Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2011-11-19 Thread NikolajC
Christian, I have some connection/reconnection issues with the latest version. When opening up the app it sometimes takes a minute to connect to my Sheevaplug. And it might even takes more time populating the player list after that. Also it seems that while managing players it sometimes loses

Re: [slim] Keep SB3 or get touch...please help me decide!!

2011-11-19 Thread wonder boy
I do like the display of the SB3 I must say, it's clear and neat. I wouldn't sell it but move to a room where I currently have a boom possibly with powered speakers. Thanks for suggestions so far!! -- wonder boy wonder

Re: [slim] How I fixed my SB3 when it kept freezing /Rebooting

2011-11-19 Thread toby10
I think you need more exceptions added, not just myi myd Some others I'd try: - C:\Program Files\Squeezebox - C:\Program Files\Squeezebox\server\scanner.exe - Squeezebox.exe -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] Keep SB3 or get touch...please help me decide!!

2011-11-19 Thread bonze
50% discount! Buy two Touches :) -- bonze TranquilPC T2-WHS-A3 - LMS Version: 7.7.0 WHS 2011 3 x wireless SB3, and 2x Touch bonze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6150 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread vagskal
AndrewFG;671212 Wrote: But I don't know whether SBS is able to parse or use the replay gain settings from embedded meta data in on-the-fly streams. I suspect it is not... No, it is definitely not. Too bad. I have set MC to Never convert and Encoder: Uncompressed. I guess there is no way to

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
erland;671265 Wrote: ... Well, as usual, I agree with everything you wrote above. I wasn't probably clear enough that I also think it is too late for LMS. Contributors on this forum should have push in the right direction several years ago, when Logitech took control of slimdevices, and

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
nicolas75;671328 Wrote: I really thing there is a real hope with MediaMonkey as software, and LMS as a kind of driver for squeezebox behaving as network sound cards I also usually agree to most of erlands pow's . But something better has to come for us not using the system as a network

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread artintampa
I think the squeeze box machines are for the most part very self explanatory. They are great for Pandora etc. It also works well if you want to store music in the server and simply retrieve it. I owned a Duet and the remote was easy to use and self explanatory. I also find the same with the

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
Mnyb;671332 Wrote: But something better has to come for us not using the system as a network sound card . Why not ? I can't see what MediaMonkey lacks compared to LMS (except native control of Squeezeboxes). May be some sync feature not fully working. But it evolves quickly, in the right

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
Mnyb;671332 Wrote: I also usually agree to most of erlands pow's . But something better has to come for us not using the system as a network sound card . Erland and friends are pursuing such a project they lack developers, I can't code myself out of a paperbag, So I volunteered to test

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread AndrewFG
vagskal;671320 Wrote: I guess there is no way to change the volume on the SB players in MC.Of course there is! JRMC has a volume slider and mute button under the player controls. -- AndrewFG Regards, AndrewFG Try out Whitebear. The middleware that joins the two worlds of: 1. UPnP/DLNA

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
artintampa;671331 Wrote: Those area are designed for the geeks for sure. I saw my son work on it and reaized that it will require time and motivation that I do not have. In that case, there's nobody to blame but myself.I am sure creating playlists and basic stuff could be mastered with

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread erland
nicolas75;671337 Wrote: Why ? I can't see what MediaMonkey lacks compared to LMS (except native control of Squeezeboxes). 1. It's a Windows application and due to this it doesn't work reliably on any of my computers 2. I don't want a desktop or laptop computer to be turned on to play

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread sebp
nicolas75;671337 Wrote: I can't see what MediaMonkey lacks compared to LMS (except native control of Squeezeboxes). Will MediaMonkey run on my Mac, my Linux laptop and my QNAP NAS? If there's a single no in the answer, then it lacks *essential* features to me. The more I read your posts, the

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread vagskal
AndrewFG;671339 Wrote: Of course there is! JRMC has a volume slider and mute button under the player controls. In that case I have to consider removing the 100% volume setting I have for 2 of my 4 SB players (and use the SB DAC for all players) and switch on sync player volume -- vagskal

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
nicolas75;671336 Wrote: Phone apps is the plus thing when everything else is fine. It cannot bring you real file selection and library management, or help you getting rid of scans. Seriously, if you haven't yet, give a try to MonkeySqueeze. I am happy with it, but it doesn't mean everybody

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
erland;671343 Wrote: 1. It's a Windows application and due to this it doesn't work reliably on any of my computers 2. I don't want a desktop or laptop computer to be turned on to play music, having the server in another room turned on is fine but that's never going to be running Windows.

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread John Math
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Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
sebp;671344 Wrote: Will MediaMonkey run on my Mac, my Linux laptop and my QNAP NAS? If there's a single no in the answer, then it lacks *essential* features to me. The more I read your posts, the more I wonder why you haven't gone the Apple AE + Airfoil way, since it would have let you

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-11-19 Thread mkozlows
For some reason, it wasn't downloading in the browser, so I just emailed it to myself, and that worked. It fixes the rotation thing -- it orients itself depending on how I'm holding it, like I'd expect -- so looks good that way. One bug I did notice, though, is that on the Now Playing screen,

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
sebp;671344 Wrote: If there's a single no in the answer, then it lacks *essential* features to me. You illustrate what Erland said, and I agree with him. One of the biggest problem which led LMS where it is, is people only paying attention to their own needs, not asking themselves if it

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread sebp
nicolas75;671361 Wrote: Mac and Linux yes. If you can mess with Linux, you have no problem which such basic stuff as virtual machines. Okay, so it clearly doesn't work on any of these platforms natively. LMS does at the moment, and doesn't require running funky virtualization software,

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread AndrewFG
I have just published a minor update of Whitebear (v2.2.1.2162) that incorporates some learnings from this thread. -- AndrewFG Regards, AndrewFG Try out Whitebear. The middleware that joins the two worlds of: 1. UPnP/DLNA media clients and media players, and, 2. Squeezebox Server and Squeeze

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
In an expended user base if squeezeboxes get real mainstream win would be dominant but not in the current user-base . Some old tread presented stats from mysqueezebox.com 30%-40% win the rest linux(includes wierd NAS distros)+mac . I certainly don't use a nas (I'm not into pain). But my

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread erland
nicolas75;671354 Wrote: You don't have to. As far as I am concerned, messing with weird platforms means looking for problems. That's why I usually stick with standard computers with Windows or Linux, never weird NAS. I'm not talking about NAS boxes, I completely agree with you that one

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread sebp
Here's (my rough and probably inaccurate translation for) an excerpt from 'an interview' (http://www.clubic.com/internet/google/google-tv/actualite-458400-logitech-interview-junien-labrousse.html) by Junien Labrousse (Executive Vice President, Products and President, Logitech Europe): NOW THAT

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
sebp;671384 Wrote: Here's (my rough and probably inaccurate translation for) an excerpt from 'an interview' (http://www.clubic.com/internet/google/google-tv/actualite-458400-logitech-interview-junien-labrousse.html) by Junien Labrousse (Executive Vice President, Products and President,

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
On the other hand fixing all the bugs could get us along way without sacrificing anything -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread toby10
In fact, most of Squeezebox customers today are more interested by the Internet radio capability. Like it or not (I do) this is the future of the entire product line and I'd bet it's the key reason Logitech was really interested in SB in the first place. -- toby10

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread Wigster
Hi AndrewFG, So I have finally had a bit of time to investigate my problems further http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90842page=2 Just to remind you: SBS 7.6.2 r33593 on WHS. I'm accessing it from WMP-12 on Win7 x64. Whitebear is version 2.2.1.2161 AndrewFG;669890 Wrote: Hi

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
toby10;671395 Wrote: In fact, most of Squeezebox customers today are more interested by the Internet radio capability. Like it or not (I do) this is the future of the entire product line and I'd bet it's the key reason Logitech was really interested in SB in the first place. that is

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread forestcaver
Quick question - if my squeeze server is setup to set its ip address with DHCP, how do I use Net::UDAP to configure the receiver to find the server with a movable ip address ? (Can you ?) (Couldnt find an answer here) Cheers, Andy -- forestcaver

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread AndrewFG
Wigster;671396 Wrote: So they both appear the same.I am guessing that the duplication is due to WMP 12 cache being in a mess. You can clear the WMP 12 cache as follows: 1) In Windows Services select Windows Media Streaming and Stop the service (if it is running) 2) In Windows Explorer

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread garym
or even if laptop that you don't want fixed ip, at least reserve the IP in your home network. That way the laptop will always get the same IP address from DHCP server. -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10) SbS 7.6.2 Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
forestcaver;671404 Wrote: Quick question - if my squeeze server is setup to set its ip address with DHCP, how do I use Net::UDAP to configure the receiver to find the server with a movable ip address ? (Can you ?) (Couldnt find an answer here) Cheers, Andy I'm not sure you realy need

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
garym;671410 Wrote: or even if laptop that you don't want fixed ip, at least reserve the IP in your home network. That way the laptop will always get the same IP address from DHCP server. +1 right so, youve done that -- Mnyb

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread garym
Mnyb;671415 Wrote: +1 right so, youve done that yep, not required, but I like to use a true static/fixed IP for any devices that don't leave the house (SB players and server), but reserved IP addresses for laptops, iphones, ipads, etc. -- garym Location 1: Vortexbox Appliance 6TB (1.10)

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
garym;671416 Wrote: yep, not required, but I like to use a true static/fixed IP for any devices that don't leave the house (SB players and server), but reserved IP addresses for laptops, iphones, ipads, etc. I've not bothered with the iPad nothing to hack on it so I don't have a direct need

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread Wigster
Well, I wiped the cache last week, but I'll try again. I just tried searching the HTTP server logs and nothing like these strings appears. I tried playing them, etc. -- Wigster Wigster's Profile:

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-11-19 Thread tonyptony
mherger;670443 Wrote: Just got my Kindle Fire today. Tried to install Logitech Controller App from GetJar but no joy. Any chance Logitech could publish this app officially in the Amazon App store? I've forwarded your request - just to get a mail from a different corner within

[slim] Slacker Premium?

2011-11-19 Thread reneallard
Being in Canada, with few music services, and having just recently been told that Napster Canada is packing it in, it would be really nice if Logitech offered access to all the Slacker Premium options (artists, songs, and albums on demand). It seems to me the future of music streaming is more

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
sebp;671364 Wrote: Faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais. You're exactly telling us that LMS should suit YOUR NEEDS (edit: and don't give a damn what other people's are, just to be clear). Absolutely not. I am telling that LMS should suit the needs of NON-GEEK people. Obviously those

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread AndrewFG
Wigster;671422 Wrote: I just tried searching the HTTP server logs and nothing like these strings appears.So if Whitebear is not sending those strings, then either WMP 12 is inventing them or some other UPnP library is providing them. Or ?? -- AndrewFG Regards, AndrewFG Try out

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
erland;671371 Wrote: I'm not talking about NAS boxes, I completely agree with you that one shouldn't try to run LMS on a NAS, it just causes too much issues and bad performance. I'm talking about Linux and OSX servers which is all I have. I already use Windows in VirtualBox from time to

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread CharlieG
toby10;671395 Wrote: In fact, most of Squeezebox customers today are more interested by the Internet radio capability. Like it or not (I do) this is the future of the entire product line and I'd bet it's the key reason Logitech was really interested in SB in the first place. I guess

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
Mnyb;671367 Wrote: But my server has no gui So no x system nowhere to have a virtual windows desktop it's command line only and has no monitor or keyboard. Virtual machines can easily be installed and accessed from remote computers. It is even the most common way to control them. There is

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread Wigster
I've just recreated the cache, and the new library is again being populated with dupes too. How would I know if two Whitebears are running? It would appear in the task list, wouldn't it? There is only one WB there right now. All the sharing services on the WHS are disabled. There isn't a UPnP

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread garym
CharlieG;671447 Wrote: I guess I'm one of the few Squeezebox users who does not use Internet radio at all (just used it for a short time in 2009). I do understand how some would use it to discover new music but I don't see myself using it as a primary source (unless sound quality has gotten

Re: [slim] What should be in the next version of SqueezePad (part 2)

2011-11-19 Thread topster
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83106 Question:

Re: [slim] Slacker Premium?

2011-11-19 Thread johnas
reneallard;671436 Wrote: Being in Canada, with few music services, and having just recently been told that Napster Canada is packing it in, it would be really nice if Logitech offered access to all the Slacker Premium options (artists, songs, and albums on demand). It seems to me the future

Re: [slim] Slacker Premium?

2011-11-19 Thread MeSue
Vote for it - http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17281 -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio | 1 Touch | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Logitech Media Server 7.7.1 | iPod Touch iPad w/ iPeng Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter'

Re: [slim] Android Controller App

2011-11-19 Thread pippin
Assuming a) it works and b) Logitech's lawyers are prepared to eat Amazon's ridiculous store contract. Will be interesting to see the outcome of that. Although it's probably not as bad for free Apps as for paid ones. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
Much of internet radios problems is in it's multitude of everything from streaming quality to a plethora of formats apps and streaming aggregatetors broadcasters and whatnot . Sometimes working against there user interest and revert to obscure formats only usable from a pc , or by constantly

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2011-11-19 Thread MrC
I haven't said thanks recently, so I sent you €30.00 EUR. Enjoy dinner on me. Thanks. -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Slacker Premium?

2011-11-19 Thread reneallard
Actually, Slacker Premium IS available in Canada - I have it on both my iphone and ipad. Full on-demand access to millions of artists, along with their premium radio services. I've had it for months now, and really enjoy the service - especially since MOG/Spotify/Pandora etc. aren't available

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread sebp
nicolas75;671439 Wrote: What is the problem with people like you ? People like you, I guess. You don't seem to understand that many other people have been perfectly happy with the server software for years, even if there were some glitches now and then, and it misses some features (often found

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Gingernut63
Is having your own music collection now a thing of the past? Do the majority of Squeezebox users what their music collection in the cloud? Do the majority of Squeezebox users only listen to radio? Do they care about the fidelity of the sound? Big decisions. Could have huge ramifications for

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
nicolas75;671449 Wrote: Virtual machines can easily be installed and accessed from remote computers. It is even the most common way to control them. There is absolutely no problem there. [Edit] why don't you install X11 and desktop so you can have easy graphical remote access and

Re: [slim] Keep SB3 or get touch...please help me decide!!

2011-11-19 Thread wonder boy
bonze;671315 Wrote: 50% discount! Buy two Touches :) Good idea, code is for one item sadly! -- wonder boy wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread paulster
I hear you. I was dismayed enough when they introduced a mono product (the Radio) and then discontinued the Transporter without a proper hi-fi component replacement. Funny enough I was just thinking about adding a couple of Touches to get some more zones, but I'm now going to look at the

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
sebp;671471 Wrote: People like you, I guess. You don't seem to understand that many other people have been perfectly happy with the server software for years, even if there were some glitches now and then, and it misses some features (often found in plugins). Who are you to tell me

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread nicolas75
Mnyb;671479 Wrote: ... I don't want a GUI overhead virtuals on that 1,2ghZ single core via cpu is a no go . ... Your sugestion is extremely messy for my needs consider that some user actually wants a distributed solution . I abonded the pc centric way of playing music because i don't

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
paulster;671487 Wrote: I hear you. I was dismayed enough when they introduced a mono product (the Radio) and then discontinued the Transporter without a proper hi-fi component replacement. Funny enough I was just thinking about adding a couple of Touches to get some more zones, but I'm

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread castalla
Why all the panic and rumour? The Touch is perfectly useable via LMS, even if development stops and/or mysb.com shuts down. That's a lot more then many other systems which depend almost exclusively on a database server accessible via the internet. Calm down. -- castalla 1 Touch - Muse M50

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread sebp
nicolas75;671491 Wrote: But please, do not prevent people who do not share your views to try the excellent work of MonkeySqueeze developers. Because all in all, sorry if I am a bit harsh, you simply imply that MonkeySqueeze excellent work is useless crap, just because you don't like

Re: [slim] Time is off

2011-11-19 Thread Mnyb
sebp;671521 Wrote: If you want Logitech to sell more Squeezebox, rather ask them to make mysqueezebox.com more reliable and add more and more online services. Because that's what normal people expect from such a device today. yes having local files in the first place is for the really

Re: [slim] MonkeySqueeze

2011-11-19 Thread Gingernut63
The NAS settings have been updated and are now placed in the first post of The MonkeySqueeze Development topic. For further updates I'll post in this forum and tweet on twitter. Support Forum: http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2t=59515 If you want the latest info on MonkeySqueeze

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread erland
sebp;671384 Wrote: Here's (my rough and probably inaccurate translation for) an excerpt from 'an interview' (http://www.clubic.com/internet/google/google-tv/actualite-458400-logitech-interview-junien-labrousse.html) by Junien Labrousse (Executive Vice President, Products and President,

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread erland
paulster;671487 Wrote: I was dismayed enough when they introduced a mono product (the Radio) and then discontinued the Transporter without a proper hi-fi component replacement. Funny enough I was just thinking about adding a couple of Touches to get some more zones, but I'm now going to

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread paulster
erland;671554 Wrote: Audiophiles are still going to want the CD because of the quality difference, but Logitech can't target audiophiles because on that market they are going to compete with HiFi manufacturers and most audiophiles are going to trust something with a HiFi manufacturer logo

Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'

2011-11-19 Thread erland
paulster;671557 Wrote: They still own the SlimDevices brand. Use it. My Ultimate Ears personal monitors are still called Ultimate Ears since Logitech bought them, because no touring professional in their right mind would rely on a Logitech-branded product. There's no reason why they