Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Improve default "Now Playing" layout
There is always the first time for everything. And self-awareness is the first step to a cure ;) No, really, don't get me wrong. I have a cover embedded in each and every MP3 on my server. I love Moose for it's cover art selector and I definitely think the cover should be displayed in the "now playing" display. Then again, when I'm listening to music in the morning before getting up, the most important thing for me is the time (and date for the few cases when I'm really sleepy and confused ;)) and the next important thing is the title/artist info, especially when I listen to internet radio or Last.fm. And I really can't imagine that my request for a usable display of artist/title AND time/date is that of a minority if I assume that the bedside radio scenario is a typical use case. Besides, the knob is currently not used at all in the NP display. I could imagine it to switch between different display types. E.g. default setting the mixed type I suggested, turn it to the left for a big clock/date display, turn it to the right for a title/artist/covert art display. -- 0xdeadbeef 0xdeadbeef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69867 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] radio problem with radio (rebuffering failed)
usch, the funkturm stream shows the same behaviour on sb radio. no sound only rebuffers to 3-6% all over again... -- ks10 ks10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69872 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] So far so good!
Yep it only gets better, well for me, after listening to it for a while now, even if you took all the features away from it, I am uttley amazed at how good the sound quality is, dont get me wrong my boom is better and more bass, however with my ears, its certainly giving that bad boy a run for its money. -- Craig124 Craig124's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33546 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69903 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Improve default "Now Playing" layout
0xdeadbeef;473817 Wrote: > And I really can't imagine that my request for a usable display of > artist/title AND time/date is that of a minority if I assume that the > bedside radio scenario is a typical use case. I'm sure it's the majority case. You're probably not aware but the Boom had a similar problem when it was being developed. The NP screen saver did not include a clock (a pretty big omission for a device that was marketed as a bedside hifi/clock radio, amongst other things). At least with the Radio the clock was included by default (even if it is too small to read)! MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 14194' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14194) so more can be made. Last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69867 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] So far so good!
Craig124;473835 Wrote: > Yep it only gets better, well for me, after listening to it for a while > now, even if you took all the features away from it, I am uttley amazed > at how good the sound quality is, dont get me wrong my boom is better > and more bass, however with my ears, its certainly giving that bad boy a > run for its money. Given the SB Radio's size, form factor, and mono design it surely does sound amazing. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69903 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
Teus de Jong;470507 Wrote: > FYI: the red one is available at www.wifimedia.eu. Click on the English > flag to see pages in English (well sort of...). > > Price is about the same as on the Logitech store. I bought my > transporter there, it's a reliable shop. (I've no further connections > with them.) > > Teus Thanks for the recommendation. I have just placed an order for the red one. In light of the rumour that the red one has better sound quality, I expect they will sell out quickly! ;) -- Peter314 Peter314's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14028 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] radio problem with radio (rebuffering failed)
Thanks for testing. Not good. :-( But then I have been pondering for some time if I should get a new Radio or a used Boom for the same price, I guess that's an easy decision now. -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69872 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio in the bathroom?
I think it depends on how humid it gets in the room. Obviously, moisture can be bad for electronics if they aren't specifically designed to be in that type of harsh environment. I assume you have an exhaust fan in the bathroom. If it's fairly effective, you should be alright as long as you remember to turn it on every time you take a shower. -- gweempose 2 Squeezebox Receivers 1 Squeezebox Classic 1 Squeezebox Boom 1 Squeezebox Radio 3 Squeezebox Controllers 1 iPod touch w/ iPeng gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69951 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Sync is very slightly off.
Well,I thought that this had been corrected but today the sync is so far off that it is almost like unsynced. There was a day that there was message on the SB3 "waiting for sync" and that day things seemed to be getting better. But not today. I think this is a serious issue because the WIFE notices it . Is it possible to fix it? I am looking forward to the Touch. -- Ikabob Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32088 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68954 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Improve default "Now Playing" layout
Keymaster;473303 Wrote: > New FW finally got album art to go full screen in now playing (but it's > scaled a touch too big; I'm sure they'll fix that soon enough). I'm > from the "the more artwork, the better" school. To that end, I would > say that the perfect NP screen for me would be full screen art with all > borders and info being hidden until an action is taken. Just like > Windows "hide taskbar" > > I know it's probably not everyone's cup of tea, but I think that would > rule...:) Agree with this. I'd just rather see the artwork until I touch the knob or something. The controls should hang around until the screensaver timeout after the last control motion. Perhaps the "artwork only" one is just a "true" screensaver? -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69867 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio in the bathroom?
I believe that I remember something being mentioned that it was only rated for a "non-condensing environment". So not in a steam room but probably OK in a bathroom - the mirrors take up most of the humidity anyway. -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69951 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Remote control for Squeezebox Radio
I almost replied that I'd never had a problem controlling the radio from the controller - I do it all of the time and just did a quick test again to be sure. Then I noticed that you were using line-in and not the "regular" playing modes of SbS and SN. I guess I haven't done that. I'll see if I can duplicate that. -- dwilliams01 dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69775 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio in the bathroom?
It wasn't recommended by logitech, but I've got my beta unit in the bathroom, and haven't had any trouble yet. No promises that it won't affect it any day now, only that I haven't had any issues for the time I've had it. (a few months i think) -- FredFredrickson FredFredrickson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16584 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69951 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Possible to set a macros to numbered buttons?
I've just tried this Kidsplay plugin - amazing! Imagination is the only limit now on what these preset buttons can do i think... Thanks a lot for providing this plugin. -- ghan http://last.fm/user/ghan64 ghan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19733 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69864 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
Peter314;473903 Wrote: > > In light of the rumour that the red one has better sound quality, I > expect they will sell out quickly! ;) I don't know where that rumor came from, but unless red dye makes a big acoustical difference, there is no difference between red and black :-) -- ccrome2 Caleb Crome Sr. Hardware Engineer Logitech SMBU (i.e. the Squeezebox people) The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. -William Gibson ccrome2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18023 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio in the bathroom?
Mine's been fine in the bathroom, but I try not to let it get too steamy in there. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69951 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
ccrome2;474035 Wrote: > I don't know where that rumor came from, but unless red dye makes a big > acoustical difference, there is no difference between red and black :-) Just when I though I'd heard (no pun intended...o.k...I lie...very much intended...) everything... Maybe the red dye makes for a more rigid housing which would translate to less loss due to housing flex/low end absorption? ...or I should go make a good sandwich and see what's on MediaFly... :b -- Keymaster Keymaster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30281 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Preset buttons
So now that I've settled in a bit with my Squeezebox Radio (already having a bunch of other SB products in my house), I see a crying need for some improvement of the Preset buttons in two areas. 1) They're still pretty buggy (I trust that ultimately Logitech will fix this). Specifically, it seems like using a preset to turn on the SB frequently results in "empty" playlists. Power-cycling helps, but it seems to come back periodically. I'll write up a bug once I figure out the specific behavior. 2) It would be really nice to have a screensaver that displayed labels for the preset buttons. I have a hard time remembering what's what. Does anyone have an idea for how to do this? -- diamar diamar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69977 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio in the bathroom?
dwilliams01;473976 Wrote: > the mirrors take up most of the humidity anyway. Are you suggesting that mirrors have a magnet-like effect to attract and remove water vapor from the air? If you're getting condensation on mirrors, you're likely also getting it on walls, ceilings, and other things in the room. Including on/in any electronic devices, and the upshot of that will likely be damage. Just a matter of when, not if. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69951 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
Keymaster;474049 Wrote: > . > ...or I should go make a good sandwich and see what's on MediaFly... :b I hope you are using red mustard.it is so much better than yellow! -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Volume
I'm new, so forgive me if this is answered already. I have to admit, I didn't go through all the threads. Ok, is it just my SB radio, or it standard...the volume is really low. I know it's not a boombox, but still, in order for me to really hear it on the other side of the room, the volume has to be 50 or above. Is this a problem for anyone else? -- cecilialuna cecilialuna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33648 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69987 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
ccrome2;474035 Wrote: > I don't know where that rumor came from, but unless red dye makes a big > acoustical difference, there is no difference between red and black :-) I have said too much. Suffice to say it definitely did NOT come from a Logitech employee. :) -- Peter314 Peter314's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14028 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Volume
cecilialuna;474160 Wrote: > Ok, is it just my SB radio, or it standard...the volume is really low. I > know it's not a boombox, but still, in order for me to really hear it on > the other side of the room, the volume has to be 50 or above. > > Is this a problem for anyone else? I think it's a deliberate design decision, so if you're using it on your nightstand late at night, you can turn it really low and have it not be too loud. I haven't seen any numbers from Logitech (and don't have a SPL meter myself), but Boom's lowest volume is about 24 dB quieter than Classic & Receiver for just this reason. As long as it's loud enough in the 50-100 range, is this really a problem? -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver ContextMenu FuzzyTime KidsPlay KitchenTimer PlayLog PowerCenter/BottleRocket SaverSwitcher SettingsManager SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69987 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Volume
I have the same issue (if it is one) but since it sounds great at 75+ its kind of a nonissue for me -- vw195 vw195's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69987 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Sync is very slightly off.
I'm watching this thread closely. I have a Boom, plan to buy a Touch for the Living Room, and plan to buy 3 Radio's for the rest of the House. I want all the Units SOLELY for Sync. If Sync is not flawless I need to rethink this. -- cornflakeguy cornflakeguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68954 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Volume
I had the same thoughts on my Boom. Currently its on the nightstand and 20-25 is good...mainly cause its right by my head. I moved it to the kitchen, which is where it will go once I buy some Radios, and to just hear it across the kitchen it needed to be at 50-55. It concerned me as I wondered what the average safe operating volume is on a Boom. If I need to crank it to 70 to be heard, is that ok? The high numbers I think is what scares us. :) -- cornflakeguy cornflakeguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69987 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm Volume
When my radio is connected to squeezebox server, the alarm volume never goes above what the most recently used radio volume is. I'm testing this using the Bongo Tech sound as my alarm. Alarms are set to fade in. I have the alarm volume set at 81. If I don't play the radio after setting the alarm, the alarm fades in to around 75. If I play the radio after setting the alarm, the alarm only fades to the volume I set the radio to play at. So if I'm listening to music quietly at night (say volume level 21), the alarm will never get louder than volume level 21. This is a HUGE problem, as it won't wake myself or my wife up at that level. Before I enter a bug, has anyone else seen this behavior? This does not happen when my radio is connected to mysqueezebox.com. Thanks! George -- gdpeck gdpeck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4686 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69992 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Volume
This is a deliberate design decision. It gives good resolution at the low end, and plenty of loudness at the high end. There is no way to damage the device by playing it too loud -- there is digital limiting, so even with an extremely hot input signal, no damage will happen. It may sound lousy when it clips, but that's clipping in the digital domain. Neither the amps or the speakers can get overloaded. BTW, I'm planning to add some good compression to handle that clipping case more gracefully, but it's not implemented yet. -Caleb -- ccrome2 Caleb Crome Sr. Hardware Engineer Logitech SMBU (i.e. the Squeezebox people) The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. -William Gibson ccrome2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18023 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69987 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability
Keymaster;474049 Wrote: > Just when I though I'd heard (no pun intended...o.k...I lie...very much > intended...) everything... > > Maybe the red dye makes for a more rigid housing which would translate > to less loss due to housing flex/low end absorption? > > ...or I should go make a good sandwich and see what's on MediaFly... :b Well. Nothing's impossible. I've heard of stranger things happening. We actually haven't thought to test the rigidity of red vs. black :-) I'd bet $0.25 it doesn't make any measurable difference. But since I'd be the one doing the measuring, I'll make sure I win. -- ccrome2 Caleb Crome Sr. Hardware Engineer Logitech SMBU (i.e. the Squeezebox people) The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. -William Gibson ccrome2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18023 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69494 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
[SlimDevices: Radio] Sluggish Interface
Only me that thinks that the new color Interface/Menu is very very sluggish compared to the old monocrome/VFD menus? I Hope that this only is a minor setback in early firmware and that you will be able to fine-tune this to get a "fluid feeling" in the new color interface system. I want FLUID moving menus. Not jumpy/choppy movement. Any developers that have something to say about this? When changing to the color system i hope that you had this in mind? Or isn't the new screen able to show fluid movement? Please respond. /Hans, Sweden. Owner of SliMP3, Squeezebox Classic, Squeezebox Boom, Squeezebox Radio -- DiSNEYN DiSNEYN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5070 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69995 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?
DiSNEYN;470927 Wrote: > Now the store is saying that they expect a shipment this week. I hope > that this is true. Global Logistics suxs. > > /H Finally in stock here in Sweden and I've got my unit! /H -- DiSNEYN DiSNEYN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5070 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68123 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
