Re: [slim] The competition is catching up and some surpassing Squeezebox...fast!

2010-01-30 Thread grego . speiser
In the midst of renovating our attic, I am re-considering my plan to use a squeezebox touch. With the advent of cheap nettops that can output 1080p video thru HDMI, I will likely buy an Acer Aspire R3610 for $300 (Canadian) and install XBMC, SBS and whatever the software-based player is called (s

[slim] boxee box and sbs

2010-01-10 Thread grego . speiser
As announced at CES, the unreleased boxee box is based around a dual-core ARM processor. http://blog.boxee.tv/2010/01/07/boxee-box-internals-revealed-nvidia-tegra-2-ftw/ At a projected price point of ~ US$200, it appears to me to be an attractive solution for playing 1080p files thru HDMI to you

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

2009-08-24 Thread grego . speiser
I have a squeezebox classic whose display stopped working last week. It played music fine. I called tech support, they had me do a factory reset (holding down '+' on remote) which did not fix anything. Unfortunately, the unit is no longer connected to my server. I've tried connecting it blind-

Re: [slim] Getting album artwork from iTunes

2008-03-15 Thread grego . speiser
Faucette: I think it is better to select all tracks of the album rather than just the first track. I tried your method (cut and paste art on first track only while using itunes) and, following rescan, the album art appeared but squeezecenter now considers the first track to be a different album t

Re: [slim] Getting album artwork from iTunes

2008-03-14 Thread grego . speiser
Thanks for that. Its easier than what I was doing before--using media monkey and amazon. I have questions about album art size. I like bigger pictures when using squeezecenter and am unsure about maximum file sizes. Is there a maximum size for display in squeezecenter? What is the max size in

Re: [slim] help me design audio in my house

2008-01-16 Thread grego . speiser
Brian: thanks for the reply. Hiring a pro. I will check into this. The house is currently gutted right down to the studs. We are currently framing the walls and we (i.e. our contractor) will be adding plumbing, electrical and structured wiring before any drywall goes up. I was thinking we coul

[slim] help me design audio in my house

2008-01-14 Thread grego . speiser
I'm not much of an audiophile, nor am I a house designer, but my wife & I find ourselves completely renovating a century old house. The first two floors are gutted and we will have structured wiring installed. The floor plan is mostly finalized and we are making decisions about windows. I curr