Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
Paul Webster wrote: > Forum shows > Location: Portland, OR, USA Yeah, shipping heavy Boom's overseas probably would be cost prohibitive. Though somehow they can ship me trinkets from China for $1, I don't think the UK qualifies for that loophole. :-( plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
Radios 1 Black SB Radio - fully working 1 White SB Radio - missing knob, otherwise fully working Booms 5 Booms - all fully working, most with fiddly power-supply connection (known issue, not sure if it's the PS or the plug). All displays acceptable, but have various degrees of fading. Boom displays weren't the highest quality. All sound great. 1 No power supply 2 With power supply & remotes 1 With power supply, remote, box, bag Classics 1 Black, with box, power supply, remote, great display 1 Silver/Black, no remote, no power supply, great display 1 Silver/White, with remote and power supply, great display 1 Black, broken power supply, broken remote. Powers up (Red light in optical connector), but nothing on the display. Receiver 1 Receiver with power supply, works great. Need to configure with Perl program, not terribly difficult (https://www.practicalreason.net/post/squeezebox-duet-without-controller) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezeboxen for sale
I am just getting these ready, but posting here first to see if there's interest. Everything works, but I think 1 of the Classic's has a flakey display (half pixels drop out after X minutes). I need to verify power supplies, remotes, Wifi, display dimming, etc. If there's something you are interested in, shoot me an offer. I'll get some photos up soon. 5 Booms 4 Classics 2 Radios 1 Receiver (Duet minus remote) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113729 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Looking for a Squeezebox Radio or 2
Ping me if you're moving on. My kids could use one as an alarm clock radio, and I don't want to get them anything too gadgety right now. There's an android radio that looks pretty cool, but don't want them to have apps and internet in their rooms yet. Little kids still! Thx! -Dan plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104319 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ROCKI Wifi Music System
If you can't sync them across rooms, I don't see the point. Bluetooth is actually reasonable decent sounding for an ad-hoc streaming solution or car. If they're shooting for something better, it isn't listed. plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100435 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 Display Dead / Dying - anything to check?
I have a Classic where the VFD suddenly died - POSSIBLY (probably) kid related. It was likely knocked, and the display was fine on one end, and blurred to nothingness to the other end, and then completely dead the next day. Works great otherwise - glad it's programmed for the network already!! I also picked up one from eBay (need a spare, right?), and it looked great for a few minutes, and then checked it and about 1/3 of the display (top) is dead. Major sadface. :-(. Is there anything I can check on either of them? Pins? Voltages? Caps / Resistors? The community SB can't come quick enough - we're DYING HERE!! :-) -Dan 14604 +---+ |Filename: photo(1).jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14604| +---+ plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98295 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Usage of online services in your family ?
erland wrote: If you have a single account for the whole family, are you severely missing the ability to keep track of individual playlists or favorites for each family member ? I have a single Pandora account, and it would be nice to have separate ones, with individual favorites. Kiddo favorites, my favorites, genre favorites. Also, the SB Pandora interaction isn't as refined as the iOS app - you can do far more on it, even vs. iPeng (don't have a list handy at the moment) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] More bad news re the future of mysqueezebox.com
If MYSB.com goes away, will it break Pandora? Will it break just the Free services, but the paid accounts will work? Anyone know? plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98208 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
In any case it looks like there is a way to get an external clock into the chip and it is on the EDM connector. So I think the wandboard is good to go as a base hardware platform. Yeah! :-) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
I just waded into this pond of a thread, then took a look at the Wandboard forum page and found this. Useful? http://www.wandboard.org/images/files/wandboard-expansion-pinheaders.png Can I ask for a summary while I'm here: Gen1 - equivalent to a Squeezebox Receiver Gen1+ - something more like a Classic or Touch? (even of the screen output is over HDMI) Also, does Squeezelite support full Classic emulation (IE: Pandora, etc)? I believe it does, as I was experimenting with a R-PI a few months ago, but checking... plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic 3
mpc wrote: I have a SB classic 3 which has suddenly stopped working. There is no display at all on the unit, is there a way of testing the power supply to see if thats at fault? Any light on the Toslink / Optical connection? plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98048 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Where to buy? Repair?
Anyone have a lead on where to buy Classics / Duets / Receivers? I have a classic that just gave out, and would like to replace it. (it reboots on playing music - removed wireless card, hooked it via ethernet, still reboots randomly... sad sad day) Thanks! -Dan plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where to buy? Repair?
Sadly, I reprogrammed it, and it worked again for a while, and then - poof, dead, reboot. Sadface. :-(. I can get a refurb Radio for cheap and use the audio output of that (but it's SqueezeOS, not been my BFF), but I'm going to try a Raspberry PI I have laying around w/ Squeezeslave... though I think Pandora won't work. Another Sadface :-( plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where to buy? Repair?
Confirmed: I got a Raspberry Pi (was wonder what to do with it), used Raspian, and followed this Blog (http://dabdig.blogspot.com/2012/05/running-squeezeslave-on-raspberry-pi.html) - works great. And yes, it runs Pandora if you set the Mac address to the requested range (use the -m option or just put it in the /etc/init.d/squeezeslave file - it's pretty obvious where to put it in the file) of 00:04:20:00:00:01. Since Analog pops, I plan on getting a USB audio adapter (http://www.amazon.com/Syba-SD-CM-UAUD-Adapter-C-Media-Chipset/dp/B001MSS6CS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1351630684sr=8-1keywords=c+media+usb+headphone+set). There are many HDMI - RCA adapters, but they're in the $30 range, so for $7, this is worth a shot. It's not a classic, but it's doable. Picking up a receiver from eBay might be a better idea, since they're self contained, have WIFI, etc... fun experiment though. Now someone has to come up with a VFD / LCD display. :-) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96937 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
plympton wrote: Good thread - I might pick up a few cards as spares to keep around. WIFI equipment has a tendency of failing after a few years for some reason, it's just not very reliable stuff (You say? When produced at the absolutely lowest-cost possible!?!?). Reprogrammed the Xilinx thing (microcontroller?), and appears to still be working fine. I've seen it randomly reboot previously, however, so I'm thinking a new WIFI card might be in order anyway. $7, WTH. ... buy some spare Wi-Fi cards!! :-) After I reprogrammed the Xilinx, I simultaneously ordered a few cards off eBay (cheap enough insurance), they arrived, but haven't had a problem since the reprogramming. Anyone need a Wi-Fi card cheap? :-) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
aubuti wrote: It sounds as if you had some issues with your system then, and there's no guarantee you won't have them again. But it hasn't been a general issue of sync'ing Touches by any means. You are probably right and I'm misremembering - I had a problem with *A* streaming station (the one I use 50% of the time, however), and Sync between a SB2 a Touch. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?80046-tweak-Sync-settings-per-*STREAM* http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?78826-OPB-org-stream-keeps-rebuffering No way to test if that's still happening, it'd be a bummer if it still was. I believe the source-stream did some non-standard encoding, or used a CODEC in a way that was unexpected. -Dan plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
widman wrote: This thread has information on wifi cards supported by the SB3: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?78498-Squeezebox-claccic-v3-doesn-t-start-uphighlight=WN560G Regards, pete Good thread - I might pick up a few cards as spares to keep around. WIFI equipment has a tendency of failing after a few years for some reason, it's just not very reliable stuff (You say? When produced at the absolutely lowest-cost possible!?!?). Reprogrammed the Xilinx thing (microcontroller?), and appears to still be working fine. I've seen it randomly reboot previously, however, so I'm thinking a new WIFI card might be in order anyway. $7, WTH. plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
toby10 wrote: Try just re-seating the WiFi cards? Maybe the PSU's are the issue? Loose power connection into SB3? PowerLine adapters may make more sense than buying replacement SB3 WiFi cards. Just reseated the wifi card and daughterboard and still died a day later. Just did the reprogram xlinix and rbooted just for grins. After this I'll get a wifi bridge going and pull the wifi card to see if that helps. It's mainly a superdatetime weather display these days, but I'd still like to use it as a sb some days... plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
Not a loose connector, unfortunately. No amount of wiggle will get it to reboot. I wish it was that, easy fix, as it'd most likely be a Cold solder joint. These were used units I got locally, so I can't vouch for how they were stored. I wonder if some of the components on Sb3's have an... Expiration date of sorts. My old thinkpad had a cap or flash chip that failed after 5 years or so, and then I started hearing about other similar failures of the same vintage. I'd gladly get other used unit, but worry about a latent failure like above. Touches and radios are out of the question since they don't sync well, and overkill for I need... plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dying Classics?
I will admit that my knowledge is probably a little out of date but when I had a touch when they originally came out it would not sync with my classic ever. If that's not the case then touch here I come... Again! :-) plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Dying Classics?
Is there any way to get a log of the HARDWARE on a Classic? I have 2 classics that periodically die (blank screen, essentially they crash). I know it COULD be the WIFI card, but would like pointers on what else it could be. WIFI signal strength is good, and it's not a change to the server. Anyone? Any source for WIFI cards if it is that? I can't really use these wired in my current configuration, and getting touches won't work because they're synced (and syncing has never really been nailed with SqueezeOS devices) Thanks! -Dan plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] [FS/T] Trade SB3 for Radio, or ?
I have 2 spare Squeezebox 3 / Classic's, and can't quite figure out a use for them (have 3 others + boom, no more rooms in house :-)) They're in great condition (White Black), have remote power supply, no box. Would anyone be interested in trading one for a Radio or Boom or AppleTV or...? I also have a pink Pogoplug + USB dock that I was playing with as a server, but decided to just keep SBS on my HTPC in the end. Thanks! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94429 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech CEO Steps down
verypsb;644374 Wrote: Boom II Receiver II Receiver II with amp This /\ !! And a Classic II - the VFD's on my Classics are starting to get burn-in and could need replacing soon... -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89129 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Trade-In Program
Mnyb;600853 Wrote: I don't think that VFD is that susceptible to breakdown . The VFD on my white SB3 has started to... fade? in some parts of it - almost like the reverse of plasma burn-in - parts of the display are dimmer than others. Since I run it on all the time, I expect that. Funny that my other SB3 and SB2 don't have that, nor does my boom. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84567 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] No fear of TV devices eclipsing Squeezebox sales anytime soon...
Whoah. Who approved this one? http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/26/logitechs-lonely-tv-revue-with-google-tv-ad-may-be-sending-th/ -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81521 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PC directly connected to to SB3 needs to use internet
henrykmho;569468 Wrote: Hi, I am a newbie. I just connect my SB3 directly via a cat5 wire to my PC. By setting up the IP in my PC and SB3, it works. but my problem is, my PC eternet card is now occupied and connected to SB3. i need internet for EAC to rip the CD and get the CD database, can I install a USB wi-fi adapter and use internet and how to set the IP things. Just bridge the PC through the SB3 via wi-fi - all built-in, and free. Nice, eh? I hook a router into my SB to use as a wi-fi extender - works seamlessly. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Network_Design#Bridging -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81241 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 1.2.5 now on the App Store
Pippin, Interesting update - got it last night, but was tired and the new stuff kinda overwhelmed! I noticed a few quirks (like a context menu appearing when I hit the back-arrow button to get to the config screen, but I can't reproduce it). Like I said, I was tired. :-) Bug: When launched for the first time (no backgrounding), a player using the IRBlaster plugin for volume control, the Up and Down arrows don't appear until you interact with the player's group (or single player - just checked). Once it's loaded, the arrows appear to stay there. Good work, too, btw! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80940 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 1.2.5 now on the App Store
Quick question: Any reason you go rid of the fancy player icons and now have fairly generic ones? Wondering if it's a copyright thing, or design choice. (I like the old better :-)) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80940 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 1.2.5 now on the App Store
pippin;567014 Wrote: Actually I got a lot of complaints about the old ones being ugly so since I had to have new ones created anyway for the high resolution on iPhone 4 I got them changed. Guess you can't please everyone.. or anyone! :-) -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80940 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote dead on my Classic
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=551744postcount=5 -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80418 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Active battery powered speakers?
Not sure how they sound, but Griffin makes some interesting stuff. Li-Ion speakers - might trade some sound quality for and huge increase in convenience. http://cgi.ebay.com/Griffin-Technology-Evolve-wireless-ipod-speaker-system-/170509842232?cmd=ViewItempt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessorieshash=item27b32db738#ht_8241wt_1082 Rocketfish stuff is supposed to be pretty good, too - I've got a set of transceivers, but am embarrassed to say I've never hooked them up. :-/ :-) You'll need a mains for it, but it's portable in a tethered sort of way. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Rocketfish%26%23153%3B+-+2.4GHz+Wireless+Indoor/Outdoor+Speaker+with+Wireless+Sender/Receiver/9426089.p?id=1218103733077skuId=9426089st=rocketfishcp=1lp=2 And of course, no idea of these are in your neck of the woods...! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] tweak Sync settings per *STREAM*?
pippin;558218 Wrote: Which encoding does the stream use? 48kbps MP3, 24khz, I believe. I believe it's related to this bug I filed (it's in 7.5 nightlies, and 'fixed' in 7.6 nightlies, but I think this 100ms out of sync is a side effect of the bugfix). I figure it'll get fixed when 7.6 development gets rolling more, but for now I've had to pull my Touch from the living room -- NPR is on about 50% of the time in my house, 25% kids music, 20% Pandora, 5% my music. :-) http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16233#add_comment If you know somewhere in the code I can slip a hack -- much appreciated! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80046 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Broken Remote for SB classic.
When you called Logitech, did you ask for a replacement part, or did you say your remote had broken? I called and just said my remote had broken, and they sent me a replacement for free as a one time courtesy. I didn't argue with him - I'd have happily bought it, but I hear (from you and others) that you can't. Weird. He needed some number that's on the bottom of Logitech SB's, and not present on Slim SB's (it's a short text+numbers combo) - without that, they can't do it, I think. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=8 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] tweak Sync settings per *STREAM*?
I have a problematical stream driving me nuts with sync problems - I'm sure the bug will get fixed eventually, but would like to do something about it now. It's 100ms off (SB3 needs a 100ms delay vs. Touch) For all music (streams, Pandora, MP3's), it's in sync. For a single stream, it's 100ms off. It's just enough to drive me bonkers, and my WAF has gone WAY down! Anyone know of a hack where I can throw in code like: If (now_playing == problem stream.m3u) SB3_Kitchen_Player_Audio_Delay = 100ms; else SB3_Kitchen_Player_Audio_Delay = 0ms; endif ?? I don't care if I have to hard-code it, honestly, since it's pretty obscure. Thanks! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80046 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Need to find a new remote
I called to get a replacement remote for my SB3, and they offered to send me a one-time consideration replacement for free. I tried to order the part, but for some reason you can't. Go figure. I took them up on the offer. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] www.slimdevices.com gone?
Looks like the bugtracker has been down for a few days now, too. Hopefully that's a coincidence. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
BigPotato;549071 Wrote: SB3 on its own works. Touch on its own works. Radio on its own works. SB3 + SB3 works. SB3 + Touch fails. SB3 + Radio fails. Touch + Radio fails. Looks like syncing with any Squeezeplay based device in the mix doesn't work. This is with 7.5.1. The problematic stream is at http://128.208.34.80:8002/ Thanks for testing this out! I wonder if this could be an NPR-wide thing, as I'm sure they share ideas/techniques between stations. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transcode MP3 Stream to MP3?
Adam_F;549348 Wrote: I have used the following line in custom-convert.conf to transcode mp3 streams that will not otherwise play on my old SLIMP3: mp3 mp3 slimp3 * [lame] --mp3input --resample 44100 --silent -q $QUALITY$ --abr $BITRATE$ $FILE$ - Also, do you have lame installed correctly ? No, I'm not 100% sure it's installed correctly. When I go to the server, it appears that it's OK. This is a workaround for this bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16233 Thanks! Appears to work! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transcode MP3 Stream to MP3?
I've got a problematic stream, as documented here:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826
I can't figure it out - I've tried. What I'd like to try is to force
convert the problematic stream to a higher-bitrate stream (64k, 128k,
etc) that I know the squeezeboxes like.
I've looked at this file *convert.conf* and want to create a
*custom_convert.conf* file, but am a bit confused by this passage:
# special case for smart bitrates on mp3 input
mp3 mp3 transcode *
# IFB:{BITRATE=-B %B}D:{RESAMPLE=--resample %D}
[lame] --silent -q $QUALITY$ -v $BITRATE$ $RESAMPLE$ --mp3input $FILE$
-
...
# This example transcodes MP3s to MP3s, if the target machine has the
# given MAC address. This rule will take precedence over the
# previous rule because it's more specific.
#mp3 mp3 squeezebox 00:02:dd:34:e9:62
# ./brute_filter $FILE$ -
I'm not sure how to deal with this. Any help -- thanks!
Ideally, I'd like to take any .mp3 stream that's in certain paramenters
(64kbit or 44.1 kHz) and transcode them to 128kbit 44.1 kHz streams,
or something to that like.
Thanks!
-Dan
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Re: [slim] Transcode MP3 Stream to MP3?
I've tried this, but it marks both MP3 and FLAC as Disabled, and
greyed out - can't select it.
I've even commented out the native mp3 mp3 * * in convert.conf, and it
doesn't work.
Is the server just not liking the mp3 - mp3 thing?
Does it matter that it's a stream and not a file, too? (that's a side
question, as I see no reference to $URL in the code, I assume that it
treats $FILE and $URL as the same thing nowadays)
mp3 mp3 * *
# IFB:{BITRATE=-B %B}D:{RESAMPLE=--resample %D}
[lame] --silent -q $QUALITY$ $RESAMPLE$ -v $BITRATE$ $FILE$ -
# FLAC output starts here
mp3 flc * *
[lame] --mp3input --decode -t --silent $FILE$ - | [flac] -cs
--totally-silent --compression-level-0 -
# special case for smart bitrates on mp3 input
#mp3 mp3 * *
# # IFB:{BITRATE=-B %B}D:{RESAMPLE=--resample %D}
# [lame] --silent -q $QUALITY$ -v $BITRATE$ $RESAMPLE$ --mp3input
$FILE$ -
# This example transcodes MP3s to MP3s, if the target machine has the
# given MAC address. This rule will take precedence over the
# previous rule because it's more specific.
#mp3 mp3 * *
# ./brute_filter $FILE$ -
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Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
andyg;549033 Wrote: Sorry I see you did already file a bug. :) No problem - this one is driving me nuts. I was playing with it (again) today for a while. Looks like it's actually a sync touch problem. The Touch can play the stream fine, the SB3 can play the stream fine, but synced together, they (or just the touch, can't tell) timeout and rebuffer. Really killing my WAF. I'll take a workaround - any workaround - at this point. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
BigPotato;549045 Wrote: I have the same issue with KUOW, the local Seattle NPR station. I've found the that problem only occurs on the high-quality MP3 stream. If I use the low quality 64kbps MP3 stream, it works fine even when multiple boxes are synced. Does OPB have a low quality stream? It might be worth trying if you can live with lower quality. For voice and casual listening I find the 64kbps stream acceptable if not ideal. YEAH YOU HAVE THE PROBLEM, TOO! :-) Do you ONLY have the problem when it's the high-quality stream, *AND* you sync a Touch to anything? Do you get the problem with just the Touch (or just an SB3)? They appear to have a high and low quality stream, except I can't tune to them reliably - no matter what URL I give it, it still sends me the same stream. I'm assuming there's some kind of handshaking going on. Unfortunately, the regular quality stream is the one that the Touch doesn't like. :-(. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
Mnyb;547982 Wrote: tried it, plays perfect on one player rebuffers when synced ? for me it's only an 48k stream what gives ? Are you syncing a Touch and an SB3? I'm still tracking this down - been building some (physical) doors, so no time this weekend. I *THINK* it could be a Touch bug, or a server bug. I *THINK* I also got rebuffering with JUST my Touch. Toby10: Yes, disabled the scrobbling, no effect. Yeah, it's a 48k stream - with my 20 Mbit connection, shouldn't be an issue. :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
Rebuffers on Squeezeplay, no syncing, too. Sounds like Chipmunks, but at the 20 second or so mark, it rebuffers, and then every 10 seconds or so. I turned on a bunch of logging in Squeezeplay, but haven't found anything of note. I have a call into OPB to talk with one of their engineers, since this happens once a year or so, and is just enough pain to just be frustrating. NPR people are just nuts, aren't we? :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
Mnyb;548315 Wrote: Interesting, leaving out my SqueezePlay players and syncing Boom and My SB3 works OK ? So it could be a SqueezePlay / SqueezeOS firmware thing. Filed bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16233 -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] OPB.org stream keeps rebuffering?
This is weird - I know there's a few Oregonians here that listen to OPB.org's (NPR) station. I have 2 squeezeboxes - an SB2, and a Touch - synced. Using the latest 7.5.1 nightly, and latest 7.5.1 on the Touch. The link is this: http://www.opb.org/programs/streams/opb-radio.pls 1. If I play local music, it plays perfectly (in sync, no rebuffing) 2. If I play Pandora, it plays perfectly. 3. If I play net radio (Radio Paradise), again, perfect. 4. If I play OPB.org, on 1 squeezebox, it plays perfectly. ** 5. If I play OPB.org, on 2 synced squeezeboxes, it plays the promo item (10 secs), ~12 seconds of feed, and then oscillates between 0-4-8% rebuffering. ** I've tried using Proxied and Direct streaming settings, I use The Syncronizer plugin, I've messed with Sync settings, but nothing helps. ** HELP! ** (Yes, it could very well be an OPB.org problem, as they do funky things to the stream possibly, but then why would it work pefrectly on ONE squeezebox?) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78826 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 Power Supply (wall wart)?
I picked up a SB3, and it's got one of the Bolder power supplies (http://www.boldercables.com/servlet/-strse-381/power-supply-squeezebox-squeeze/Detail). I'm not an audiophile, so a standard wall wart would do me fine. Can't find an OEM replacement PS on the logitech site - is this one still the preferred replacement? I'll probably just put this PS up on eBay or something... http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1storeId=10001catalogId=10001pa=689864productId=689864 Thanks! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74580 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Trade a Duet for a SB3?
I'm working on my whole-house audio setup, and thought that a duet (or at least the receiver) would make a good addition, but think I'm more comfortable old-school with the SB3 or SB2. Anyone up for a trade for the Duet or just the Controller? There's no buy/sell forum here, so I'm not sure about the rules, etc.. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74261 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where to purchase a remote?
You can add that to your cart ( order it?) for $20. It appears like it's there already, and not a pre-order. It also looks like it's missing 3 buttons - size, display, and (most importantly) Now Playing. I use Now Playing ALL the time, and don't want to go through and remap any of the buttons, as that's a pain to maintain with updates, etc.. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72790 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where to purchase a remote?
Was just about to start a new thread... You used to be able to get either the regular (white or black) or the lighted (Black only?) remotes on the site. Even the online store is a dud: https://secure.slimdevices.com/categories.php?category=Network-Music-Players If anyone from Logitech/Slim reads this - I'd really like to buy a new remote for my SB3!! Thanks! -Dan (e-mail on file) -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72790 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech is messing up Squeezebox
.. is the best excuse to load Firefox Adblock .. Egad, what were they thinking... marketing... -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68654 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Stream *TO* Airport Express?
Hey all, I searched as far back as 2 years ago, so I assume this is NOT possible. -- Can you stream music *FROM* Squeezecenter/Squeezebox *TO* an Apple Airport Express? I want the Airport Express to just be a dumb audio output for Squeezecenter. Wave Input won't work because there is no audio stream on the PC to be captured. Any ideas? Or is it better to just get a Receiver and be done with it? -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64602 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Aesculus;369986 Wrote: Also I hear it mentioned that one can close iPeng and its state will be saved. How does one do that? I only know how to go to another application or shut down the power on the iPod Touch, not exit an application. See this post: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=363975highlight=cydia#post363975 It's not supported, even discouraged unless you're a tinkerer. You need to jailbreak your device first, and then load it off of Cydia. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
I've been working with iPeng for the last day, and here's a tip for those with Jailbroken iPhones/iPods. If you get Backgrounder from the Cydia repository, send iPeng into the background, and when you go to it every time, it won't have the startup delay that you have when you run iPeng - no re-caching, syncing, etc. It also won't kill your battery overnight (tested) - Backgrounder doesn't affect sleep/locking, it just runs the application in the background while you are using the iPhone. It might cause more drain while you use other applications (Wi-Fi), and also might cause problems when you leave the house (haven't tested, lose connection), but it works well for me. I'm looking for a double-tap replacement, so I can call iPeng from the lock/home screen, but haven't found anything. Best I found is a triple-tap to unlock hack, but that's not really that great. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Streaming dropouts with Zune!
Hey all, I got a Zune 80 for Christmas, and it seems like Microsofts ugly software is causing problems - whenever it downloads Podcasts, it takes all the network bandwidth. I can't schedule the downloads, so they happen whenever.. and it's causing the WAF of my SB to go down... down... down... My Zune is connected to my HTPC, which is also my Slimserver. It's not a CPU issue, it's purely a network priority issue - it's taking all my 1.5 MBit connection to download the podcast, causing Pandora et al to stop dead. I turned on QoS on my router, I added highest priority to the SB3's MAC address, and it's still happening. I increased the buffer amount on the SB3, but I don't think that will help. If I give priority to the Slimserver, it will also give prioirty to the Zune since they share the same MAC address (same machine). I don't know what the Zune downloads over, but I assume it's port 80... hmm.. what port does Pandora or Internet Radio use to stream - can I set that packet to a high priority... ? Is there a way to speed-limit (like on uTorrent - you can throttle download speeds) programs like the Zune application so it's not so much a network hog? Any suggestions, thanks! -Dan HTPC: Windows XP MCE 2005, Slimserver 7 beta -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] hacking the Rio Receiver to run Slimserver
Peter;245737 Wrote: Dave Dewey wrote:[color=blue] Ran across this project today: From the main page: Cool, and you even get control buttons on the front. Something the SliMP3 never had... ;) It works pretty well, too - there's a delay of a few seconds while the MP3 decoder queues up, and there are skips/dead air if you try to sync with real SqueezeBox 3, but if you have 5 Rio's laying around the house with nothing to do :-) Also, since the Rio has a built-in amplifier, you can put them out in the hinterlands (like the garage) without much additional gear required! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40625 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox or Soundbridge ???
snarlydwarf;238939 Wrote: It does less? News to me... It also sounds better, since it doesn't resample everything. I think he means it's better because it's autonomous - it doesn't REQUIRE a server, just a UPNP server (or a Samba share?). Maybe I'm just confused.. it's been a while since I looked at Soundbridges (when refurbs were $100! And those didn't resample everything!). The end result is that I got a Squeezebox 3 and didn't look back - love the thing! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39785 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iTouch as a remote
RD, I'd also like to tweak the interface to be more finger friendly - I love the current interface with a stylus, but for fingers it's the pits. Also, it uses CSS and loads a TON of bitmaps, etc. Unfortunately, each fetch slows down the whole system because it has to be calculated, etc... I was thinking that replacing it with a single bitmap (or series of bitmaps) with hot zone links (isn't that old-school HTML? I forget what they're called - client-side maps?) I looked into converting it to Flash, but that learning curve for Actionscript/Flex was too big for me at the moment - and it wouldn't work on the iPod/iPhone... PS: Do you know if the iPod touch's browser can do full-screen? That's one of the huge advantages of the Nokias - they do full-screen! (I picked up a 770) If there's a way I can help out, let me know. (dan -at freepdx d-t c0m) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39515 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is SB so expensive?
So, what part of the firmware is responsible for the surveillance, and are our SB's spying on us? (Without permission, of course, lots of with permission spying going on... :-)) The hardware and firmware were designed by Slim Devices specifically for high speed embedded Internet applications, including multimedia streaming, data acquisition, remote control, and surveillance. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Bandwidth consumed when paused?
Here's something I couldn't find in the archives - is bandwidth still being consumed even when a streaming radio station is paused? Some streams can be relatively large, for a DSL connection, and there are times I might want to have my full-bandwidth for whatever reason (or just not have the extra traffic). It seems that streaming stations update their display while paused (current song on Radio Paradise, etc...) and there doesn't seem to be a rebuffering... pause as if it needs to fetch new data. So, my assumption is that I've got a 64kb/128kb chunk of my bandwidth semi-permanently consumed - I pretty much listen to streams these days, and my local storage is getting dusty! Anyway, just curious, -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39002 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming Children's Music?
Squonk;231904 Wrote: You're right that the web site seems to be down, but I'm listening to the stream now at http://rs4.radiostreamer.com:9270/ Also, check out Hip Young Parent Radio on Live365.com Thanks - works like a charm! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38791 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming Children's Music?
Pale Blue Ego;231603 Wrote: Sounds like there may be a market for such things. How about a kid-oriented Podcast? And get the kids to do most of the work. Hmmm.. not sure Willa's up to the task yet - maybe in her 2nd 6 months. :-) Yes, I think there's a market out there for a non-annoying (to parents) kid's music channel (probably several). The downside is it shouldn't be ad supported, but perhaps parent supported (listener) like Radio Paradise is. I know, I, as a parent would pay a few bucks a month to avoid Lucky Charms or Elmo or whatever ads... -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38791 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming Children's Music?
Squonk;231044 Wrote: We listen to KidMix Radio (search on that term). There's also Radio Disney, but my kids can't stand it (a good sign, in my opinion!) Must be my DNS, but I can't get to KidMixRadio.com or .net. Is it still live? Is there a direct stream URL? -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38791 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming Children's Music?
cblock;231051 Wrote: We have a Kids station in the UK called Fun Radio: http://www.funradiolive.com/ which streams at: http://mediasrv.musicradio.com/FunRadio but I suspect that if you are outside the UK the stream will be unavailable to you, hopefully not. Unfortunately, I'm 12 hours this side of the UK, so I just get the Fun Radio @ Nite, which isn't bad, but not kids music any more. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38791 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Streaming Children's Music?
Might sound odd, but are there any children's - young kids - streaming stations out there? I've looked through Live365, Googled, etc... can't find anything. Anyone? -Dan (Yeah, I'm a geek who just had a kid 6 months ago :-)) -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38791 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Palm TX + SlimServer Handheld skin + NoviiRemote Universal Remote software
tyler_durden;226644 Wrote: It would be better if a new interface were designed specifically for a non-caching browser and with large hot areas to allow finger/thumb to make selections. TD Hear Hear! That's an awesome idea... I was starting to look into that myself, but got a bit bogged down. The Nokia 770 interface is good, but something between it and full-on-text mode would be really great. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38313 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Buying a new Squeezebox...... or not?
James_B;225911 Wrote: Or buy a white Slim Devices SB3 direct from Logitech at a discounted price : http://www.slimdevices.com/welcome_ws.html?gclid=CLzZ-uKNso4CFQ_ilAodZnlAIg (If there are any left..) I picked one up last week and really like it - a bit of a reservation coming from something different, but I really enjoy not having to think about the stability. The white remote is different for a change, too! :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mute button?
Muting is great when you have several SB's synced up, too - you might want to walk into the Living Room and mute it while listening to the kitchen, or vice-versa. Another thing is when you have a house full of these, you might want to mute all (though, yes, Pause WOULD do the same, but hey, work with me. What if you have a few players, playing different things, and want to mute them all - mute the kids' room, say?) when the phone rings or something, or what about an arbitrary volume when a key is pressed - go from rockin' volume to mood volume, say. Is there a way to do: sleep = muting sleep.hold = some arbitrary volume or sleep.hold = mute.all.players -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14921 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cheap D/A?
bobschneider;224078 Wrote: I have one of these I'm using with my Squeezebox, and like it alot. I've done a few mods to mine (better opamps and caps), but it sounded good before the mods. http://www.pacificvalve.us/LTDACAM.html If that one's not right for you, they have quite a few others, some even cheaper. If you want to go cheaper than that, your best bet is probably looking for a used one on eBay or Audiogon. Outboard DACs depreciate pretty quickly, because the technology is still improving fairly quickly, so you can get one that was big bucks a few years ago for a cheap price today. Thanks for the info! This DAC is more my speed at the moment, though I was hoping for a simple little box, this would work: http://www.pacificvalve.us/DIYEDENSV04.html or this http://www.pacificvalve.us/LTDACAH2.html Though I'm most assuredly NOT using this for Audiophile reasons - I just want a variable and a fixed analog out. Unfortunately, getting a digital receiver won't work - I want to send the fixed output, and have the variable output local. Finding one of these used would be sweet! :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38042 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why no buttons?
Pat Farrell;223803 Wrote: I'm not following you here. Anything that lowers volume loses resolution and hurts signal to noise ration. Folks tend to run their SqueezeBoxes WFO into an audiophile amp, because in theory the audiophile amp has cooler volume controls, say a stepped atenuator with Vishay resistor networks. At least they seem cooler. Even those mega dollar solutions reduce the signal to noise ratio. Plus, the SqueezeBox doesn't claim to be an audiophile product, Yeah, the harmony remotes have tempted me when I (briefly) had a LCD HDTV (hated it). When I get my Plasma, though ! I just thought all the talk of Burr-Brown this and the VFD that implied it was a cut above the regular consumer junk out there (it is). I seem to have read a bunch of posts with people saying how versitile the SB remote is - holding this button = this.function, etc. I just lump the folks who like the Burr-Brown VFD (*) with those who like the remote - my bad! -Dan (* I know it's not the same thing! :-)) -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for help with Nokia 770 and Moose
Also of note is that Remote Desktop alters the main display - if you're running Windows MCE and using your MCE machine as a slimserver, you have to choose between running Slimserver/Moose combination your MCE display. When you log into rdesktop, it will stop movies playing (I think). It's really nasty. A different solution is to use VNC, but again, with Windows not having different login capability, you lose that. ANOTHER solution would be to run Slimserver/Moose in a virtual machine, thus having its own desktop, memory space, etc. You could use the free VMware server to do this (I run my webserver virtually this way on a Linux box). -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37994 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Cheap D/A?
I know, this isn't the group to ask this, but I will anyway. :-) There's a TON of threads on high-end replacement D/A converters, but are there any - similar to a DVD player's D/A that will convert the Coax or Toslink connections to standard 2-channel stereo inputs? I essentially want to have 2 SB outputs - 1 variable volume Analog and one fixed volume Analog. Thanks! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38042 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why no buttons?
Pat Farrell;223701 Wrote: JJZolx wrote: Putting buttons on a slim device like a Squeezebox isn't a small task. It involves a lot of firmware, software, testing, breaking, fixing, testing again. Yeah, at times I wish the name was still SlimDevices. The simple answer to why no buttons is because its a slim device Well, I hate to say this, but then they should have done what Tivo did - make the volume keys programmable (and the power key) so that it could control the receiver directly. Otherwise, by having the volume keys on there, they're saying that volume control is INTEGRAL to the design of the device, and important, therefore it should be a function of the device. Take a gander at, The Design of Everyday Things. The jist is that a device that outputs should have control of the output on the device, not (just) on an another device. Since there's no stop function (per-se) on the Squeezebox, it just makes sense to have Volume+/-/Mute/Off somewhere on the device. Can't really have it both ways, unfortunately. And yes, I could (and probably will, sigh) rejigger my stereo so that the receiver's volume knob is more accessible, but that's like plopping an ugly old couch in front of a Morris chair, and then showing off your new Morris chair getting funny looks. Anyway, my Altec Lansing InMotion InMini iPod speakers are a very similar design to the SqueezeBox, and there's an imperceptable volume slider on the top that really adds to the value of the design, IMNSHO. :-) And that was all of $10 on sale. I certainly don't think it raised the price of the unit much. Ultimately, you should probably be able to dock the remote so that you have the choice of device controls -or- remote controls, but that's a design exercise for later -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why no buttons?
Pat Farrell;223732 Wrote: plympton wrote: Well, I hate to say this, but then they should have done what Tivo did - make the volume keys programmable (and the power key) so that it could control the receiver directly. The TiVo is not close to a slim device. It has a full blown Linux OS in it. Different philosophy. Its got a hard disk and all sorts of stuff. ... Perhaps, but again, I never touch mine. I've got three SqueezeBoxes and a Transporter. I was just referring to the Tivo REMOTE - not the box (although they have no buttons, too). The REMOTE can be programmed to raise/lower the TV volume, mute, and power (tv amp) - no need for IR blasters. If the SD remote is so useful, and so audiphile friendly, they should have done the same thing - make it so that the cool remote does all the cool things *AND* I don't have to find the remote to crank up the tunes on my Denon/Sony/Whatever receiver. Kinda conflicting story in that the only way to use the included remote for the stereophile device is to lossy-ly lower the volume using the DAC, no? (that's what I read it's doing) That, or use an IR blaster (kludge) or have 2 remotes around (dumb) or buy yet another remote (OK, you can argue Audiophiles will have a universal remote.. though the audiophiles I know hate all remotes have tubes in the house, etc..) (yes, I know they were a startup, and the SliMP3 used a Sony remote, etc... but this is today) Ultimately, the SqueezeBox should be built into your Receiver or amp. Agreed - that would be great! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Independent Volume Control?
Hey all, I'm getting my SB on Wednesday, but want to see if this is possible: I want to independently control the volume from the headphone and RCA outputs (rather, I want to fix one either output, and keep the other one fixed). This is because I'm sending one output to a small powered amp in the kitchen, and I'd like to control the volume independently. The problem is that I believe the remote will work on both outputs. :-/. Hmm... Any suggestions? Are the 2 outputs physically tied together so that this isn't even possible? -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37978 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Independent Volume Control?
Mark Lanctot;223400 Wrote: Unfortunately the Squeezebox volume control affects both. Only the digital output volume control is separate. You shouldn't use the headphone output for anything other than low-end headphones anyway: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToConnecting Best to get a splitter and two passive volume controls. Well, while that's a bummer, at least it's pretty logical in the reasoning! I'm coming off a few years with Rio Receivers, and while the dev community ALMOST got it right, it kinda died a while back. I'll certainly miss being able to walk up to them and just turn the volume up, but I'm sure that's a rant for another posting... -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37978 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Why no buttons?
OK, so I'm sure this HAS to have been hashed out somehwere, but I'll ask anyway. I'm coming from using Rio Receivers - great boxes, bad software, dead development. One thing that was REALLY nice was being able to walk up to them and turn down the volume. Nice. Easy. No, Where is the remote, which button was it So, WHY does the Squeezebox NOT have a volume knob again? (besides audiophile gripes, aesthetics, philosophical mantra, etc..) Oh, and the volume knob doubles as a scroll knob, too. Has anyone ever made a keypad kinda thing? I'm seriously half temped to buy a crappy small universal remote and gluing it to the front panel some how! :-) Also, is there any way to get dynanmic playlists on this? I'd like to save a list of 2 genres (alternative folk), but am I correct in thinking that a random play off these lists would go like: -Browse - Genre - Alternative (play) (playing random from Genre) -back -Folk - Play (adding random from Genre to playlist?) Go to Now Playing - Right to save - Save to favorites Now that it's saved, wouldn't it be a static list? Honestly, I'm picking this up for Pandora a server that doesn't crash (Javaugh). But it feels like I'm entering a world of lots-o-clicks! -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Independent Volume Control?
Mark Lanctot;223413 Wrote: You could get two Squeezeboxes :-) or an amp that has a digital input. Well, that won't fly $$ wise, and from what I've researched, Sync is oh-so-close-but-not 100% there. I've been experimenting with Softsqueeze and my Rios running SlimRio, and the sync can be dead-on to several seconds off. Not cool. That's the whole reason why I'm doing this (I have a Rio in the living room and Kitchen where they ARE synced, but the server crashes randomly... ugh). So I'm converting the Cat-5 to an analog Audio run, and picking up a Sonic Impact 5066 amp to drive the speakers with a good old-fashioned volume knob on it. :-) I was quite suprised how good it sounds running through all those electrical cables in the basement, etc. -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37978 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why no buttons?
Rick B.;223430 Wrote: Of course, many of us just leave the SB volume at 100 and use our receiver/amplifier to change volume... Well, I feared I was treading close to religion by asking the question. :-) I'm off to find a small learning remote that I can hack into a box aimed at the IR receiver so that I can add my buttons. That and some velcro should do the trick. :-) ... any other options? PS: For a networked player (that you can literally put anywhere), having buttons would really help. Who's going to grab the remote when the alarm rings? -Dan (I used to design consumer electronics, so I've got my own bag 'o biases :-)) -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why no buttons?
mvalera;223468 Wrote: You want a remote for the Squeezebox... have you looked in the Jive Platform area? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37856 Yeah, I JUST ordered a Nokia 770 to use as a remote - now I'm bummed. That looks COOL! That, and it's got a scroll wheel!! :-) I'm assuming the beta testers were invited, and not self selected, too? :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
