Re: [slim] Why would SB2 start disconnecting all of a sudden?

2008-07-10 Thread mvalera
Maybe interference from a neighbor, or other 2.4ghz device in your house? -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread Nonreality
You just now realized that they are different animals? Just count your blessing that you have a SB product. Keep it down too, she must not have noticed the purchase. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality ---

Re: [slim] Getting Last.fm to Work

2008-07-10 Thread charlesr
Ah thanks all. For some reason I thought I had 7.1, but I've got 7.0.1 -- charlesr charlesr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=4

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread Sike
The code is dead in Switzerland and Belgium.. -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49597 ___

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread killie99
mine is currently 'out for delivery', woohoo! So much for my other half thinking we're going out for a romantic meal tonight lol! -- killie99 Musical Fidelity KW250S, Impulse H2 speakers oh, and an SB3 killie99's Profile:

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread spinaltap
I just received a response from technical support on the cost of replacing the acrylic display cover on my Squeezebox Classic - a whopping $90 (£45). That's one-third of the price I paid for the whole device. So, if anyone can provide a definitive recommendations for 'plastic polish' I would app

Re: [slim] Getting Last.fm to Work

2008-07-10 Thread spinaltap
As a Mac owner, I couldn't authorise Last.fm when using either Safari, Camino or FireFox browsers. When I had clicked 'authorise service' within SqueezeNetwork (and it then took me to Last.fm) all it returned was a blank page. I then used my wife's Windoze laptop via Internet Explorer and it then

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread funkstar
For reference, $90 is the flat fee for out of waranty repairs. So that could be for anything from a bad power connector to a new wirless card or VFD. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread spinaltap
Given the separate discussion on a 40% discount on Logitech products, perhaps it would be a good idea for Logitech to give some discount to existing Squeezebox owners. After all, look at the clamour to jump on the proverbial bandwagon that we have witnessed. Surely, if Logitech can afford to give

[slim] Analog clock screensaver stops

2008-07-10 Thread ModelCitizen
I'm running 7.0.1 final release. I have two Controllers and use the analogue clock screensaver set to come on when the devices are "off". I find that the analogue clcok screensavers on both Controllers frequently stop (once very few days). If I pick them up (which clears the screensaver) the devi

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread spinaltap
The impression is created that the plastic cover would be posted to me for me to replace, not for me to return the unit for someone else to repair. On that basis $90 for a self-repair piece of plastic is unreasonable. -- spinaltap ---

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread Peter
spinaltap wrote: > Given the separate discussion on a 40% discount on Logitech products, > perhaps it would be a good idea for Logitech to give some discount to > existing Squeezebox owners. After all, look at the clamour to jump on > the proverbial bandwagon that we have witnessed. > Now ima

Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread Khuli
My wife thinks that the concept is great, and once or twice she has actually even used it. BUT, she thinks that the menu system is totally NOT intuitive, stupid, and way too hard to find anything. If only it was like an iPod Still, I have a controller on order (only because of the discount!)

Re: [slim] Forum RSS feeds broken?

2008-07-10 Thread mr-b
OK. To subscribe to an RSS feed for the General Discussion forum I go to the GD web page http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2 and then click on the RSS subscribe icon in the address bar (Firefox). This gives me the RSS feed http://forums.slimdevices.com/external.php?type=RSS. But vi

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

2008-07-10 Thread Khuli
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 Question: D

Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread charlesr
It was an easy sell for me. "We can put all the CDs away in a box. We can listen to all the CDs upstairs in the bedroom as well as the lounge. I'll sell the CD player." Ok, so I had to buy a new larger HDD for the FLAC files and 2 SBs and a Logitech Harmony to make it work, and I have to leave t

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread simbo
I don't think it's safe to assume that Logitech -can- afford a 40% discount. Remember that the discount applied to most Logitech products, including mice, joysticks and speakers. These high-selling goods may have a higher markup than new, niche products such as the Duet (especially when you take R

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread elziko
My duet arrived today - sitting on my desk charging until I get home to plug it all in. Good stuff! -- elziko elziko's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

[slim] "No Genre" listed but is entirely empty (7.0.1)

2008-07-10 Thread ModelCitizen
I have just got SC 7.0.1 (Windows XP) to rescan my music collection by deleting the cache. I now have a "No Genre" listing in Home > Genres. But is is empty of tracks/artists/albums. A scan of my library (23,606 songs) takes two hours and slows my machine right down. I don't want to rescan agai

Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread Howard Passman
Gave me a chuckle first thing this morning. My wife wants nothing to do with the SB. My son on the other hand surprises me. Ultra smart, has had every iPod they've come out with, plays games online, text messages faster than anyone I've ever seen, plays paintball (and those markers are hi-maint

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

2008-07-10 Thread Howard Passman
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49644 Question: W

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread autopilot
got my stuff today, very happy - saved a packet. -- autopilot *SlimServer:* 7.0.1 (Windows Vista 64) *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / Softsqueeze (home office). *Amps:* Cambridge Audio 640a (main room) / Trends TA10.1 Class-T / Logitech 5.1. *Speakers:* Mis

Re: [slim] Poll: Favorite Online Music Service

2008-07-10 Thread autopilot
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Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread Siduhe
Nonreality;318620 Wrote: > You just now realized that they are different animals? Just count your > blessing that you have a SB product. Keep it down too, she must not > have noticed the purchase. '...adopts lotus position and effects air of zen like calm...' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/sho

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread Sike
simbo;318647 Wrote: > I don't think it's safe to assume that Logitech -can- afford a 40% > discount. Remember that the discount applied to most Logitech products, > including mice, joysticks and speakers. These high-selling goods may > have a higher markup than new, niche products such as the Due

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread funkstar
spinaltap;318636 Wrote: > If 40% can be offered to Dell employees, then surely a modest 20% > discount is reasonable for existing Squeezebox owners? Do you get a discount from HP for buying aditional printers from them? What about a discount from Subway for going there a couple of times a week?

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread Kim.T
My extra receiver just arrived - thank you Dell. Wonder if there is a coupon code on 40% for Logitech people for buying Dell Products ;-) -- Kim.T HP T5700 Thin Client running FreeNAS + SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Synology DS-101j / Samsung SpinPoint T133 HD400LD 400 GB - now with 92 mm fan TViX

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread simbo
funkstar;318664 Wrote: > Do you get a discount from HP for buying aditional printers from them? > What about a discount from Subway for going there a couple of times a > week? > > No? Surprising that. If I buy 9 coffees at my local cafe, I get the 10th free! Not that I intend to buy 9 SB Rec

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread Sike
funkstar;318664 Wrote: > Do you get a discount from HP for buying aditional printers from them? Yes we do.. we even get things like a 32" Sony TV, Dyson Vacum cleaners, etc for being loayl to them. funkstar;318664 Wrote: > What about a discount from Subway for going there a couple of times a

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread Howard Passman
funkstar;318664 Wrote: > Do you get a discount from HP for buying aditional printers from them? > What about a discount from Subway for going there a couple of times a > week? > > No? Surprising that. I'm having a hard time buying a printer from HP that lasts two years and I buy a fair amou

[slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread Gomez
hi I've had a Sb3 for about a year I got a duet this morning & an extra reciever. I plugged it all in the reciever lit up for a few seconds then no lights, After a few minutes I unplugged it left it 10 minutes plugged it back in nothing no lights. At this stage I tried the other reciever it worked

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread amey01
.and digital should ideally be that way too, but as already said, unfortunately, that is the way CDs are being mastered these days. Do a Google search on "loundess wars" and you'll see what I mean. Shame, but reality. Just for interest, play an older CD or recording and notice how the VU m

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread MuckleEck
amey01;318670 Wrote: > .and digital should ideally be that way too, but as already said, > unfortunately, that is the way CDs are being mastered these days. Do a > Google search on "loundess wars" and you'll see what I mean. > > Shame, but reality. > > Just for interest, play an older CD

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread funkstar
Sike;318667 Wrote: > Yes we do.. we even get things like a 32" Sony TV, Dyson Vacum cleaners, > etc for being loayl to them. A company I assume? Pretty sure you would get volume discount from Logitech if you bought enough, just like a retailer. Sike;318667 Wrote: > Yes, I think every 8th Sub is

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread tamanaco
If Logitech/SD were to offer a limited time discount to existing SD clients they could easily extend this discount to retailers. This can be done by either issuing a one-time-only-use paper coupons or discount codes that would work for existing clients and retailers. These kind of incentives are

[slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread mudlark
Hi all, I have acquired several mp3 type players over the years, but as I use Flac for my digital collection i have always underused the devices. Recently I bought a 16GB version of the iaudio7 player. Drag and drop transfer and the sound is great through my sennheisers. It will store about 40 c

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread ralphpnj
gusi;318606 Wrote: > I was just thinking of the VU on cassette recordings where you were > supposed to keep the recording level below zero for minimum distortion. That's not quite true and is just one of the many reasons why many cassette recordings sound so bad. Ideally the average VU meter rea

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

2008-07-10 Thread moley6knipe
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49644 Question: W

[slim] Squeezebox Duet - can't connect receiver to server

2008-07-10 Thread itm
I'm trying to set up a new Squeezebox Duet. The handset has connected to the wireless network OK, and displayed my Squeezecenter server. I'm now trying to connect the receiver, but am having problems When I press the button on the front of the receiver the light starts flashing, and the name

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread Khuli
Since our profiles can include date of birth, Logitech/SD could always mail us a code on our birthdays that gives us use-once discount ;) -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] SC Bitrate limiting - why not 224 kbps?

2008-07-10 Thread StigErik
The bitrate limit that can be set per player use the "standard" bitrates used for MP3, but 224 kbps (as well as 112 kbps) is omitted. Any reason for this, and is it possible to specify 224 kbps manually in some way? The reason I ask is that I would like to stream music from home when I'm at work

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread radish
Sounds like the first one has a hardware problem. When it's plugged in you say there are no lights - can you take a look at the back and see if a red light is visible in the optical port? -- radish radish's Profile: http:/

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread RedmondSmyth
Hi, I just had a new duet shipped to Australia. I plugged it in last night and it was working brilliantly! Woke up this morning and no matter how hard I try to persuade it, no LED on the front. The device does make a quiet, but continuous, beep sound and the red light on the optical port is on.

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread GlenL
Hi Mudlark, Does it display album art for the 'now playing' track ? If so does that have to be embedded in the file or can it recognize a cover.jpg/folder.jpg in the music sub folders ? -- GlenL GlenL's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

2008-07-10 Thread toby10
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49644 Question: W

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread DoomWolf
Mine arrived at lunchtime, along with one a colleague ordered on the same day. My controller's now sat on my desk at work charging up. Well chuffed! :) -- DoomWolf DoomWolf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread andynormancx
MuckleEck;318673 Wrote: > Or use replay gain to "normalise" the levels That won't help in the battle of the loudness wars. The loudness war is played by increasing the average volume of music throughout the track. Replay gain can only help with equalizing the peak volume levels of tracks, it is

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread elziko
funkstar;318674 Wrote: > It's like when I worked in an family owned computer store about 10 years > ago and people often asked for a cash discount because they assumed we > were bent and not all the cash would go through the books. Used to wind > me up something silly. Or maybe they assumed that

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread amcluesent
My Duet just turned up! -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49597

Re: [slim] Ahem: UK readers - 40% discount at Logitech today

2008-07-10 Thread BigTony
UPS arrived at lunchtime, all charging atm. And even MrsBT is happy, i mean, what a bargin! I think the term 'well chuffed' says it all BT -- BigTony We're Only In It For The Music! www.zappateers.com BigTony's Profile:

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread Mark Lanctot
andynormancx;318704 Wrote: > That won't help in the battle of the loudness wars. I believe MuckleEck was referring to RG's effect on the VU meter. And yes, it does tame the meter down - in fact, sometimes it barely moves. -- Mark Lanctot --

Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin

2008-07-10 Thread tmarti
Thanks for the feedback Mitch and Pilot1000. I'll be posting a new version shortly that has a couple of fixes: - added on/off buttons to the Change Player screen - removed the $VAR below album cover in Now Playing screen - it is a remnant of some debugging I was doing :0) I'll look into the 10 p

[slim] Last.fm and synchronize

2008-07-10 Thread KasperLK
Hey Just got my second receiver today and after a quick and pain less setup, I tryed playing around with synching the to players, witch worked fined with internet radio, but Last.fm dosen't work at all. -- KasperLK Kasper

Re: [slim] "No Genre" listed but is entirely empty (7.0.1)

2008-07-10 Thread Khuli
Do you also have entries for 'No Album' and 'No Artist' in their respective listings? -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread m1abrams
mudlark;318681 Wrote: > Hi all, > > I have acquired several mp3 type players over the years, but as I use > Flac for my digital collection i have always underused the devices. > > Recently I bought a 16GB version of the iaudio7 player. Drag and drop > transfer and the sound is great through my

Re: [slim] Possible fix for "Delayed Write Failed"

2008-07-10 Thread egd
This problem will also manifest itself if you throw too much data at the USB channel eg. appending artwork to audio files causing the file to be rewritten whilst also having a copy operation going. In general, USB connectivity is a lot better than it used to be but it is still not a robust soluti

[slim] Outlook

2008-07-10 Thread SoundBoy
With more and more companies (even Kodak is now part of the game) joining the streaming media/internet media business - I am wondering what Slim's answer will be to stay ahead of the game? Slim is focused on music content only so far - is that a strength or a weakness? Why not using an upgraded,

Re: [slim] Possible fix for "Delayed Write Failed"

2008-07-10 Thread mswlogo
egd;318727 Wrote: > This problem will also manifest itself if you throw too much data at the > USB channel eg. appending artwork to audio files causing the file to be > rewritten whilst also having a copy operation going. In general, USB > connectivity is a lot better than it used to be but it i

Re: [slim] WAF ( wife acceptance factor ) I don't get it

2008-07-10 Thread lanierb
Howard Passman;318650 Wrote: > ...So in my opinion, if you want the masses to love it like the folks on > this forum, then it needs to be push and play. If not, then that's fine > too, but it should come as no surprise that some folks just won't take > to it like others and I would imagine most

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread Gomez
Yea got a red light in the spdif hole. Spoke to logitech they said it will need replacing but they would have to get back to me to let me know if they've got any recievers in stock or not ! That was a couple of hours ago, I thought they could just look at the computer & tell if they got them but p

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread mudlark
The player doesn't display album art, but will do lyrics. the problem is I am too old and my eyesight isn't good enough to read it! I don't think that it can do the tagging thing. I tend to throw a whole cd on at a time rather than the ipod solution which would drive me nuts. -- mudlark SB3

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread Gomez
Hey Red have you tried holding the button on the front of the reciever down for 10 seconds or so to reset it ? -- Gomez Gomez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12739 View this thread: http://forums

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

2008-07-10 Thread RichardL
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 Question: D

Re: [slim] Scaled Down VU meter

2008-07-10 Thread CatBus
This is an old enhancement request. Vote for the bug if you want it to get more attention. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4456 -- CatBus CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461

Re: [slim] "No Genre" listed but is entirely empty (7.0.1)

2008-07-10 Thread ModelCitizen
Khuli;318720 Wrote: > Do you also have entries for 'No Album' and 'No Artist' in their > respective listings? No. Odd, isn't it? MC -- ModelCitizen On average people have fewer than two feet. http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen --

Re: [slim] Last.fm and synchronize

2008-07-10 Thread andyg
Are you using it on SN or with 7.1? -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49716 ___

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread m1abrams
mudlark;318735 Wrote: > The player doesn't display album art, but will do lyrics. > > the problem is I am too old and my eyesight isn't good enough to read > it! > > I doesn't allow tag search. > > I tend to throw a whole cd on at a time rather than the ipod solution > which would drive me nut

Re: [slim] My Anti-Virus Quarantined Scanner.exe

2008-07-10 Thread Tired of Logitech Lies
Rest Assured ??! What a load of crap. ! Your entire company needs to learn how to talk to people like people and ACTUALLY READ and listen to your paying customers. I do not trust any information from your company at this point. Imagine telling a customer that they need to uninstall and compl

Re: [slim] Outlook

2008-07-10 Thread funkstar
Officially SlimDevices and Logitech have never commented on unreleased products, I don't expect this to change. However a few things have been discussed in the past. The focus remains on streaming audio content and doing it well, video isn't a concern at the moment. With this in mind, there is n

[slim] Defaulting the style for Fishbone skin

2008-07-10 Thread pccma
Hi there, This must be something simple, how do I make the tan style to be the default style for Fishbone instead of the grey style? Thanks in advance. Paul. -- pccma pccma's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [slim] Defaulting the style for Fishbone skin

2008-07-10 Thread kdf
> > Hi there, > > This must be something simple, how do I make the tan style to be the > default style for Fishbone instead of the grey style? when you switch it in the help section, and reload, the style is stored as a cookie. If you have saving of cookies enabled, and javascript enabled, it wil

[slim] Port 9000 Issue with McAfee

2008-07-10 Thread Mark T
Hi, Please could you remind me hower to modify the port number used by Slimserver to get round the problem of McAfee antivirus software already using that port. Regards Mark. -- Mark T Mark T's Profile: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread CatBus
Part of it's historical--when I bought my DAP (from Cowon), nobody supported ARTISTSORT, so browsing by files was the only way to find my music where I expected it to be. Tagged browsing is just recently catching up to file browsing in this respect, and even that varies from vendor to vendor. I'

Re: [slim] Possible fix for "Delayed Write Failed"

2008-07-10 Thread Uluen
Well, there is (not sure if it's fixed) a bug in XP causing this so if you don't bother patching your system you could lose data. -- Uluen 'FOYNLAND.ORG' (HTTP://FOYNLAND.ORG/) *'Discogs' (http://www.discogs.com/collection?user=Monkly&sort=artist&order=asc&page=1&folder_id=)* 'LAST.FM' (HTTP:/

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread RedmondSmyth
tried that. no led on the front no matter how long i hold the button. like i said, it's also making a strange beeping sound too. looks like it will be going back in its box - unless there are any other suggestions?? :( -- RedmondSmyth

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread m1abrams
CatBus;318758 Wrote: > Part of it's historical--when I bought my DAP (from Cowon), nobody > supported ARTISTSORT, so browsing by files was the only way to find my > music where I expected it to be. Tagged browsing is just recently > catching up to file browsing in this respect, and even that var

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

2008-07-10 Thread Mark W
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49644 Question: W

Re: [slim] Cowon iAudio7 Flac player

2008-07-10 Thread CatBus
m1abrams;318765 Wrote: > How do you sync your player again without re-copying everything? Or > another example you have corrected tags on older files that already > exist on the player. I just do not see how drag and drop ability > really saves time and effort. Rsync. Drag and drop is really

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread Mark Lanctot
A CD repair kit may work. The buffing compound included is very fine grit but you have to exert considerable force to get it to take out the "haze" caused by coarser grits, like the one in the toothpaste. You take out deeper scratches by using the fine sandpaper included. Yes, fine sandpaper.

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread Martyn
The key is to use a buffing wheel with the appropriate buffing compound. You can try this yourself with a buffing wheel chucked in electric drill. Trying to remove anything but the finest scratches by hand is tedious and frustrating. For sources you could try woodworking suppliers (woodworkers hon

[slim] Listing Albums Only

2008-07-10 Thread xrabbi
I can't seem to find the setting that will have the Controller/SqueezeCenter show Albums only when I select the Genre or Artist category (i.e., all albums in a particular genre or by a particular artist). Right now, when I select a particular genre, it first lists the individual name of every art

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread bopyanker
You might try a lens scratch repair kit. The kind used for eyeglasses not CD players. -- bopyanker bopyanker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14792 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [slim] New duet no lights on reciever

2008-07-10 Thread Gomez
well mate sounds like you have got the same problem as me. After speaking to logitech today I think they are just going to replace the reciver not the whole thing. It's always a downer when your new toys do not work ;-( Gomez -- Gomez ---

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread ModelCitizen
bopyanker;318781 Wrote: > You might try a lens scratch repair kit. The kind used for eyeglasses > not CD players. I'd have been happier if the Logitech stuff (and most especially the Controller) had been made out of stuff that did not scratch so damn easily. MC -- ModelCitizen On average pe

Re: [slim] Last.fm and synchronize

2008-07-10 Thread KasperLK
On SN. I can't read the error message from Last.fm, because the now playing dialog keeps flashing over it, but it says something about skipping. -- KasperLK KasperLK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

Re: [slim] Outlook

2008-07-10 Thread amcluesent
IMHO, if Logitech want to enter the streaming video sector, they'd be better off buying a start-up to get instant engineering knowledge in the video domain (assuming the founder/CEO/CTO can be kept on board) -- amcluesent

Re: [slim] How to Remove Scratches on SB3?

2008-07-10 Thread mvalera
Martyn;318776 Wrote: > The key is to use a buffing wheel with the appropriate buffing compound. > You can try this yourself with a buffing wheel chucked in electric > drill. Trying to remove anything but the finest scratches by hand is > tedious and frustrating. For sources you could try woodwork

Re: [slim] Why not discounts for existing owners?

2008-07-10 Thread mvalera
Sike;318659 Wrote: > The markup on the Squeezebox duet is certainly higher, the price is also > quite a bit higher, than the SB3 as the R&D dept in Logitech is more > streamlined. (You can tell by some strange cuts that the original > Slimdevices team never would have done on the duet.. No Headph

Re: [slim] Port 9000 Issue with McAfee

2008-07-10 Thread Anoop M.
Does this help at all? http://slimdevices.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/slimdevices.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=8378&p_created=1210633583&p_sid=tGH9ar8j&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NSw1JnBfcHJvZHM9MCZwX2NhdHM9JnBfcHY9JnBfY3Y9JnB

[slim] Detect player on/off state from server?

2008-07-10 Thread moren
Is there a way to determine the on/off state of a player (Squeezebox v3) from a script on the SqueezeCenter server? Server OS: CentOS 5.2 (linux) SqueezeCenter: 7.0.1 Can I find the state by a query to the MySQL databbase or are there any other ways to determine this? Simple ways is better then

[slim] Controller 2679 no applet installer

2008-07-10 Thread Millwood
I've opened a bug on this - after the automatic upgrade, the applet installer has disappeared. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [slim] Detect player on/off state from server?

2008-07-10 Thread peterw
You want not only to tell if the player is currently on or off, but also when the state changes. I'd suggest you look at modifying the Power Switch plugins to do what you want. You could try tweaking my PowerCenter plugin, but it's gotten rather bloated and I've not yet found the time to rework th

Re: [slim] Can Find Streaming Media In New Squeeze Center

2008-07-10 Thread raaurora
radish;317853 Wrote: > The uPnP client (which provided that functionality) is still included in > 7.x but is not enabled by default. Go to Plugins and enable it, then > restart SC and you should see the entry again. I have 7.0.1 but no UPnP under the plugins tab on SC. Am I looking in the right

Re: [slim] Why would SB2 start disconnecting all of a sudden?

2008-07-10 Thread 808htfan
No new or moved devices at my place, would have to be a neighbor's. So I guess, what, change the channel on my router? No other ideas about what might be going wrong? Most likely interference? Thanks -- 808htfan I want NBC's *-Ed-* on DVD/Blu-ray! --

[slim] 24bit files into a 16bit or 24bit DAC

2008-07-10 Thread ant.perry
Hi Everyone I have been really enjoying my SB-Classic plugged into stereo system. I figured that I would plug the SB-Classic into the back of my Linn AV5103 preamp digitally (at full volume) and just use the volume control on the preamp. This has all worked fine for my CDs ripped as FLAC (I guess

Re: [slim] Listing Albums Only

2008-07-10 Thread JJZolx
xrabbi;318779 Wrote: > I can't seem to find the setting that will have the > Controller/SqueezeCenter show Albums only when I select the Genre or > Artist category (i.e., all albums in a particular genre or by a > particular artist). Right now, when I select a particular genre, it > first lists

[slim] MusicIP & 7.1 automatic re-scans

2008-07-10 Thread tfish77
I am having a strange issue with MusicIP & SS 7.1: some songs/albums/artists that are mixable in the Music IP Mixer application, and that are mixable via a direct browser call to the API are not showing as mixable in SlimServer. I have SlimServer set to run a library rescan every night, and I ha

Re: [slim] Can Find Streaming Media In New Squeeze Center

2008-07-10 Thread KevinW
You were correct - I changed the setting and it worked. I now have my WHS music folder available. I was in the class skin when I made this change per the question raised by other poster. thanks Kevin -- KevinW KevinW's

[slim] Squeezecenter Problem In IE Protected Mode

2008-07-10 Thread KevinW
All of the sudden Squeezecenter will not work in IE 7 Vista with IE in protected mode. I get home page but the links are dead. If I turn off protected mode all is ok. For now i added SCenter to trusted site and turned of protected mode for these sites - but I would like to know what is going on

Re: [slim] Possible fix for "Delayed Write Failed"

2008-07-10 Thread mswlogo
Uluen;318762 Wrote: > Well, there is (not sure if it's fixed) a bug in XP causing this so if > you don't bother patching your system you could lose data. XP SP2 had a hofix for a very specific chipset which didn't help most folks. That hotfix is supposedly incorporated in SP3 but it still fails

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