Re: [slim] Network demands: flac, wmp, mp3, etc.

2009-07-19 Thread aubuti
RonM;441964 Wrote: > My question was really about lossless formats, so in reality the > question is about Apple lossless, WMA lossless and flac (I know there > are others). I was just wondering if the way SC handles the files was > different in some way that effects the data transfer rate -- are

[slim] Help with tune to URL needing authentication

2009-07-19 Thread adorfmann
I am trying to tune in to a new subscription radio station (MojaRadio) that requires authentication. I am trying to come up with the correct syntax using the HTTP basic auth but it is not working. My UID is an email address and the URL itself has a colon within it. I suspect that the syntax won't

Re: [slim] Annoying Napster info

2009-07-19 Thread aubuti
Eivindz;441927 Wrote: > Why bother translating an ad for something that is not available? Maybe for Norwegians who live someplace (outside Norway) where it is available -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.1 now on the AppStore

2009-07-19 Thread Govnah
Great app! Maybe I am over looking a feature, but is there a sleep command for the devices in iPeng? Can't seem to find it as I am trying to put my boom to sleep in 60 minutes via iPeng Thanks -- Govnah Govnah's Profi

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread GeeJay
Well, instant karma got me After my bold claims that my rebuffering problems were fixed, they've started again. Back to square one BTW, I'm running SC on an XP machine with plenty of RAM and a reasonably fast chip...certainly enough horsepower to do the job. I'm now thinking the issue

Re: [slim] Network demands: flac, wmp, mp3, etc.

2009-07-19 Thread RonM
maggior;441962 Wrote: > BTW, I've never heard of mp3 lossless. mp3 by definition is a lossy > CODEC. > . . . but I was apparently in outer space when I wrote my original query. My question was really about lossless formats, so in reality the question is about Apple lossless, WMA lossless and

Re: [slim] Network demands: flac, wmp, mp3, etc.

2009-07-19 Thread RonM
maggior;441962 Wrote: > > BTW, I've never heard of mp3 lossless. mp3 by definition is a lossy > CODEC. > QUOTE] > > . . . but I was apparently in outer space when I wrote my original > query. > > My question was really about lossless formats, so in reality the > question is about Apple lossle

Re: [slim] Network demands: flac, wmp, mp3, etc.

2009-07-19 Thread maggior
It depends on the bitrate. A typical FLAC file as I've seen in my collection is between 700 and 1000 kbps. mp3 - it depends on what bitrate you chose for the compression, e.g. a 128kpbs mp3 file will require 128kbps of bandwith to play with no issues. In reality you'll need a little more band

[slim] Network demands: flac, wmp, mp3, etc.

2009-07-19 Thread RonM
I see in another thread that there has been some suggestion that flac files have the potential of making unseemly network demands under some circumstances (like restricted network capacity). I'm not sure if this is something specific to flac, or if "flac" is being used as a stand-in for all lossl

Re: [slim] Ultimate server for SqueezeCenter?

2009-07-19 Thread MrSinatra
let me add that an AC/DC version, powerwise, not the band, is part of what i was getting at with the car/laptop battery/solar thing. also, the infrant allows me to update SC alone, via browser file upload, and separate from the infrant install. this is great, as i can load nightlies and so on.

Re: [slim] Ultimate server for SqueezeCenter?

2009-07-19 Thread MrSinatra
hi, i have spent some time on your website, but i'm still a bit confused. it seems people could simply use your software for free, and not buy anything from you, right? and if they do buy from you, the price is fairly low for the hardware you sell, so i wonder how you make enough money? are th

Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread heidtheba
I have recently bought an iPhone, which serves very well as a Squeezebox controller (using iPeng app) as well as of course promises to be a very nice MP3 player. I would really love to hone an easily automated way of syncing my Squeezecenter library with one which I can carry with me on the iPhon

Re: [slim] My Squeezebox Vehicle Setups

2009-07-19 Thread ajkidle
As cool as this is, and as much as I love to tinker with technology, the pragmatist in me wonders why not just hook up an iPod to your car stereo? I don't get the need for a full blown Squeezebox setup in a car -- you're just playing local tunes, right? Have you found a way to pull in Rhapsody a

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread peterw
gharris999;441923 Wrote: > > Can one purchase an Android phone already unlocked? Google offers an unlocked (SIM and root/bootloader access) version of the T-Mobile G1 for $425 ($399 plus $25 to sign up as an android publisher, iirc). There are several unlocked G1s for sale on ebay and the like,

Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread ajkidle
Got mine 2 weeks ago. Love it. Go for it! -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65750 __

Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread Luke Redpath
Yes, because then you can grab Squeemote and use it as a great remote control for your Squeezeboxes ;) -- Luke Redpath LUKE REDPATH Freelance Ruby/Rails/iPhone Developer 'for hire' (http://lukeredpath.wufoo.com/forms/hire-me-for-your-next-project/). 'lukeredpath.co.uk' (http://lukeredpath.co.u

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-07-19 Thread pete the feet
Have got Spotify showing in favourites URL: http://localhost:8124/ I can hear it on pc only. Duet handset shows "connecting" then "timed out". I am running iTunes as music library which works well on a Vista laptop. Router is connected via ethernet to Squeezebox due to previous rebuffer problems

Re: [slim] Ultimate server for SqueezeCenter?

2009-07-19 Thread jimbres
Have you made any design decisions yet? agillis;438570 Wrote: > I'm trying to design the ultimate NAS for SqueezeCenter. And I am > interested in getting some input from the community. -- jimbres jimbres's Profile: http

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread andynormancx
ModelCitizen;441884 Wrote: > There's only one other person in this thread who has experienced > anything like the same problem problem (maggior). You've got to wonder > if he is running the app on something as feeble as a Netgear Duo > Readynas too. > I do wish people would take a little more ca

Re: [slim] Annoying Napster info

2009-07-19 Thread Eivindz
It doesn't bother me anymore either, but it is was very misleading and confusing when I first saw it. Why bother translating an ad for something that is not available? It made me spend a lot of time trying to figure out whether I could use Napster or not. -- Eivindz

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread pippin
gharris999;441923 Wrote: > $1K. Yikes. OK, maybe jailbreaking IS for me. > > Can one purchase an Android phone already unlocked? Do you get it cheaper? I mean, as I said, It doesn't make that much of a difference whether you pay for it in cash or through an expensive phone plan. Do you get

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread gharris999
peterw;441867 Wrote: > Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests > that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $1000 usd and only > accept French SIMs. > > At least T-Mobile will unlock their $200 Android phones after 90 > days... > > Pippin, thanks for the info

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-07-19 Thread Subsev
Subsev;441379 Wrote: > I have the exact problem, hope anyone have an answer. It works now! I typed in wrong ip number before. Sweet! -- Subsev Subsev's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31727 View t

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread Jeff52
I had the same rebuffering issues with 7.3.3 and wireless. No problems using 7.2.1. At least in my case something happened to the wireless connection causing rebuffering issues between 7.2.1 and 7.3.3. I then decided to try a homeplug ethernet connection and now 7.3.3 works flawlessly except whe

[slim] Buffer fullness "now playing" diagnostic

2009-07-19 Thread dsdreamer
Simple question: what do the two numbers on the SB3 buffer fullness diagnostic screen mean? I see a display line with something like 1.7 / 9.9 seconds. I am tempted to interpret these as the reading and writing pointer positions in the buffer translated from samples into seconds, but I don't re

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread ModelCitizen
benthos;441879 Wrote: > I'd be interested to know what changed about the Squeezecenter software > after 7.2.1 to make rebuffering such a problem for so many people. There's only one other person in this thread who has experienced anything like the same problem problem (maggior). You've got to won

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread benthos
maggior;441720 Wrote: > > I've NEVER experienced rebuffering messages in the past. I ran 7.2.1 > for a long time because each time I upgraded to a new version I would > have dropouts. Always, going back to 7.2.1 would fix it. That's been my experience exactly. > > 7.3.3 has been pretty so

Re: [slim] Setting Sleep from SqueezeCenter...

2009-07-19 Thread CliffC
peterw;441735 Wrote: > I'd try adding "button browse; button now_playing;". I wouldn't do > simply now_playing because that button will toggle the Now Playing > format & visualizer options if you're already in Now Playing; by sending > a Browse button command first you should avoid that. It might

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread pippin
peterw;441867 Wrote: > Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests > that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $1000 usd and only > accept French SIMs. > I do have an Italian (don't know which network) iPhone 3G (not 3GS), was the top model when I bought it a ye

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread peterw
gharris999;441854 Wrote: > Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought > to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase > Caveat emptor. Googling (I missed this story when it broke) suggests that Orange France's liberated phones cost about $100

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread dsdreamer
gharris999;441854 Wrote: > Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought > to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase a > year or two down the road. > > Streaming: I asked this question when the Jive was in development...and > the answer still

Re: [slim] Best mobile phone for controlling SB?

2009-07-19 Thread gharris999
Thanks for the tip re purchasing in France or Italy. I suppose I ought to invest some $$$ now in FXE in anticipation of making this purchase a year or two down the road. Streaming: I asked this question when the Jive was in development...and the answer still isn't intuitively obvious to me: For

Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread iPhone
Hercules;441804 Wrote: > It's about time I got a new phone. I'm trying to decide whether to get > an iPhone and would appreciate your thoughts on the iPhone, as well as > on my situation. Thank you! > > My requirements are for a device that: > - acts as both a phone and an mp3 player (thereby re

[slim] Smiling - local Clearchannel stations AVAILABLE on RadioTime

2009-07-19 Thread kpfeif
Maybe this is old news, but I was glad to see that our local Clearchannel AM stations are available on RadioTime. There are huge powerlines between me and the transmitters - I get nothing but static on AM radio. We're back on the air, and I'm loving it. Kris -- kpfeif -

Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread garym
Go for it. I use several IPODS and we have two iphones. Iphone works nicely for all the uses you have requested (and is a fantastic controller for squeezeboxes if you use Pippin's IPENG application). I keep a FLAC version of files for use with SC at home and a mirror image of mp3 files within itun

[slim] Should I buy an iPhone?

2009-07-19 Thread Hercules
It's about time I got a new phone. I'm trying to decide whether to get an iPhone and would appreciate your thoughts on the iPhone, as well as on my situation. Thank you! My requirements are for a device that: - acts as both a phone and an mp3 player (thereby replacing my current Sony K800i phone

Re: [slim] Connect MacMini direct to a SB3

2009-07-19 Thread Kiwi
to reaffirm and add to what has already been posted; You will need to manually set the IP address on both the Mac Mini and the SB3. You can use a standard Ethernet cable as both devices have the capability to automatically determine whether to function straight through or crossover. You will not

Re: [slim] Selling Duet, what about the Pin.

2009-07-19 Thread harmony895
Seb, thanks for the quick answer. -- harmony895 Greetings: Henk Webmaster of Harmony and Squeezebox Forum Holland. harmony895's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31471 View this thread: http://forum

Re: [slim] Selling Duet, what about the Pin.

2009-07-19 Thread sebp
Yes, deleting the Receiver from your SqueezeNetwork account is sufficient. -- sebp System : Mac Mini for ripping to FLAC (XLD) > SqueezeCenter 7.3 running on a ReadyNAS NV+ Living room : Transporter > NuForce IA-7 v2 > KEF iQ9 Bedroom : Squeezebox 3 > Beresford DAC > NAD C315BEE > KEF iQ3 Kitc

[slim] Selling Duet, what about the Pin.

2009-07-19 Thread harmony895
I want to sell my Duet, but what about the Pin i used to register it. When i delete it in Squeezenetwork, is that enough, so that the buyer can register it again?? -- harmony895 harmony895's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze skipping at start of track

2009-07-19 Thread bpa
Probably. Syncing with soft players is never as good as hardware players as the software player has no control over the type of audio hardware, drivers or audio effects enabled - all of which can affect time taken to sync. So Softsqueeze may be discarding a few packets while trying to get audio s

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze skipping at start of track

2009-07-19 Thread itm
In the meantime I noticed that the media centre player was synced with a Squeezebox Duet receiver in another room. When I removed the sync the problem appeared to go away - 3 tracks now and it hasn't skipped. Maybe the sync was causing the problem> -- itm ---

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-19 Thread bpa
> > I broke my install of 7.3.3 on Vista by installing Cisco Speed Meter. > This added a bucket-load of drivers in the network stack, and triggered > all manner of halts and rebuffering. > If you took this action because I suggested do a "Network Test" - I was referring to the Network Test that