Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread NigelC
I'd like to add my vote for a bug, since I have also experienced these rebuffering problems. I have moved house recently, moved my server from Windows to Ubuntu, and upgraded to 7.3.3 (& then to 7.3.4 to try and fix the internet conection/DNS problem). So it has taken a bit of time to get everythi

[slim] Netgear Powerline adapters

2009-07-28 Thread gian
hello All, I have a couple of Netgear ethernet Powerline adapters that work fine with an ip camera connected. In this location I cannot run an ethernet cable, and is just too far from my wireless AP. If I connect a Squeezebox, after a while it will disconnect from the server complaining "cannot

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Paul Webster
I wonder if there is really a microphone and temperature sensor ... http://dabdig.blogspot.com/2009/06/logitech-squeezebox-touch-on-way.html How about IFA Berlin in early September as the official launch http://www.virtualmarket.ifa-berlin.de/index.php5?id=43326&highlight=logitech&fid=631&offset=

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread dave77
Paul Webster;443820 Wrote: > I wonder if there is really a microphone and temperature sensor ... > http://dabdig.blogspot.com/2009/06/logitech-squeezebox-touch-on-way.html > "model X-RC4 is countertop or wall-mounted (with included back-plate) music streaming system" If it is wall-mounted I ho

[slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread Paul Webster
Photos have been floating around for a few weeks - but yesterday was the launch party. Touch screen (3.5” full-color VGA display 640x480 pixels) with some dedicated function buttons. List price 349 USD http://www.sonos.com/demo/demo.aspx http://www.sonos.com/company/press/releases/release/defaul

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

2009-07-28 Thread kei009
Scrobbling to Last.fm works like a charm if you disable the scrobbling in Spotify. Otherwise both Spotify and Squeezecenter scrobbles the same song and it will appear twice in Last.fm. It would be nice if possible to enter a line in the .ini-file to automatically disable the Spotify scrobbling wh

Re: [slim] Netgear Powerline adapters

2009-07-28 Thread bpa
You ned to check the performance of the adaptors. Use the Netgear config application to find out what is the connection speed between the powerline adaptors. Run the SB's Network test to see what is max data rate can be sustained for 10mins at 100%. Sometimes Powerline adaptors can be affected

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread 4mula1
Looking at Paul's blog and specifically the link to the FCC test report I dug through the FCC database and found the entry for the SB Touch (JNZXRC4). The short term confidentiality request states that the official product launch is to be September 30, 2009. Looks like we've a little while to go

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread dave77
Looks great, a bit pricey though! Personally I don't see why a remote control, be it Sonos/Logitech, should cost more than £100 -- dave77 dave77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26269 View this t

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread Peter
dave77 wrote: > Looks great, a bit pricey though! > I think it looks cheap. > Personally I don't see why a remote control, be it Sonos/Logitech, > should cost more than £100 > Depends on what it does, doesn't it? Regards, Peter ___ discuss mai

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread corbey
Looks good, and to me it's a big improvement over the previous Controller, which I always thought was a bit too big and clunky. Agree that this new model is too pricey. I'd rather have an iPod Touch running iPeng or the equivalent iPhone/Touch application that's available for the Sonos system. L

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
They should have called it the "iSonos". -- 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://for

[slim] Make Office 2007 Look Like Office 2003

2009-07-28 Thread mixlee
Here's news: Not everyone likes the look and feel of Office 2007,and Word's interface is the one most people seem unhappy with. "Office 2007... has a few awesome features (most notable in mymind are the new charting features), however Word in particular isimpossible to use." That's from Chris G.,

Re: [slim] Netgear Powerline adapters

2009-07-28 Thread simbo
My SB3 power supply used to generate a *lot* of EM noise which would stop my powerline network from operating. I now have the PSU plugged into a surge protection block and it works fine. -- simbo *bedroom:* squeezebox boom; *study:* squeezebox 3; *lounge:* squeezeslave; *conservatory/garden:*

Re: [slim] SkweezyDs-like hooks for Foobar or Mediamonkey

2009-07-28 Thread ralphy
agentsmith;442329 Wrote: > Ralphy, > > So are you saying that I will be able to do bit perfect playback > bypassing Windoze sound driver from Squeezeplay? Will it be able to > playback 24/192 tracks?h Yes, it would be bit perfect but only for 16/44.1 as that's all squeezeslave currently suppor

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread andynormancx
dave77;443850 Wrote: > Looks great, a bit pricey though! > Personally I don't see why a remote control, be it Sonos/Logitech, > should cost more than £100 Given that it is going to have to have similar (and in case of the Sonos screen, better) hardware to the iPod Touch, it has hard to see how S

Re: [slim] Netgear Powerline adapters

2009-07-28 Thread gian
I will follow your advice. Thanks for your help. -Gian -- gian gian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66014

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
andynormancx;443861 Wrote: > (and in case of the Sonos screen, better) I haven'T seen the Sonos screen, yet. But it's a common misunderstanding that higher resolution is better. On most phones I know it's actually not because you often lose contrast in a transflexive mode (OK, might not be that

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic turns PC on !

2009-07-28 Thread Stone Free
I can never get either of my PCs to sleep. I tried using msconfig to disable all startup items to try and isolate any items that stop the PC from sleeping, but it seemed to go to sleep every time when I set it up to sleep after a minute. I could have all startup items as on and it would sleep bu

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread maggior
Paul Webster;443833 Wrote: > Photos have been floating around for a few weeks - but yesterday was the > launch party. > > When's our launch party!?!?!? I wish Logitech would finally announce what's coming up. BTW, I think Logitech has improved the player sync interface. Now it is clear what

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread Paul Webster
maggior;443869 Wrote: > When's our launch party!?!?!? > How is it that Sonos does this better? I've never touched a Sonos > system, so I don't know how they do it. You could take a look at the demo and make your own judgement (the first link in the first post of this thread). -- Paul Webster

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
maggior;443869 Wrote: > > How is it that Sonos does this better? I've never touched a Sonos > system, so I don't know how they do it. By giving you control over all your "zones", showing what's grouped together, what's playing, etc. It's really the one thing sonos does much better. Well... b

[slim] Transporter Digital Inputs

2009-07-28 Thread NigelC
I'd like to route my tv audio (from a Freesat box) via spdif through my Transporter, amps and speakers. I use a Logitech Harmony One remote to control all my stuff. Is there a simple way (direct IR command) to select the digital inputs of the Transporter? and later to revert back to Squeezecente

Re: [slim] User Interface via a PC?

2009-07-28 Thread Ozz
I use the Ipeng app just fine but my spouse and others seem to consider it to small. Yes I know you can make the txt bigger but I was looking for something like moose offers with cover art and drag and drop playlist. I find the SC software very basic. Keep in mind most people expect to see a Itu

[slim] Problems setting up after power outage

2009-07-28 Thread laslad
Hello, I have a squeezebox duet that I run using a hybrid configuration (ethernet from modem to receiver) on a macintosh. I also recently upgraded to squeezenetwork 7.3.3. Everytime the power goes out, the system has to be reconfigured and every time I try to reconfigure it takes about 3 hours

Re: [slim] Transporter Digital Inputs

2009-07-28 Thread Aurumer
You can use the digital inputs menu within SC or SN. If You cannot see it, it has to be activated (in SN see Menus, in SC see Plugin: Digital Inputs and Menus). -- Aurumer Aurumer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

Re: [slim] User Interface via a PC?

2009-07-28 Thread aubuti
Ozz;443880 Wrote: > Keep in mind most people expect to see a Itunes like setup... click > click click. Actually for controlling SBs I think most people don't expect to see a computer at all. The infrared remote and/or SB Controller (and, I suppose, the rumored "SB Touch") are intended to be the m

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread dsdreamer
"Streaming in 7.3.3 seems less robust than previous versions of SC" http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=13092 You can vote for the bug, and add details of your own experiences with this problem. If enough people put info there, QA should start to take notice. -- dsdreamer ---

Re: [slim] Anyone use the "Recent Searches" feature on the Duet controller?

2009-07-28 Thread andyg
Sorry, this is a bug. Should be fixed shortly. Recent Searches should not appear on SN. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showt

Re: [slim] User Interface via a PC?

2009-07-28 Thread gharris999
Ozz;443647 Wrote: > I have the Ipeng app (love it) but while cool it is a bit small for > older eyes (argh) I have a Mini Laptop (Acer Aspire one) with a 10" > screen and full functionality of a wireless PC. I am really looking for > something that will look and perform like Ipeng on the PC. sorr

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread Mnyb
NigelC;443809 Wrote: > > > snip > > (I have just finished the ethernet cabling in the new house, and so all > my SBs are now hardwired and the rebuffering problem has gone away) > > SB2, 2 x SB3, TP, Duet - Ubuntu 9.04, SC 7.3.4 27392 If the problem goes away when wiring the system, is not a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox direct connect to PC

2009-07-28 Thread pski
agentsmith;443783 Wrote: > Basic questions: > > 1. Can the SB2 or SB3 be connected straight to a PC LAN port? > 2. Will I need a cross cable? > > thanks I think you will need a cross-over cable for the SB2. The SB3 is auto-sensing. -- pski -

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread arztde
pippin;443878 Wrote: > By giving you control over all your "zones", showing what's grouped > together, what's playing, etc. > > It's really the one thing sonos does much better. > > Well... but iPeng will become better with the next release, too :-) Same to Slimcontrol :-) for PDA. Actual Vers

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread dsdreamer
Mnyb;443922 Wrote: > If the problem goes away when wiring the system, is not a wifi problem > anyway then ? not necessarily signal strength or quality maybe some kind > of basic router incompatibility ? > There is a possibility that 7.3.3 or its associated firmware is especially fragile when it

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread timmorris
I've added my vote. Anyone else? -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65719 __

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread drizzo4shizzo
Pale Blue Ego;443719 Wrote: > > > "Smaller updates also likely for the Boom and perhaps Receiver (the > player half of the Duet)" > > Since the Boom and Receiver don't need a physical redesign, the updates > most likely will concentrate on the audio section. It makes sense for > Logitech to s

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Mnyb
drizzo4shizzo;443947 Wrote: > I don't get it -- why does the bit-rate matter for the receiver? > Doesn't the receiver have a digital out, so that you plug that into your > amp and it handles the DAC for you? > > I am considering buying a receiver, to stream lossless FLAC files over > 802.11g.

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Labarum
Mnyb;443951 Wrote: > 24/96 output on a simpler player than the transporter is very wanted > indeed :-) then I could feed my pre/processor with 24/96 and offload the > server from transcoding the stuff. It would be nice, but I wonder if the difference can be her between 24/96 and downsampled 24/4

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
Labarum;443956 Wrote: > It would be nice, but I wonder if the difference can be her between > 24/96 and downsampled 24/48. > > Numbers ain't everything. Oh, I can EASILY hear the difference. With downsampling for more than one targets my server bails out so I get dropouts every few seconds when

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Labarum
pippin;443960 Wrote: > Oh, I can EASILY hear the difference. > With downsampling for more than one targets my server bails out so I > get dropouts every few seconds when playing that stuff synced on more > than one player (except the Transporter, of course). > > Sometimes number are important fo

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Mnyb
Labarum;443956 Wrote: > It would be nice, but I wonder if the difference can be her between > 24/96 and downsampled 24/48. > > Numbers ain't everything. In very few cases i assume mostly recording quality is such that a 16/44.1 rendering is good enough. But in my case i have a 24/96 capable pr

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Mnyb
pippin;443960 Wrote: > Oh, I can EASILY hear the difference. > With downsampling for more than one targets my server bails out so I > get dropouts every few seconds when playing that stuff synced on more > than one player (except the Transporter, of course). > > Sometimes number are important fo

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
Mnyb;443965 Wrote: > Dito i can downsample one stream with my 1,2 ghz mini-itx so syncing my > 3 players is not a problem, but listening to 2 different 24/96 files > would make it drop the ball . That's what I use, too. And yes, of course NOT syncing is the issue. -- pippin --- see iPeng, th

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread timmorris
I now firmly expect it to be a firmware bug, as my initial thoughts about 7.3.4 fixing it proved wrong. I'll try 7.4 to see if that helps and report back, but leave the testing a little longer this time. Tim -- timmorris

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread Mnyb
timmorris;443972 Wrote: > I now firmly expect it to be a firmware bug, as my initial thoughts > about 7.3.4 fixing it proved wrong. I'll try 7.4 to see if that helps > and report back, but leave the testing a little longer this time. > > Tim 7.4 is somewhat buggy for the moment, and uses a comp

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread RalphO
I do not know whether my comments help this discussion or not but I want to post it anyway. I have a transporter in the living room and a SB3 in the garden. They both run wireless but the SB3 gets its signal from a wireless range extender. Normally I have no issues with either players. However,

Re: [slim] Squeezebox direct connect to PC

2009-07-28 Thread RalphO
I agree that you can. However, I think that the SB3 requires a crossover cable as well. -- RalphO RalphO Transporter/Audio Research SP9/Bryston ST4/Magneplanar MG1.6QR RalphO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

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

2009-07-28 Thread Mirage
First of all I like to thank chp for this great application! It made me buy Spotify Premium and it was easy to set up and works great, most of the time I have one small issue and don't know if DSBridge or something else is the problem. Sometimes I get interuptions in the music and my Squeezeb

Re: [slim] Squeezebox direct connect to PC

2009-07-28 Thread agillis
Even if the SB2 or 3 both require crossover cables most modern PCs have auto detect so it would still work with a straight cable. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread sander
Paul Webster;443820 Wrote: > I wonder if there is really a microphone and temperature sensor ... It also has legs like Frink's autodialer which will transport it home to Logitech if its being used for evil. I've got to say the environmental elements like this really make it sound cool, but then

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-07-28 Thread GeeJay
The bug report got my vote. Until there is some indication that the problem has been identified I'll likely continue to stream at 320. My system worked fine this weekend once I made that change. -- GeeJay GeeJay's Profil

[slim] Another successful implementation!

2009-07-28 Thread TomS
Well, tonight I helped my brother get Squeezecenter running on his Mac Mini to serve his new Transporter and Duet. He had the Duet running against SN but was ready to get the transporter and local library going. I wanted to post this because: 1. wanted to say that it went flawlessly for him/us

Re: [slim] Another successful implementation!

2009-07-28 Thread SuperQ
Glad to hear it. I generally use VNC (Free, works on a lot of systems) for remote desktop control. The only thing I wish it would do more easily was NAT traversal so I can get to PCs behind home wifi routers. -- SuperQ S

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread peterw
It looks to me like Sonos failed to understand the greatest physical attribute of the Squeezebox Controller -- the fact it's designed for one-handed use. Even the promo videos for the new Sonos unit show folks two-handing it at times. Looks like folks with small hands will need both hands, and be

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-07-28 Thread Paul Webster
It is possible that the information about the temperature sensor, microphone and small speaker are wrong - but it is what Logitech put in their April submission to FCC that I linked to from by blog. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond -

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
peterw;444036 Wrote: > It looks to me like Sonos failed to understand the greatest physical > attribute of the Squeezebox Controller -- the fact it's designed for > one-handed use. Even the promo videos for the new Sonos unit show folks > two-handing it at times. Looks like folks with small hands

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread andynormancx
pippin;444042 Wrote: > The SBC also only has up/down buttons for volume control, or did I miss > something? > I expect what he is referring to is the fact that once you have pressed a volume button on the SBC you can then spin the wheel to change the volume quickly. -- andynormancx Yes, it w

Re: [slim] New Sonos controller officially launched

2009-07-28 Thread pippin
andynormancx;444047 Wrote: > I expect what he is referring to is the fact that once you have pressed > a volume button on the SBC you can then spin the wheel to change the > volume quickly. You know what: I hadn't noticed that! Thanks. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, a