Very flexible Alarm clock radio functionality 3) Support for Internet radio and broadcast radio 4) Ability to upgrade for future functionality Sound quality, display brightness, Hi-Fi connectivity, the size and aesthetics were also deciding factors. I have written a wiki on how to get it working with SqueezeCenter too: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BlikRadiostation So far, I am very pleased with this solution! -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39469 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bedside table solution
After intensive research, I have just recently purchased the Blik Radiostation (www.revo.co.uk), which is a fantastic all-in-one FM/DAB/DAB+/WIFI Internet clock radio. My key requirements were: 1) Integrated speaker (one box solution) 2) Very flexible Alarm clock radio functionality 3) Support for Internet radio and broadcast radio 4) Ability to upgrade for future functionality Sound quality, display brightness, Hi-Fi connectivity, the size and aesthetics were also deciding factors. I have written a wiki on how to get it working with SqueezeCenter too: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BlikRadiostation So far, I am very pleased with this solution! -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39469 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?
After intensive research, I have just recently purchased the Blik Radiostation (www.revo.co.uk), which is a fantastic all-in-one FM/DAB/DAB+/WIFI Internet clock radio. My key requirements were: 1) Integrated speaker (one box solution) 2) Very flexible Alarm clock radio functionality 3) Support for Internet radio and broadcast radio 4) Ability to upgrade for future functionality Sound quality, display brightness, Hi-Fi connectivity, the size and aesthetics were also deciding factors. I have written a wiki on how to get it working with SqueezeCenter too: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BlikRadiostation So far, I am very pleased with this solution! -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40983 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Separate stream.mp3 from Admin
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SeparateAdminAndStream Anyone else tried this or another solution? This would be great as a standard feature within SqueezeCentre. A simpler approach could also be to use to separate ports for streaming/admin with separate security settings. Although the clear text username/password currently used is hardly that secure anyway, so a stronger ssl based solution makes more sense. -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=6343 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter broken?
Mine died a few days ago. It was fine then it was dead. No response at all, as per the other posts. I am due to return the unit to Slim Devices shortly, so I will report back then. Support has been great so far, although as it is dead there is little they can actually do until I return it. I have checked the fuse already and that is fine so I guess it must be the power supply going by the responses here. I am having to send it back to the US so I hope it doesn't happen again! -- claypole claypole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
