Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I just got this radio and the alarm was working great until today. Last night I was listening to Howard stern and the radio stopped. A bug msg appeared asking if I wanted to send the report in. Anyways, I rebooted it and went to sleep. I woke up this morning to a song on my local hd.that noise is NOT what I set the alarm to. When I hit alarm off, then it played the correct noise. -- jojopuppyfish jojopuppyfish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9400 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
Rikk;529613 Wrote: So it frequently happens that the Radio plays the song on its internal memory, that is at a volume definitely too high, making me jumpm out of bed (I not already due to my son). have a look on the thread: How to get a traditional alarm sound? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=524112#post524112 it shows how you can simply change the built-in alarm-sound with anything you like = e.g. a song which starts very soft to overcome with the too high-volume at the beginning of the alarm! == but back to the main-topic of this thread I use my SBR connected to mysqueezebox.com already as my primary alarm-clock = lots of troubles at the beginning but I had the feeling that since the official released version of 7.4.2 nearly all of them were gone I only had to adjust two of them which have not been fixed in 7.4.2: a) the ghost alarms http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76337 b) and the built in back-up alarm which is much too loud http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=524112#post524112 regards simsboard -- simsboard so far only 1x Squeezebox Radio mainly used with mysb.com http://www.lastfm.de/user/weanabazi simsboard's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33135 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
thanks ;) anyway I filed a bug for this: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15982 -- Rikk Rikk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I didn't bother to rea the entire thread. But answering the origianl quesation: I use it as an alarm everyday and I never had a problem that caused the alarm to not fire. (On ocasion backup- alarm sound, yes. But it has never failed to wake me up.) -- Muele BR Mogens 2 Radios (1 battery), 2 Controllers, 2 Receivers, 1 Squeezeplay. Served by an old 800 mhz IBM T21 Thinkpad. Muele's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21310 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
JonWill;529534 Wrote: Is anyone using a Radio as an alarm clock? Is it reliable as such? ANd how god is the scren ... I am very shortsighted, and my current alarm clock (now falling to bits) has very clera 2-3cm high numerals ... is there anyone else in the same boat using one with success? And for the Radio to work does my NAS need to be on (Squeezebox Server is running on the NAS), or wold just an internet connection be enough? Thanks for any help! For me the Radio works very well as an alarm clock. Having said that, if you need an alarm clock, buy an alarm clock. Its cheaper and less things could go wrong. It is my opinion that ones setup is the biggest part of how well and how reliable the Radio functions as an alarm clock. I have a clean WiFi setup without interference. I run a dedicated SBS server 24/7. Besides, if I absolutely have to to up as in so I don't miss a flight, I set a backup alarm anyway. As a daily work week alarm clock, I have had a failed alarm in a years time which was probably either my fault or early firmware during Beta Testing (and it was also a Beta Radio). Since buying a consumer purchased SB Radio and running production SBS on my dedicated server, I can't remember having a failed alarm. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I have not had problems using in as an alarm clock... since last week. And, in order to get to this point, I had to upgrade to the lastest 7.4.3 version of software and then manually apply a fix for to the alarm file from the 7.5 stream. I would only consider something truly reliable if my parents could get it to work every time. So, I'd hardly call this a good / reliable alarm clock. :) -- notwired notwired's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36797 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
That's what I feared. I think what I actually need is a clock-radio with an iPod dock so when I'm stuck in bed I can listen to whatever I want ... shame, I have plans for Squeezeboxes taking over my house ... -- JonWill JonWill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20259 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I used radio and boom as alarm clocks. No issues with any of them. But i also have a second alarm that tells me when i listened to enough music and realy need to move. All (radio, boom, clock) of them have 2cm digits, but without glasses i can't read any of them ;) -- fragfutter fragfutter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35184 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
JonWill;529558 Wrote: That's what I feared. I think what I actually need is a clock-radio with an iPod dock so when I'm stuck in bed I can listen to whatever I want ... shame, I have plans for Squeezeboxes taking over my house ... If you have plans to allow Squeezebox to take over your home as I have allowed to happen, you are going to need an SB Radio and probably a Boom. So having said that, why not buy an SB Radio for starters and see how it works as an alarm? Again you will probably end up with one anyway even if not used as a primary alarm clock, so buy one and then decide for yourself if its a good alarm clock for you. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I have been successful using the Radio as an alarm clock. As iPhone states, the setup is important. I had alarm problems early on when I was using sound effects which actually come from mysqueezebox.com. When I set my alarm sound to an mp3 which is on my local server, which runs 24/7, my reliability was fixed - I haven't had an alarm not work since. There are still some alarm bugs, however, which are talked about in other threads. As far as display, I am running custom clock screensaver/applet, and created a display I use when off which is dominated by a large digital clock so I can easily read it at night when I'm not wearing my glasses. That coupled with improvements in the v7.5.0 software which allows a minimum brightness to be set makes it pretty ideal for my use. When the alarm actually fires, however, the popup only has a pretty small clock, but I actually don't look at the Radio most times in that case - I know by feel the power button to turn off the alarm, or the volume button which when pushed is the snooze button. -- tcutting tcutting's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I also use the Radio as a daily alarm clock. Do have a 24/7 server though. Personally I wouldn't try with a server going/down up regularly as this could spoil your alarm experience if you don't get it right (which is hard, as the Radio doesn't send out a reliable WOL yet). Only when I need to catch a flight I setup my mobile - but would do this with any other alarm clock too. -- bluegaspode 1x SB-Controller+Receiver (Duet), 1xSB-Boom. 1xSB-Radio Server (7.4.1) running on SheevaPlug (Ubuntu) with attached Western Digital MyBook Essential. Secondary 7.4 Server on Debianized Buffalo Linkstation LS-CHL. bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I use the Radio as my primary alarm clock, even if I have a backup that is my 11 months old son. My configuration is without a local server, my SB3 and Radio are always wirelessly connected to internet. I cant remember it failed to ring, but very often it fails to have a reliable connection with mysqueezebox.com , due to the server, not to my configuration (I checked that many times). So it frequently happens that the Radio plays the song on its internal memory, that is at a volume definitely too high, making me jumpm out of bed (I not already due to my son). So I classify its reliability to a fifty fifty. I would like at least it could consider the volume I set for my alarms... -- Rikk Rikk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How good is the radio as an alarm clock
I'm using my fairly new Radio as an alarm and it hasn't let me down so far. I'm using a ReadyNAS server which is not on 24/7 but is on all night, so as long as I know it's on when I go to bed I'm not relying on it switching on in the morning. The only time it will let you down (non UK people look away now) is if the timezone on your ReadyNAS is set to GMT: Greenwich Mean Time, come British Summer Time the server does not update and the alarm goes off an hour later than the time it's set for. I don't really understand how this works when the time was correct on the front of the radio, but I tried it several times thinking that the alarm wasn't working until I realised. (The timezone needs to be set to GMT: Western European.) Happily I did find this out while testing it on Sunday, not on Monday morning! -- Straille Straille's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35776 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76699 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
