Re: [slim] Playing downloaded Podcasts, Radio Shows and Audio Books

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Meyer
That's it? I saw that and figured there must be something better than setting bookmarks. For instance, add a track to a list of podcasts, maybe something like a playlist, and your place would be remembered automatically. The Bookmark plugin is the only solution at the moment. Well, actually

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay turns your PC into a squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread signor_rossi
I would guess the current Squeezeplay version can be found here: http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.5 Windows installers and Deb packages are present, so there isn't actually any need for WebUI installation. They could provide a link to SP on the SBS download page and emphasize that

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread west_sounds
I love the idea of the squeezebox wireless audio, but the squeeze centre software is slow and awkward’ish to use direct from a PC unlike Albumplayer. As one of the forum members said it was designed to be used from a remote rather than direct from PC. As for sound quality Albumplayer does

Re: [slim] What is more popular?

2010-03-10 Thread funkstar
moises9485;523227 Wrote: What do you think? I think this thread is pointless spam. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
west_sounds;523962 Wrote: I love the idea of the squeezebox wireless audio, but the squeeze centre software is slow and awkward’ish to use direct from a PC unlike Albumplayer. As one of the forum members said it was designed to be used from a remote rather than direct from PC. As for sound

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread ModelCitizen
Personally I run the server software but only really used it to configure my sound players originally. For day to day control I use the very snappy and simple to use iPeng on my iPhone and iPod. IMHO this control method is far superior to that offered by the SBS interface, Moose, or anything that

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
ModelCitizen;523973 Wrote: Personally I run the server software but only really used it to configure my sound players originally. For day to day control I use the very snappy and simple to use iPeng on my iPhone and iPod. IMHO this control method is far superior to that offered by the SBS

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread aubuti
west_sounds;523962 Wrote: I love the idea of the squeezebox wireless audio, but the squeeze centre software is slow and awkward#8217;ish to use direct from a PC unlike Albumplayer. As one of the forum members said it was designed to be used from a remote rather than direct from PC. As for

Re: [slim] SlimCtrl 1.3 out now

2010-03-10 Thread arztde
Locuth;523271 Wrote: No, same as on phone keybpad Yes - 1.4 Yes, I'll see what I can do to extend the track-information. Hi Sebastian, at friday i am at 4 pm in bad Salzig and than weekend be at home in Mainz. So if you like we can do some Videos with my Webcam and the Blue Angel

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread west_sounds
a long wireless extention lead has been mentioned. but what? and the quality has to be high, if not quite as good as SB then something which is high quality No FM transmitter. -- west_sounds west_sounds's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay turns your PC into a squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread bonze
I can't see Logitech 'emphasizing' something that's never been out of beta ;) -- bonze TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - SqueezeCenter Version: 7.5.0 - r30348 embedded 3 x wireless SB3 + a Duet bonze's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay turns your PC into a squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
bonze;524005 Wrote: I can't see Logitech 'emphasizing' something that's never been out of beta ;) .. and probably never will be :-) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread aubuti
My neighbor has a Linksys WMB54G Wireless-G Music Bridge. It appears to be discontinued by Linksys, but you can find it on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Cisco-WMB54G-Wireless-G-Bridge/dp/B000E5E6KG). It appears to use wifi (TCP/IP). It looks like a bit of a kludge to me, and he is only

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread JeffHart
Sorry if I was unclear - you're describing the Rocketfish solution or something like it - no cables, wireless, not FM, etc. This is not an endorsement - saw them at Best Buy one day and remembered them. http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/pc-217-5-rocketfish-wireless-hd-audio-starter-kit.aspx

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay turns your PC into a squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread verypsb
Phil Leigh;524007 Wrote: .. and probably never will be :-) Which is a shame. I think is should be as important as the other Squeezeboxes -- verypsb 2x Duet, 1x Boom, 1x Classic verypsb's Profile:

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay turns your PC into a squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread funkstar
verypsb;524029 Wrote: Which is a shame. I think it should be as important as the other Squeezeboxes It's never going to be as important as hardware Logitech can actually sell. -- funkstar '[project log] funkstars digital lifestyle'

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread west_sounds
Thanks for all the posts it has really given me something to think about. There is no doubt that the Squeeze box is a fantastic product and I can see its appeal. I don’t think it is going to be easy to get the best possible sound and with the interface that we like to use in our house. Going on

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread tcutting
west_sounds;524035 Wrote: Thanks for all the posts it has really given me something to think about. There is no doubt that the Squeeze box is a fantastic product and I can see its appeal. I don’t think it is going to be easy to get the best possible sound and with the interface that we like

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Yeah I totally disagree with that statement! - Whilst the V-DAC is for sure a good DAC, using the USB port of any computer is NOT going to give the absolute best possible quality. Using wireless or ethernet to interconnect computer with DAC is preferable - no noise/ground loops! (and I don't mean

Re: [slim] Microsoft Security Essentials - any news?

2010-03-10 Thread browellm
Just wondered if the new MSE client released today fixes the scanner issue and .my* exclusion list problem? I moved my SBS installation on to Windows Home Server, so I can't test it now, but could be worth trying by those hoping to get the two to co-exist. -- browellm Modwright Transporter

[slim] Need help replacing IC on a Squeezebox 2

2010-03-10 Thread mftech
Hi, I just bought a used SB2 and the previous owner connect it with the wrong power supply...(13v instead of 5V) The SB2 still power on, but the display get on for a second or two and turn off immediately. After more further investigations I found one damaged IC. The defective IC is part of

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

2010-03-10 Thread OppfinnarJocke
DSBridge used to work great for me, showing artwork and SBS reporting 320 kbps. But now I suddenly get no artwork neither in SBS web control, nor my squeezebox remote. Also, SBS now reports 192 kbps stream... Is this a problem with SBS 7.4.2? Anyone knows? Can confirm? -- OppfinnarJocke //

[slim] Announce: VortexBox 1.2 released

2010-03-10 Thread agillis
The VortexBox community has been working hard on this release. We have added a lot of new features to make VortexBox the best NAS for SqueezeBox. These include adding the new SqueezeBox Server 7.4.2 and fixing some critical bugs in VortexBox Player. VortexBox Player is now the highest resolutions

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread west_sounds
tcutting;524037 Wrote: I would argue with your statement that the only way I will get the highest sound quality is not with a wireless device at all, but to plug my laptops usbs direct into something like the dacmagic or V-DAC. With the squeezebox setup, the fact that it's wireless doesn't

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread aubuti
west_sounds;524131 Wrote: But I would rather get two recivers rather than one and a remote. This is probably another post but does anyone know a simplified way to get them configured without the remote? At present your only options for configuring the SBR are (a) the SB Controller, or (b) the

Re: [slim] SB3 woes - psu connector faulty

2010-03-10 Thread copperstate
They indeed have. Thanks to Logitech's excellent support I will be getting a spare unit in a couple of days ... Thanks for your help! :) -- copperstate copperstate's Profile:

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread MrSinatra
ever since i got a SB, i have felt the same way: love the hardware, want to use it, but generally really dislike the software. why slim/logitech won't develop plugins to let things like itunes, winamp, and WMP power the hardware i have never figured out. it would be SO popular, and isn't it

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread aubuti
MrSinatra;524138 Wrote: you would think logitech would like their hardware, which is where they get revenue, to appeal to anyone who wants to combine digital music with a stereo. but no, they force SBS on you if you want to use the hardware. its a real shame and missed opportunity imo. no

Re: [slim] Is it possible? PC Albumplayer (a windows media player) direct to Squeezebox

2010-03-10 Thread MrSinatra
aubuti;524161 Wrote: I think it's easy to underestimate how much of Logitech's limited and diminishing software development resources would be required to write and maintain a plugin for some other company's software. depends how its done. if it was simply a middleware layer, that took the

Re: [slim] Ideas for improving the sync-experience

2010-03-10 Thread JeffHart
I'll agree that the native sync UI could be more intuitive and have installed OtherPlayers, however, now that I'm familiar with the native UI I use it 95% of the time. On the subject of master volume, it hasn't been an issue - when the phone rings I hit pause. I do the home office thing so

Re: [slim] Need help replacing IC on a Squeezebox 2

2010-03-10 Thread mftech
After more investigation my SB is V1 model not a SB2. -- mftech Tête à FLAC mftech's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76077

Re: [slim] Need help replacing IC on a Squeezebox 2

2010-03-10 Thread Phil Leigh
You should post this question in the DIY section... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv