Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really autopilot;501271 Wrote: Just out of interest really... Pretty new to this. Bought a Boom a couple of weeks ago, and absolutely love it ( even the wife loves it ) and ever since have been reading these forums with a view to adding to the squeezebox family. Was going to buy the Duet for the living room , but am trying to hold on until the Touch is (hopefully) released next month. As I haven't yet ripped many of my cds ( I have about 400), my plan is to do so very soon,copy them over onto a Western Digital hard drive, and connect that via USB to the Touch. If I've read it correctly, I should then be able to access my local music on the Boom without the PC being on. -- gruntwolla gruntwolla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35645 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really JJZolx;503195 Wrote: As the others have said, the older players won't be able to play the 24/96 content and the Touch won't be able to transcode/resample for those players. Back to the 'two Touch' approach... I'd avoid it. It purposely works around perhaps the single most elegant thing about the Squeezebox system: the ability to maintain a central server that feeds numerous Squeezeboxes on your network. With a central server you don't need to keep a sync'd MP3 mirror of your FLAC library. Squeezebox Server does any transcoding on the fly. With a central server the other Squeezeboxes will be served the highest quality possible stream, not MP3. If you're serving 16/44.1 content then they'll get the original FLAC. If it's 24/96 then Squeezebox Server will downsample it to 24/48 and stream it in FLAC. You don't need a NAS to do this. A NAS solves nothing for the application of a Squeezebox music server. Set up an inexpensive, headless PC with a single music library drive and make sure you keep a backup of the library. You don't need RAID, and you don't need the expense of a NAS. Hi there Agreed I went to my Local Tip and got an old Pentium IV computer FOR NOTHING I installed a SUSE Linux system on it and attached a SATA disk controller card (cost around 16 GBP) on it. Connected 2 SATA X 1TB drives and squeezebox server on it and it now sits quietly in a cupboard -- I don't even have a console connected to it. Works a treat -- and even with FLAC encoding you can get a HUGE amount of music on 2TB of disk space. -- Haven't used anything like that yet. For an AUDIO SERVER any old crappy computer will do -- there are plenty of places to get one for NOTHING from. Cheers jimbo -- jimbo45 jimbo45's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really signor_rossi;503410 Wrote: Of course the PentiumIV is fine too, but a little more recent old computer with an Athlon64 for example that can do speedstep draws only half the power. My old Pentium IV 2.4GHz with dedicated GPU draws over 100W idle, the little younger Athlon64 2.4GHz with integrated GPU my brother left me draws almost half the power. I use this machine as my SBS server now. Just in the case you can choose between old computers. :-) Yeah, if energy use is a concern and you have choice, the Pentium 4 should be avoided. It runs hot, too, so cooling generally requires faster and louder CPU and case fans. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really georgeh;502762 Wrote: I plan to get around the transcoding problems by having two Touches. One, in my 2 channel listening room, will be connected to a USB drive that has nothing but FLAC, and it will not be used to stream to any other players. The other will be in the HT room, with it's own USB drive containing MP3 files. It will have a hard line to the wireless router, and will stream MP3 to the Radio and Boom wirelessly. This works for me, where I only have one room where I care about the possibility of sound degredation due to MP3 encoding, and I also don't care to synchronize that room with the rest. Two USB drives is still cheaper than a good NAS, near as I can tell. At least, I think this will work - am I correct? For the price of two Touch units and two USB drives, would it not make more sense just to buy a Vortexbox Appliance and one Touch? That way there is only one library to maintain, even the 24/96 can be sent to the Boom and SB Radio or an SB3 using SoX on the Vortexbox to send the proper transcoded files to which box needs them, and if you do want to Sync all the players for some reason it is no longer an issue (although while Sync'd the Touch would get the same 24/48 files the other players get). This solution also gives ever player access to all the available plugins. Lastly in my opinion, why buy the second Touch just to stream MP3s with it. Buy a used Duet, SB3, or Receiver for the MP3 streaming. Maybe its just me, but that is how I would go at this. The Vortexbox connected to the Router/WAP will serve all the Squeezeboxes in the network, do any needed transcoding from one FLAC only library that might contain 24/96 on the fly, and still allow all the plugins to be used. For less then $200, I just built a 40W dedicated SBS Server for my neighbor with an Atom MB and 1.5 TB data drive. -- 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=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Also, the idea of a used Duet + a Vortex is appealing in the HT. I may go that way as well - it's certainly worth considering! -- georgeh Just a radio... for now. georgeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really +1 on the Vortexbox. I also built one for about $200 with a dual core atom processor. It serves all my music, uses very little power, and with the server power control plugin, suspends at night and wakes in the morning just before my alarm fires. This really is an incredibly easy solution for anyone who wants a small, quiet, low power consumption music server that requires very little setup. -- induna induna's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34626 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really IS there a hard line between the Radio and the Vortexbox? Or, does the wake signal from the Radio get to the VB via wireless? -- georgeh Just a radio... for now. georgeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really ^Good to know, thanks. I may have a network bandwidth issue streaming FLAC, particularly for 24/96 music, but there are ways to solve that. -- georgeh Just a radio... for now. georgeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I will use TinySC if there will be a solution to enable streaming of my (steadily) increasing collection of 24/96 flac files to my old SB players Boom, Classic and Receiver. Knowing that transcoding these files on the Touch won't work I would transcode them beforehand on a PC and so have them in my collection twice. The software just shouldn't display them twice and serve the right files to the right players. BTW, will the Touch with TinySC behave the same as without in regard to MySqueezebox.com? I mean, is there a use for MySqueezebox.com on a Touch with TinySC? And will the Touch have WOL functionality? And won't the Touch transcode at all? I mean, what if the wireless collection to another player is so poor that even low resolution flac would need too much bandwith? How is that handled? -- signor_rossi signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really signor_rossi;502427 Wrote: I will use TinySC if there will be a solution to enable streaming of my (steadily) increasing collection of 24/96 flac files to my old SB players Boom, Classic and Receiver. Knowing that transcoding these files on the Touch won't work I would transcode them beforehand on a PC and so have them in my collection twice. The software just shouldn't display them twice and serve the right files to the right players. I don't see that ever happening in either TinySC on the Touch or the full blown Squeezebox Server. It's essentially the same request that people want to serve only the Flac version of music if both Flac and Mp3 versions are present in the library. Maybe your best alternative would to label the albums to differentiate them. My Album [96k] My Album [48k] BTW, will the Touch with TinySC behave the same as without in regard to MySqueezebox.com? I mean, is there a use for MySqueezebox.com on a Touch with TinySC? From recent discussions, it may rely on mysb.com even more than a player attached to BigSC. And will the Touch have WOL functionality? To wake the Touch itself? I doubt it. The philosophy has always been leave it on. It doesn't even have a power button, like every other Squeezebox. And won't the Touch transcode at all? I mean, what if the wireless collection to another player is so poor that even low resolution flac would need too much bandwith? How is that handled? AFAIK, there will be no transcoding. Squeezebox Server has never automatically transcoded lossless to a lossy format when it detected a bad connection (actually, the server has never even detected bad connections - you just get dropouts). But with TinySC on Touch, bitrate limiting is not an option at all. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really signor_rossi;502427 Wrote: I will use TinySC if there will be a solution to enable streaming of my (steadily) increasing collection of 24/96 flac files to my old SB players Boom, Classic and Receiver. Knowing that transcoding these files on the Touch won't work I would transcode them beforehand on a PC and so have them in my collection twice. The software just shouldn't display them twice and serve the right files to the right players. You need the Multi Library plugin for that(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PluginsAudio). I don't know whether it will be rewritten for TinySC, though. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Themis;502432 Wrote: You need the Multi Library plugin for that(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PluginsAudio). I don't know whether it will be rewritten for TinySC, though. TinySC doesn't support third party plugins and in particular Multi Library/Custom Browse will never be possible to use on TinySC due to their memory usage. I'm pretty sure TinySC won't be focused on supporting advanced setups like this, so I think you will need to use different album names (as JJZolx suggests) or put them in different folders and use browse Music Folder to browse the library. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really signor_rossi;502437 Wrote: But you can set 'Bitrate Limiting' manually for specific players, which is what I meant. But I guess I will simply resort to Powerline networking to get a connection to my Boom in the kitchen. :-) As you probably already have realized, Bitrate Limiting requires transcoding and won't be supported on TinySC. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I don't normally think about things that far in advance ;) If I must, the DS109+ works well, so will likely stick with that ... will give TinySC a try though to see what it can do -- local.bin local.bin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22053 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I find that I use my main PC less and less. The iPhone and the laptop have taken over most of what I used to use it for. Whether I use the Touch's TinySBS will depend upon how fast it is, whether BBC iPlayer plugin will run on it reliably (a deal breaker) and possibly if some other plugins work OK on it or not. I will really miss MusicIP though... and upon reflection that might be enough by itself to stop me using TinySBS. 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=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Probably not all that much myself, but I've discussed with others and they seem to be keen on the concept. Likely scenario would be a friend's/artist @ the studio's usb key to have a quick listen to something. Main collection will remain on a PC. -- Keymaster Keymaster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30281 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I picked the first choice even though it is not as accurate as how I will actually be using TinySBS. When the Touch is in the house, it will mainly be used with a full time SBS Server not TinySBS. But if somebody brings over some tunes, it will be used in TinySBS. When in the Expedition, it will be TinySBS as the Toughbook has already been replaced by the Touch and a large USB drive. TinySBS only at the cabin on weekends. So on the weekends it will be full time TinySBS as well as when I am Mobile in the vehicle. So like 42 precent TinySBS and 58 precent without TinySBS. The plan is to put a full time one in both vehicles so I can stop moving the one I have all over the place (and get the Mac Mini out of the Thunderbird). One for the Whole House System wall mounted beside the household control panel and one in any room that doesn't already have a Squeezebox or might that benefit from a Touch upgrade and move the current unit to another room. Will probably still keep taking the one out of the SUV into the cabin on weekends unless they sell so well that the price comes down to where it makes sense to just buy one for the cabin too. -- 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=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I plan to get around the transcoding problems by having two Touches. One, in my 2 channel listening room, will be connected to a USB drive that has nothing but FLAC, and it will not be used to stream to any other players. The other will be in the HT room, with it's own USB drive containing MP3 files. It will have a hard line to the wireless router, and will stream MP3 to the Radio and Boom wirelessly. This works for me, where I only have one room where I care about the possibility of sound degredation due to MP3 encoding, and I also don't care to synchronize that room with the rest. Two USB drives is still cheaper than a good NAS, near as I can tell. At least, I think this will work - am I correct? -- georgeh Just a radio... for now. georgeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really georgeh;502762 Wrote: I plan to get around the transcoding problems by having two Touches. One, in my 2 channel listening room, will be connected to a USB drive that has nothing but FLAC, and it will not be used to stream to any other players. The other will be in the HT room, with it's own USB drive containing MP3 files. It will have a hard line to the wireless router, and will stream MP3 to the Radio and Boom wirelessly. This works for me, where I only have one room where I care about the possibility of sound degredation due to MP3 encoding, and I also don't care to synchronize that room with the rest. Two USB drives is still cheaper than a good NAS, near as I can tell. At least, I think this will work - am I correct? Why not just stream FLAC to the Radio and Boom and have one Touch acting as server for the whole network? You don't have to transcode FLAC to any device released since the SB2, as they all play FLAC natively. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really autopilot;501827 Wrote: .. on other forums I have see a great deal of interest in it as the primary server, esspecially from people coming to squeezebox for the first time, PC's and NAS's are a big turn off for many. Good point, they won't know what they are missing so they may well be very happy with how TinySC functions. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I'll definitely give it a try and see what I'm missing... I would like to eliminate my 24x7 computer if I can and just put a 1tb drive connected to the Touch. -- mdconnelly Mike mdconnelly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Depends on how well it works really. My current server is used only for SBS at the moment so ideally the Touch will replace it, not too bothered about the web interface. Only problem I see is that the Touch will not be wired to the router so getting music to the Boom will be 2 wireless hops -- dave77 Boom - Classic - Controller - Touch (on order) dave77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26269 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Like a lot of these polls the choices are a neither exhaustive nor mutually-exclusive, so it's not always easy to choose and definitely take any results with a grain of salt. For me the closest response is I have no interest it using it at all really. I have a low power consumption server running 24/7 in the basement; don't want a whirring external HDD in the living room with the SB Touch; don't feel like buying a newer, quieter external drive; and like the plugins I use like MusicIP, WDT, SDT, Album Review, Biography, etc. Maybe some time a friend will come by with some tunes on a USB stick to plug in, but that would be about it. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really aubuti;501786 Wrote: Like a lot of these polls the choices are a neither exhaustive nor mutually-exclusive, so it's not always easy to choose and definitely take any results with a grain of salt. For me the closest response is I have no interest it using it at all really. I have a low power consumption server running 24/7 in the basement; don't want a whirring external HDD in the living room with the SB Touch; don't feel like buying a newer, quieter external drive; and like the plugins I use like MusicIP, WDT, SDT, Album Review, Biography, etc. Maybe some time a friend will come by with some tunes on a USB stick to plug in, but that would be about it. Fair enough. It was not meant as an in depth scientific study, just A bit of curiosity on my behalf. Other forums would see a diferent result, I think more seasoned SB users around here are more likely to have existing servers/nas. But on other forums I have see a great deal of interest in it as the primary server, esspecially from people coming to squeezebox for the first time, PC's ans NAS's are a big turn of for many. Anyway, don't take the poll too seriously. Was not meant to be. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb *portable:* iphone 3gs 32gb (+ipeng) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really autopilot;501827 Wrote: Fair enough. It was not meant as an in depth scientific study, just A bit of curiosity on my behalf. Other forums would see a diferent result, I think more seasoned SB users around here are more likely to have existing servers/nas. But on other forums I have see a great deal of interest in it as the primary server, esspecially from people coming to squeezebox for the first time, PC's and NAS's are a big turn off for many. Anyway, don't take the poll too seriously. Was not meant to be. Don't worry, I wasn't ;o) I agree that a lot of new users -- plus current users who aren't forum regulars -- will really like the idea of running the server on the SBT. And if they've never had plugins, they won't miss them when they can't have them. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
Just out of interest really... -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb *portable:* iphone 3gs 32gb (+ipeng) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I will use one with 1TB USB drive attached to replace a SB3 I currently use at the weekend house with mysb.com. So now I'll have internet radio AND my music collection instead of having to switch between IPOD and SB. and I can control all of it from the deck with ipeng. At home I'll continue to use SbS on computer. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I look forward to being able to shut off an old desktop that I have been running constantly as a music server for two squeeze devices and as a video server for an old xbmc xbox. With a touch and a recently purchased WDTV live, my electrical use will be reduced considerably. Currently I control my squeezeboxes with Ipeng and a laptop. With the touch, I guess I would continue to use the laptop but with Moose installed given the lack of web interface. -- grego.speiser grego.speiser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11844 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really I'm not gona use it, I need plugins and transcoding and web-UI . And I already have a mini-itx server with relatively low carbon footprint anyway. -- Mnyb Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is on preorder) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Receiver (soon to be replaced by my SB3 and the SBRto be stuffed in a box in the attic ) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to controll this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really grego.speiser;501407 Wrote: Currently I control my squeezeboxes with Ipeng and a laptop. With the touch, I guess I would continue to use the laptop but with Moose installed given the lack of web interface. you'll still be able to use ipeng on your itouch to control the sb touch based on my understanding. Ipeng is not using thw web interface to control players. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really garym;501451 Wrote: you'll still be able to use ipeng on your itouch to control the sb touch based on my understanding. Ipeng is not using thw web interface to control players. That's true. At least for the iPeng AppStore App. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Future Touch owners - how do you plan to use the embedded SqueezeboxServer?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really Since I'm new to the SB world, I have not set up a server yet. Therfore, the Touch will be perfect for me - set one up in the HT next to the router, so I can get a hard line to the Touch, and then use it as a server for the Radio in the bedroom, a future Boom in the garage, and perhaps another Touch or Transporter in the 2-channel listening room. -- georgeh georgeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35500 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
