Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 vs Squeezebox 2/3

2008-02-11 Thread TCM
Michael Herger;267022 Wrote: > > What about the power supply? > > Yes, it's the same. > > -- > > Michael Thanks Michael! Can anybody ask my second question? TCM;267011 Wrote: > > What about the power supply? Is it the same as the one SB3 uses and *is > that available somewhere?* Can I bu

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

2008-02-11 Thread Lou1z
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Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread ceejay
jsprag;267855 Wrote: > Unless I'm missing something in the settings page, this requires me to > ssh to my headless server, open up the file in a text editor, make the > changes, and then re-start Squeezecenter. > > Please tell me if I'm overlooking something. You are kind of right ... you need

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread Mark Lanctot
haunyack;267563 Wrote: > No...I have not filed a "bug report" and do not intend to. Well then how do you expect your problems to go away? Do you think they'll become aware of your problem through psychic divination? It's obviously working on their machines. Rant as you will, they wouldn't put

Re: [slim] Bug in Mac Slimserver 6.5.4

2008-02-11 Thread sjalloq
OK, I have no idea what was going on but I've fixed it. I just moved the MP3_new directory to a new name and rescan the library. I use Unix day in day out for work so I'm not a completely numpty on the command line. Still, I couldn't find any soft links or playlists referencing the other direct

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread bephillips
I like the idea of a party plug-in, but am thankful to Kevin (for only about the thirteenth time today) for the remapping remote solution for party mode. Change the play button to "play next", add stays add. Invoke the custom party.map and then remove settings from the SB menu during the party, an

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread aubuti
hellesangel;268114 Wrote: > At a first glance I'd say that thing is not worth it. It's expensive > partially because they've got 1Tb of flash memory in there which is a > very odd choice. I'm not sure about the main storage being flash. The Stereophile article quotes the Sooloos honcho as saying

Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote

2008-02-11 Thread ceejay
Not sure I have the magic answer, but a couple of observations. First, you didn't need to open up the firewall in the router to allow the slimserver ports through, unless you're intending to access slimserver from the internet. It won't be the cause of your problem, but close those ports off. Se

Re: [slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5

2008-02-11 Thread mvalera
Removed the 6.5.5 line. We moved on to 7.0. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11

Re: [slim] Where is fast forward and fast rewind?

2008-02-11 Thread radish
That's close, but not entirely true. (warning, excessive detail ahead!) For example, SB2/3 now supports OGG/Vorbis as a native format, but due to implementation details FF/REW still doesn't work for those file types (see http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3809). Also, FLAC is a native

Re: [slim] Where is fast forward and fast rewind?

2008-02-11 Thread aubuti
>From the Beginner's Guide in the wiki (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToFileFormats): -*Native or Transcoded?* In the Slimserver/Squeezebox world, this can be an important difference. The various models of Squeezebox can handle different file types internally, so given (for

Re: [slim] Where is fast forward and fast rewind?

2008-02-11 Thread dtz
Pat Farrell;267920 Wrote: > dtz wrote: > > Why is it that the FW and FR work only with mp3's. These functions > don't > > This is a FAQ, frequently asked, and frequently answered question. Have > > you done a trivial search of the forum history? I have done a trivial search and found that the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread Robin Bowes
mvalera wrote: > Our first priority is to get Duet out the door. I'm sure once things > are settled a bit, either we or someone else in the community will > come up with a way to configure a SB Receiver without a SB > Controller. *cough* > But it will have to be on a WiFi enabled device, like a

[slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5

2008-02-11 Thread Wirrunna
Is it just me ? If I go to http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_nightly.html and click "6.5.5" to download small, safe changes since 6.5.4. I get Access forbidden! Is 6.5.5 closed now? Do I have to go to 7.0 ? -- Wirrunna A camel is a racehorse designed by a committee. --

Re: [slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5

2008-02-11 Thread snarlydwarf
Not just you, but, no, you're not forced to go to 7.0. Heck, you can go to 6.0 if you want. Something in the build process or the web config changed, no doubt it'll be fixed. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] Harmony One?

2008-02-11 Thread Shredder
K. It sounds pretty great. I am sold. -- Shredder Shredder's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11380 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43312 __

Re: [slim] Harmony One?

2008-02-11 Thread whdean
I have a Harmony 659, 880, and now a Harmony One - All will do a fine job controlling an SB3. The web connection allows you to find your devices in a database and have them set up automatically. You can then add all of the other commands that are specific to the original remote into the soft but

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread mvalera
djfake;268009 Wrote: > > > Logitech - this stinks. Why will you not sell a reasonably priced > hardware device for use with Slimserver? All I need is a wired-only, no > display device. You have to realize that without a display or an IR receiver, the only way to talk to a SB Receiver out of th

Re: [slim] Curious about wireless route

2008-02-11 Thread Mike Schenk
Zaragon;268136 Wrote: > It would be 3 hops, Server to AP, AP to Repeater, Repeater to player. > Depending upon whether the repeater is doing store and forward on the > same channel or using two channels will affect latency. It could be 4 hops, Server to Repeater, Repeater to AP, AP to Repeater,

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
I called tech support. It turned out to need the xilinx reset. Someone did suggest that (above) and in my haste I only noticed the factory reset recommendation. Sorry 'bout that. Everything is working fine now. Thank you, Joe -- joeriz Transporter > DIYtube ST-35 amp > JM Reynaud Arpeggio

Re: [slim] Curious about wireless route

2008-02-11 Thread Zaragon
Peter;267950 Wrote: > Witth a repeater in the picture it's even worse isn't it? > Worst case, each packet of music could travel 4 wireless hops... > > Regards, > Peter It would be 3 hops, Server to AP, AP to Repeater, Repeater to player. Depending upon whether the repeater is doing store and fo

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread mik63
I have had the same situation for months and no serious attempt from Logitech to troubleshoot it. There is no reason why a wireless SB3 that is 20ft. from the server in the same room, away from any microwave or wireless phone, on a wireless channel that no other Wifi are using in or around your h

Re: [slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread cjhabs
mik63;268242 Wrote: > I would like to ask anybody that still has one of the following 2 issues > or similar, to add his/her comments to this thread: > > 1) SB3 reboot/crash problems in the middle of a song > 2) SB3 stuttering even with buffer full and over 80% Wireless signal > > I am trying to

Re: [slim] Silly quiestion about mute/no volume

2008-02-11 Thread ppmoore
Thanks for the advice. I re-installed everything, this installing alienBBC manually as per the on-line instructions. Everything is now fine. Lesson: if in doubt, reinstall... ;<) Best regards, Paul -- ppmoore ppmoore's

Re: [slim] Remapping RC keys

2008-02-11 Thread Mark Lanctot
There is a file that controls this - search the forums for ".ir" -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: "I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon." SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark La

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread Zaragon
djfake;268009 Wrote: > Well the first question is then definitely FALSE. One cannot "just" buy > the SBR and expect to use it like the old Squeezebox. > > 1. False - To configure the SBR, you must have the SBC. > > So you can buy as many SBRs as you want, but none of them will work > without p

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread ceejay
joeriz;268035 Wrote: > > I don't know why but I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to go > back to SC 6.5 this problem might vanish. The fact that SC 7 doesn't > have the "RCA out - on" option makes me wonder. I didn't want to do > this but I might try. Or perhaps it's in the firmware a

Re: [slim] Password protecting the server ...

2008-02-11 Thread patrija
I'm interested in this as well. We have a "family" slimserver at a public co-lo with a dedicated 10MP upstream and it's great streaming to the various places I and my brothers may be. We all live in different states and travel internationally. -- patrija

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread hellesangel
Khuli;268109 Wrote: > Wow - you're not kidding > http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/107sooloos/ At a first glance I'd say that thing is not worth it. It's expensive partially because they've got 1Tb of flash memory in there which is a very odd choice. Well, it's a great choice if you've got mo

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread exile
I too have frustrations with the squeezebox but overall I think it's a heck of a satisfying product. However, some of your frustrations could be avoided by preparing playlists prior to having people over and/or just not letting others touch the remote control. I'm a bit perplexed as to why you'd w

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread slwiser
spooky;268120 Wrote: > In my unexperienced opinion > most all the posters are giving good advice > especially giving the unit a fixed ip > and the initiator of the thread is also correct > these units are buggy!! > If you haven't tried it yet; do a "hard" reset: > unplug the unit and press the p

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread servies
gbruzzo;268066 Wrote: > I sympathise (see the sooloos solution on www.sooloos.com) with this > approach. I don't think you will sympathise with the prices for sooloos stuff ;) You can buy about 6 transporters for the price of a complete sooloos system... -- servies There are 10 kinds of peopl

Re: [slim] New Device - Headless SB & Remote Display/Control

2008-02-11 Thread Kane
I just want to thank the slimdevices team for the new duet product. It seems this is pretty much what I had asked for in this forum section. I can now place the amp in a remote location and with multiple controls, it can be manuipulated from anywhere in the house. -- Kane

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread Robin Bowes
gbruzzo wrote: I would love to see a larger, portable touch > screen interface (larger than the controller - which I have ordered and > am waiting for eagerly): this is something Logitech might very well do > one day, and it makes more sense to me than some of the "fat" player > solutions people ha

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread mflint
Khuli;268067 Wrote: > 1. Pressing 'Play' on a track inserts it at the current point in the > playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the > existing playlist. I thought the "pressing play stops the current track" was the main gripe in the "Sucks" thread. Agree with your oth

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Khuli
I would suggest: 1. Pressing 'Play' on a track, inserts it at the current point in the playlist and plays it immediately, before continuing on with the existing playlist. 2. Pressing 'Add' adds a track to the end of the list as normal. 3. The saved playlist cannot be deleted. The playlist in u

[slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread b33k34
Following on from the "Why Squeezebox sucks" thread I'm starting this as a proper discussion of how a Party Mode should work. I've regularly had the same problem as the original poster whereby playlists regularly get wiped by mistake so i'd like to see a 'safe mode' for the remote and a 'simple'

Re: [slim] Harmony One?

2008-02-11 Thread MuckleEck
I am currently using a Harmony 1000 to control one of my SB3s without any issues. I have got it to learn the brightness and other commands and can even update the firmware I notice that the price of the Harmony One in the UK is £129 compared to $249 which means that once Tax etc is taken into

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread m1abrams
How has your (OP) hunt for a solution come. Have you tried connecting the SB3 via wired yet? I understand your frustration with people immediately blaming something else. However this is a complex system and many things can cause it issues and all anyone here is trying to do is isolate where th

Re: [slim] Bug in Mac Slimserver 6.5.4

2008-02-11 Thread sjalloq
Nope, no soft links. Just checked. But I agree this seems very strange and would have been picked up before. I just can't put my finger on what could be wrong. -- sjalloq sjalloq's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread mik63
I would like to ask anybody that still has one of the following 2 issues or similar, to add his/her comments to this thread: 1) SB3 reboot/crash problems in the middle of a song 2) SB3 stuttering even with buffer full and over 80% Wireless signal I am trying to have Logitech to acknowledge they

[slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote

2008-02-11 Thread Mighty Boosh
Hello everybody Firstly - can I just say that this is my first post. I've been lurking for four or five months now and finally got my SB3 two weeks ago (after a year and a half of persuading Mrs Boosh that we really needed one and, yes, curtains are more important). Squeezecentre is great - very

Re: [slim] SBR or SB3

2008-02-11 Thread satnavstu
cheers SuperQ, thanks for the info -- satnavstu satnavstu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10885 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43334 ___

Re: [slim] Nightly release - Access forbidden! to 6.5.5

2008-02-11 Thread Fletch
It looks like 6.5.5 nightlys are no longer being built. I'm not sure if that's intentional or not. However, note that no changes have been made to 6.5.5 in the last 3 months. If you already have a recent 6.5.5 nightly installed, there's no reason to update it. -- Fletch -

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread haunyack
Mark Lanctot;268050 Wrote: > Well then...? Mark, You are correct sir. I have been uncharacteristically grumpy as of late. My recent rants have been off the mark. (no pun) Trouble is, when I get mad and kick the dog...he kicks back. I'll try to be a bit more involved in the process going for

Re: [slim] SlimServer iTunes plugin...

2008-02-11 Thread lagosirio
I found the problem: It did not work continuously because I had saved it without "Stay Open" option. :-) (I am script beginner) -- lagosirio lagosirio's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15161 Vie

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread kolding
amcluesent;267596 Wrote: > Funny how posters have problems at 'parties', maybe there should be a > 'designated squeezebox user' allowing everyone else to get hammered? Hide the remote where those pesky guests can't find it? Doesn't work if you have a Transporter, but would do great for the Sque

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Joe Luser
With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer response to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem is you lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on *forcing* them to figure it out. Remember the Rio? The uber-cool, ner

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Peter
Joe Luser wrote: > With all due respect, radish, your note reads like the classic engineer > response > to poor UI design. Yes, people *can* figure this stuff out. The problem > is you > lose 90% of your potential audience from the get-go if you insist on > *forcing* them > to figure it out. Rememb

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-11 Thread seanadams
We have tried for a long time to avoid moderating here. Spam and profanity are the only things we delete. This forum is for you. I prefer not to police what people talk about but I do feel that we need to keep the environment civil and friendly. Criticism is welcome but the recent outbreak of ang

Re: [slim] Bug in Mac Slimserver 6.5.4

2008-02-11 Thread radish
No problem :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43335 ___ discuss m

Re: [slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread iPhone
mik63;268242 Wrote: > I would like to ask anybody that still has one of the following 2 issues > or similar, to add his/her comments to this thread: > > 1) SB3 reboot/crash problems in the middle of a song > 2) SB3 stuttering even with buffer full and over 80% Wireless signal > > I am trying to

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-11 Thread SilverRS8
Donzi;268279 Wrote: > I had the same thing happening with RC3 and noticed the albums that have > duplicate song lines are albums that I have tagged with multiple genre > tags. I just tried ACC for the first time today so do not have > experience with the older versions to know if this is a new is

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread Kurt
Metoo;267556 Wrote: > So you're having a party demonstrating how easy to use Squeezebox and > Slimserver is, or just getting comfortable, browsing the collection and > adding what you want to hear with the Add + button like any old juke > box. > > Then somebody goes and presses the Play instead,

Re: [slim] SlimP3 woes (network connection issues)

2008-02-11 Thread elmtree
I submitted a question to tech support- but not even an acknowledgement from them. I can't help but think there is a fix. Just seems like if it were the NIC that it would either work or not work. -- elmtree elmtree's Profi

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-11 Thread slimkid
Imagine my surprise when, after having years of Perl experience, I learned a new function while checking out some code in SC: "# - WTF?" Is this what I think it is, or I should really brush up on my Perl and English skills? :) -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten a

[slim] RSS Display Jumpy

2008-02-11 Thread spc337
Anyone know what the smooth scrolling of RSS feed info on an SB3 would slowly degrade and become extremely jumpy? I'm using SC7 as my server. -- spc337 spc337's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=143

Re: [slim] New Squeezebox owner, having trouble with Harmony 1000

2008-02-11 Thread kwkshift
Ok, I called back with the incident number and got help from someone that really knew his stuff. He went ahead and did all of the programming for me, layed out the buttons, delays, etc and after a couple of small adjustments, all went well. He added it as a Logitech piece, rather than a Slim Dev

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread haunyack
Peter;268318 Wrote: > Trying it for the first time during a > party while inebriated is not the best way to learn. > Peter Huh? Since when? . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature C.G. Conn New York Wonder - circa 1898. --

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread Robin Bowes
djfake wrote: > Robin Bowes;268246 Wrote: >> It can also be configured via the ethernet port. > > Yeah, cough is right. Why can't you configure it via wired ethernet? > Most every network device embeds something to do this - I have a NAS > device that does this. > > Okay, Logitech's first prio

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread djfake
Robin Bowes;268246 Wrote: > mvalera wrote: > > > Our first priority is to get Duet out the door. I'm sure once things > > > are settled a bit, either we or someone else in the community will > > come up with a way to configure a SB Receiver without a SB > > Controller. > > *cough* > > > But i

[slim] Trouble with waking and sleeping

2008-02-11 Thread darius
I have two SB3's connected wirelessly to my network. A wired PC runs Slimserver 6.4. Not sure if this is relevant, but both boxes are set to display SuperDateTime on their displays when off. Periodically, I will find that one of my Squeezeboxes (and always the same one, by the way) has a blank

Re: [slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread cjhabs
cjhabs;268248 Wrote: > I have had problem #1 3 times in the past week - the last time I could > not get the SB3 to connect to SS after power cycling a number of times. > It burst back into life after leaving it overnight. I believe the > problem was connecting to SS, it connected to the wireless

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
OK. I tried going back to SC 6.5.4 with firmware 31. Still no luck. Now I'm worried... -- joeriz Transporter > DIYtube ST-35 amp > JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [slim] Bug in Mac Slimserver 6.5.4

2008-02-11 Thread radish
Any playlists referencing the mp3 files? -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43335 __

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-11 Thread JimC
mik63;268247 Wrote: > I have had the same situation for months and no serious attempt from > Logitech to troubleshoot it. > Have you reported this to our Technical Support group, either by phone or email? If you have, please provide me with the number(s) for your support ticket and I'll have s

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-11 Thread slwiser
radish;268251 Wrote: > If you are getting stuttering when the buffer is at 100% it's nothing to > do with the network, wireless or otherwise. You have another problem, > and to be honest it's not one I've ever seen before. Do you get the > stutters at the same point on tracks? The only thing I c

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread bobkoure
Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist. Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming with date/time or just 01, 02, etc). For now, if you "oops", it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it could become the basis of undo/redo functionalit

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread radish
slwiser;268249 Wrote: > > I am going to have to do the IP thing I think. I have not done that > yet. I may have missed your post, in which case I apologise. But have you tried it with a cable? -- radish radish's Profil

Re: [slim] No sound from Transporter

2008-02-11 Thread joeriz
CatBus;267927 Wrote: > This has happened to me twice after a power outage. Unplug the device, > plug it back in. Works fine. > > Yeah it's probably a bug. Tried that, too...several times. No luck. I don't know why but I have a sneaking suspicion that if I were to go back to SC 6.5 this prob

Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin

2008-02-11 Thread wileyc
pilot000;261931 Wrote: > I tried the skin on Slimserver 6.3. > Unfortunately, it does not work. It seems there are not all tags > supported in SS6.3. Does anybody knows, what I have to change in this > wonderful PSP skin to get it work on SS6.3? Still not working -- wileyc ---

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread djfake
Zaragon;267684 Wrote: > Mmmm... > Forcing particular answers doesn't always get you the information you > were after or rather it does but it isn't always the answer you need. > > Yes you can connect a SBR by ethernet though you currently must first > configure it using a Squeezebox Controller (

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-11 Thread smc2911
mudlark;267768 Wrote: > I would love to hear from the shouters as to why they feel the best way > to approach problems is to use brute force.As I started one of the offending > threads, I thought I would respond to this request. I don't think that inflammatory titles is my usual modus operandi (

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2008-02-11 Thread mnrbig
sander;249676 Wrote: > > I was searching some more and came across the Freecom MusicPal > http://www.freecom.com/ecproduct_detail.asp?ID=3593&CatID=8060&sCatID=1147463&ssCatID=1147463 > Which has the added perk of RSS feeds (although it sounds a little > immature at the moment). > > According

Re: [slim] SlimServer iTunes plugin...

2008-02-11 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Is this with the perl script? In it's original form it should loop forever. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibite

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 vs Squeezebox 2/3

2008-02-11 Thread gorman
TCM;267011 Wrote: > That's not good, but it's still not enough to not buy. > > What about the power supply? Is it the same as the one SB3 uses and is > that available somewhere?Apparently SB1 could be tougher to correctly sync up > with other players in your network. This is what I understood

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread mflint
jeffmeh;267807 Wrote: > I suppose that I have been using the Squeezeboxen long enough that I am > used to the remote interface. However, I do remember making the same > "mistake" numerous times in the early days (hitting play and clearing > out a playlist that I had spent a bunch of time putting

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 vs Squeezebox 2/3

2008-02-11 Thread TCM
gorman;267967 Wrote: > Apparently SB1 could be tougher to correctly sync up with other players > in your network. > > This is what I understood from the thread discussing the synch > improvements in SC7. It was also mentioned, though, that a single SB1 > could be probably handled correctly. Wel

Re: [slim] Streaming interruption Q

2008-02-11 Thread pichonCalavera
pichonCalavera Wrote: > > But I would like to try streaming at 80Kbps, but on the Audio Player > Settings page on Squeezecenter I can't choose this option (it goes from > 64 to 96), is there a way to move in a configuration file or something > so I can try 80Kbps? > I was able to find it, if s

Re: [slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread peejay
1) I'd do a network performance test - up the rates until something breaks and report back. 2) Change you wireless modem/router channel to something *NOT* the default for your region. At least 2-3 Channels away from the default. Interference can be annoying and produce intermittent interruptions t

Re: [slim] SB3 Networking Issues: Please participate

2008-02-11 Thread shake-the-disease
Do those problems persist if you connect the SB3 by ethernet? They just read suspiciously like wireless network issues to me, regardless of what a snapshot of the signal strength is. -- shake-the-disease shake-the-disease'

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread radish
Joe Luser;268258 Wrote: > The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion > goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the > functionality of > one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the > iPod, > depending on how you count, has two

Re: [slim] Curious about wireless route

2008-02-11 Thread Zaragon
That would depend upon how the repeater is configured in terms of how the internal OS handles devices that are both associated with it. It could just turn the packets around making it two hops. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-11 Thread lhmperth
mik63;268247 Wrote: > There is no reason why a wireless SB3 that is 20ft. from the server in > the same room, away from any microwave or wireless phone, on a wireless > channel that no other Wifi are using in or around your house, while > nobody else is using the wireless but the SB3, with the bu

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-11 Thread Donzi
Rick B.;265778 Wrote: > Frank, I had an older version of your script and it worked perfectly. I > downloaded your latest version yesterday and for about a half of my 800 > albums it doubles all of the song titles - i.e., each song is repeated > twice in a row. And, for some Various Artists' album

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread maggior
amcluesent;267596 Wrote: > Funny how posters have problems at 'parties', maybe there should be a > 'designated squeezebox user' allowing everyone else to get hammered? Too funny. Carrying this line of thinking further, for further security a breathalyzer plug-in could be developed to disable th

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread spooky
In my unexperienced opinion most all the posters are giving good advice especially giving the unit a fixed ip and the initiator of the thread is also correct these units are buggy!! If you haven't tried it yet; do a "hard" reset: unplug the unit and press the plus(+) button on the remote while pl

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread Khuli
servies;268093 Wrote: > You can buy about 6 transporters for the price of a complete sooloos > system... Wow - you're not kidding http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2007/107sooloos/ -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Kh

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Joe Luser
The sb2 remote has TWENTY-NINE buttons! No matter where this discussion goes, it's impossible to fix the interface by repairing the functionality of one single button. The duet gets a little better with eleven (note the iPod, depending on how you count, has two). As long as the interface is design

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread ltb76
amcluesent;267596 Wrote: > Funny how posters have problems at 'parties', maybe there should be a > 'designated squeezebox user' allowing everyone else to get hammered? A Party PlugIN would make sense in my setup. I love my Squeezeboxes (all 4 of them) but when my ”non Squeezebox” friends stop by

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-11 Thread Pat Farrell
mik63 wrote: > There is no reason why a wireless SB3 that is 20ft. from the server in > the same room, away from any microwave or wireless phone, on a wireless > channel that no other Wifi are using in or around your house Have you run kismet on your network? Grantd, I'd just hook up an ethernet

Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?

2008-02-11 Thread tegandrew
Just a followup post to my previous one. After contacting technical support I sent the squeezebox and power supply to the US from Sydney for about $65. A bit less than 2 weeks later I received my unit back again - apparently there was a problem with the power supply. All is well now. -- tegandr

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-11 Thread mflint
djfake;268009 Wrote: > Well the first question is then definitely FALSE. One cannot "just" buy > the SBR and expect to use it like the old Squeezebox. > > Logitech - this stinks. Why will you not sell a reasonably priced > hardware device for use with Slimserver? All I need is a wired-only, no

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-11 Thread egd
most of the bs threads are in the audiophile forum, the rest are comparatively free of noise -- egd "All music also sounded completly different , and extremly musical." egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 vs Squeezebox 2/3

2008-02-11 Thread TCM
gorman;267975 Wrote: > Then go for it, I think all the major differences have been laid out for > you by now. :) It's only the question about the power supply :) Perhaps I can use a 110 V -> 230 v power converter? -- TCM 'WhatTheFuckHiFi.com' (http://whatthefuckhifi.com/) 'Last.fm: ThisCharm

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

2008-02-11 Thread jeffmeh
exile;268107 Wrote: > I too have frustrations with the squeezebox but overall I think it's a > heck of a satisfying product. However, some of your frustrations could > be avoided by preparing playlists prior to having people over and/or > just not letting others touch the remote control. I'm a bi

Re: [slim] Duet vs Sonos

2008-02-11 Thread jaffacake
andyg;267171 Wrote: > Correct, gapless is not currently supported when synced. Alan has some > plans to possibly fix this in a future version, but it will be a lot of > work. How much is a "lot of work"? Any timescales? A month? 6mths? A year? -- jaffacake ---

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Peter
bobkoure wrote: > Or simply save the about-to-be-cleared playlist as, well, a playlist. > Keep some limited number of playlists (pros and cons for either naming > with date/time or just 01, 02, etc). > For now, if you "oops", it's a matter of loading that playlist - but it > could become the basis

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Sike
I like Khuli's Ideas. Pressing play could also add it as the next track in the playlist. If you wanted to hear it at once you could press play on the trace and then press the "next track" key .. -- Sike Sike's Profile: htt

Re: [slim] Party Mode for Squeezecenter

2008-02-11 Thread Khuli
mflint;268072 Wrote: > I thought the "pressing play stops the current track" was the main gripe > in the "Sucks" thread. I think the big gripe was "Pressing play OVERWRITES the current playlist"... -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli ---

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