Re: [slim] How does Apple AirPlay compare to SqueezeBox in functionality?
The thing that's really missing for me in AirPlay solutions is how I use mine as a bedroom system, the duet is perfect for me because the controller can be used for basic functions like volume control, play/pause and track skip without looking at it. I'm mostly an Apple household but if I'm reading before I go to sleep and something on shuffle I don't want to hear comes on the scenario of unlocking my phone, switching apps and then being able to do those basic operations is unacceptable. There's some stuff that doesn't look that bad like the new Denon Ceol Piccolo that has an IR remote but the alarm functionality seems to only work with local sources and not AirPlay. qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96726 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?
The one thing I don't like about Sonos and most AirPlay-based solutions is the lack of a dedicated controller, when my alarm goes off in the morning and I want to skip a song and turn the volume down a bit the idea of unlocking my phone, switching apps, etc. just becomes incredibly unappealing. I'd probably be happy to purchase a UE-branded player that came with a remote but Logitech isn't going to pre-announce anything and I'd imagine that further products in the line depend on the success of what they're releasing now. It would also help if Apple wasn't so picky about what they allowed Airplay-compatible systems to do. qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Good Squeezebox alternative?
The use case for me that nobody but logitech seems to care about is the bedroom stereo. When my alarm goes off I don't want to have to pick up my phone, make sure it's connected to wi-fi and in the right app just to be able to adjust the volume or skip a track. I've actually been thinking about getting another duet as backup in case this one dies because it's the exact setup I want. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91090 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Google is developing wireless music system
Having failed to put Logitech out of business with the Google TV they're going to try competing directly now? -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB + Audioengine + anyway to get a line in....
urbanshepherd;481584 Wrote: I can get two feeds into the A5's without problem, though I lose the ability to remotely control volume as the SB does this. You should be able to control if the RCA outputs of the TV are fixed or variable and then you could use the TV remote to control that volume. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70942 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...
honestly I think the biggest problem is that Logitech sent out an email announcing it the instant it was available. Having dealt with .0 releases before I assumed they'd done something different as far as testing and upgraded right away. Fortunately factory resetting my SBC fixed most of my problems but it took me a while to figure that out. Basically they should have a) waited a while to see if there were any game-breakers before sending a marketing email to everybody and b) informed existing users about the upcoming major changes better. From the email I was just expecting they'd renamed Squeezenetwork and shoehorned some apps in somewhere for buzzword compliance. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69945 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Pricing (Yet again) EU and/or Swiss getting sc*+*�
Don't forget most of Europe has a 15-20% GST/VAT on everything and prices are listed including taxes unlike in the US. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67398 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Uh Oh
CardinalFang;256895 Wrote: I'm not sure that's true, the networking aspects of the XBox 360 are the best there are in gaming land, so they do get it right with consumers sometimes and their dev tools beat everyone else's for usability most times. Don't judge them just by Windows Yeah but the 360 has the *worst* hardware quality of any console in history. Their dev tools are great as long as you're coding for Win32. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?
OK this is weird. I had one [SB2] that I had unplugged when I was out of town last week for Christmas and upon returning I plugged it back in and 24 hours later it died in exactly the same fashion. I know for a fact that our power is good, we barely get lightning in San Francisco and our power overall is very reliable. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41199 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
Update, for the last 4 days I've been leaving the squeezebox powered on rather than on standby and the problem hasn't happened since. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
I tried one new thing which was disabling all sleep functions on my mini, it's still starting on its own. Is there any kind of verbose logging I can enable to try to figure this out? -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
NauticusLX;245732 Wrote: This happened to me about 11 months ago and the thread was almost famous for a while. The problem was never really resolved, and continues. 1st, if you have DSL web access, incoming phone calls will turn on the device if it's off, and vice versa, the same for outgoing phone calls. Even if the brightness is turned off, even that will turn on for about 15 seconds - this really spooked me the first time it happened. The filters on the phone lines don't help - I tried several brands. 2nd, make sure the volume of your stereo is turned all the way down so the music won't wake you. 3rd, this flaw makes the SB useless as an alarm clock, because of the false alarms. Lastly, you're incorrect when you say no ports open to the outside world, since your constant on net access is open to the outside world. I don't have DSL, I have a cable modem. I don't even have a land line. Also I have my firewall configured very carefully and there are no open inbound ports on my home connection open. This has happened over both wired and wireless connections. This problem is becoming increasingly frustrating, it happened again twice last night and there hasn't been a single solution proposed. This is the only piece of consumer electronics I've owned that has become less stable since I bought it. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
Aaaand I got home from work last night and it was playing on its own again. It didn't happen again until I turned on the alarm function. Turning off the alarm function is not really an option because this thing is my alarm clock. Is there somewhere I can look for a log? I'm also experiencing random song skipping and songs stopping partway through playing and starting over. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
I've deleted my prefs and it seems to have worked for now -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own
slimserver Also I am reasonably sure there's nobody on my network there shouldn't be. It's going from the standby state to playing. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac Mini - going to sleep
I'm doing this from memory but there is a prefs pane in System Preferences Energy Saver where you can set the sleep settings. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40226 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommendations for a small footprint server, please
I run a fall 2005-vintage Mac mini [1.8ghz] with a firewire HD, works great and I haven't even upgraded the RAM. I run it headless and use VNC when I need to control it. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36679 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Are the Black/Silver Squeezeboxes Discontinued?
Mark Lanctot;187202 Wrote: I've got to say the Logitech logo is probably the goofiest in the corporate world. Looks like something your 4-year-old drew that you have stuck on the fridge. There's far worse, one of my old employers got bought by Check Point: +---+ |Filename: CP_vert.gif | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2532| +---+ -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] For the $2000 Transporter, are Slim Devices serious about the user interface?
UI design is a tricky thing, especially when you're trying to create a flexible solution for different kinds of users. Fortunately SlimServer is a pretty flexible product. I don't see a native Windows/Mac/*NIX front end being that useful honestly, you can get most of the functionality and live interaction feel out of a web browser nowadays without having to deal with all of the technical hurdles. I can see a lot of ways to make pretty big improvements without compromising the experience for existing users. Too bad that job posting wasn't there 6 months ago. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33046 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: So Sorry...
kdf;148365 Wrote: Quoting Masterbaron Masterbaron.2fzsub1161374701 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com: i appreciate the heads-up .. best to us in the new environ... np. fwiw, I'd still go ahead with the transporter. It's a good product and is certainly branded as Slim Devices for the near future. The sale of SD may be shocking news, but it's the same people in the same office that will be dealing with the product for some time to come. No one can take it away from you and no one can remove firmware that is on it. For all we know jackbooted Logitech thugs could be rampaging through the warehouse, tearing out quality components from the Transporter and replacing them with surplus preamp stages from leftover $30 multimedia speakers. Also, Slimserver is being modified to show an RSS feed of Logitech's press room once every 30 minutes. ;) -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Any way to make the 'sleep minutes' font larger?
I just go by number of button presses. It would also be nice if the amount of time went in reverse order, I can imagine a lot more people choosing an hour over 15 minutes. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26909 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Things are going well
I hope they don't go public, publicly traded companies have a nasty habit of compromising quality and service to pump their stock. I'd rather the current team keep control of the company. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25806 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
Honestly I'm glad to see this if only because it will help move digital audio into a realm that has snubbed it for years. I honestly believe that the Squeezebox has the sound quality of a real audiophile device but there are people in the world who turn up their noses at anything [even cables] costing under a grand. I'm also glad to see it for the health of Slim Devices as a company, I think this could do pretty well and while I'll avoid snarky comments about it I imagine the margins on the Transporter are a great deal deal better than the Squeezebox [probably greater than the Squeezebox's retail price]. And if unit sales get good maybe we'll see some trickle down of features like the knob and buttons to the low end model. Good job guys, I'm not buying one but I hope a lot of folks do. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Got SB3! Love it! Few feature requests...
tass Wrote: While any codec is good to have done on the device itself, AAC won't have any real benefit since Apple Fairplay still isn't licenced - so iTunes downloads will still be unplayable. But being able to FF/REW in AAC files would be nice though. -- qirex qirex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18399 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
