icdsgnr;252692 Wrote:
I noticed my Onkyo receiver has a digital remote input/ output
connection on the back. Presumably I could control the receiver and
anything daisy chained to the receiver thru this port. I'm not sure if
this is Onkyo propriatery but it would be nice to have the SB4
SB's make great networked pickups for IR signals to control anything in
your house.
So what you really want isn't a SB without display, but some intelligent IR
receiver...
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Michael Herger wrote:
SB's make great networked pickups for IR signals to control anything in
your house.
So what you really want isn't a SB without display, but some intelligent IR
receiver...
Yeah, I'd like that as well as (not instead of) the blind SB. Preferable
I'd have a
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oreillymj;254190 Wrote:
...so most mornings, the ipod just plays the first track
alphabetically. ABBA first thing in the morning, every morning, is not
a good vibe.
It's better than Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe ;)
:)
Regards,
Peter
Peter;254411 Wrote:
I'd have a whole modular SB setup.
Ethernet, audio, IR, display and amplifier fitting together like Lego
bricks ;)
Or even a separate display that communicates with the rest of the
device
over IP/ethernet.
Could come in handy for a lot of those whole house
liam.whiteside;252648 Wrote:
If Pinnacle can produce something like the Soundbridge for £40, and the
various network video players (including all singing games consoles)
are under £200 - then a Squeezebox looks rather over priced.
Well, the manufacture quality is not the best. And if you
thomsens;253325 Wrote:
However, this product has a dependency that Slimdevices continue to
support the current OS market.
With the usage of Perl and MySQL which are non-closed source either I
cannot see any OS dependency. This is the trick why it works on all
mainstream OS.
But I would see a
SoundBoy;253652 Wrote:
I like the idea of a SqueezPictureFrame for SB4 - also, pack more
horsepower and memory into the SB4, so the server is running in the
SB4. All this server running on NAS/computer will be obsolete.
That really isn't going to happen. It would certainaly make the largest
Personally, my SB3 is on to play music, not look at the screen.
The VFD with the analog (needle) display is fantastic.
All I'd look for in an SB4 is a bit more horsepower to decode DTS/AC3
converted to Flacs at their highest compression rating.
And more memory to cache more of these files.
I think wireless-n support would be good, but for me, the reason I keep
coming back to the Slim website every few weeks, is becuase I keep
hoping for a version with a dramatically upgraded display technology.
The scrolling flourescent green/blue seems so '80s or '90s
What it needs is a 7 to
I guess it may be approaching Apple TV, but unlike Apple TV, this would
be GOOD! :o)
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oreillymj;254190 Wrote:
...so most mornings, the ipod just plays the first track
alphabetically. ABBA first thing in the morning, every morning, is not
a good vibe.
It's better than Sonny and Cher's I Got You Babe ;)
Cody
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It's really difficult to try to come up with improvements to the SB3.
I'm not an audiophile and my ears will never let me be one, so I'm
quite content with the sound as it is. I also understand why SD picked
a VFD over an LCD, which is the right decision IMO.
My one complaint is the fact that
I'd just like to see a slightly improved and up-to-date sb4. Maybe with
24/96 support, now that HD becomes more popular. I'm sure the Slim
techies would have some other tweaks they'd like to make too.
And then they can sell the sb3 at Wal-Mart for $150 :-)
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jmourik;254229 Wrote:
And then they can sell the sb3 at Wal-Mart for $150 :-)
While I'd like to see more mass market adoption of the Squeezebox,
shudder I don't think I'm ready for that one. Well, the $150 did
sound good...
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To repeat myself from the beggining of the tread 24 /96 support would
ice it, possibly multichannel 24/96 as such things do exist and it's
not a gimmick.
I'm happy with the VFD and size, but i would love the jive remote as
I'm old fashoned in that way that i regognize my records by the way
they
I would like for the SB4 to have:
* - full-width case using a wider VFD for less scrolling
* - improved DAC with full 24/96 support
* - better power supply and standard IEC C14 plug
* - larger memory buffer, faster DSP engine
Basically, a standard-width form-factor and some incremental
Mnyb;252388 Wrote:
make it handle 24/96 at the digital out, don't waste more on analog side
i don't use that this will sure do it for me.
And I go the exact other way. Give me a $50 unit with a non-VFD
display, stereo headphone and RCA in the back. Then I'll buy one for
every room in the
I'd like to see a remote control with a display mirroring that of the
SB, since my listening position is too far away for me to read the SB
display - even with the big text option . . .
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Someone mentioned the Squeezebox Duet in the French forums. Its
supposed to be a Squeezebox, with the Jive remote, but without the VFD
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I'd like to see a cheaper 'blind' version of the SB as well (with IR
please). With a matching T-Amp like AMP built in that's switched on and
off by the SB hardware. Also (since I just bought myself a PoE switch)
I'd like to see the SB4 having the option to be powered over ethernet.
I'll pay to get
I'd like to see a cheaper 'blind' version of the SB as well (with IR
IR remote? How would you control a device without any visual feedback? I must
be missing something :-).
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Michael Herger wrote:
I'd like to see a cheaper 'blind' version of the SB as well (with IR
IR remote? How would you control a device without any visual feedback? I must
be missing something :-).
I use my SB's to control my MythTV setup (with my Lirc plugin).
The visual feedback is
EnochLight;253674 Wrote:
For me, it just seems like the Jive controller has been in
hardware/software development hell and eternal lasting beta testing
since time began.
It's a complicated development, and getting it right takes time.
EnochLight;253674 Wrote:
I just want that thing to come
ModelCitizen;252874 Wrote:
I think the most important thing is that I *can* hack the menus! The
simplicity of my menu arrangements reflects my own (perhaps limited)
usage of the wide range of functions/services provided by the SB3.
Anyway, for what it's worth my public SB3 Remote top level
erland;252820 Wrote:
I'm not sure about double the value, but if I rephrase the question to:
What would make you upgrade to a SB4 or other SB related devices ?
It would look something like:
1. Improved audio circuits.
I'm using the analogue outputs from the SB and it currently
I case it hasn't been stated elsewhere, please keep the current SB3
around as Legacy product.
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Squeeznetwork/Internet radio and RSS feeds are the main reason I bought
two SB3 - streaming music works for me too - but heck, I prefer my
ITunes Server/Nokia 770 remote for doing that.
I like the idea of a SqueezPictureFrame for SB4 - also, pack more
horsepower and memory into the SB4, so the
For me, it just seems like the Jive controller has been in
hardware/software development hell and eternal lasting beta testing
since time began. I just want that thing to come to market, like
yesterday!
I'm not that fond of the name Jive as a product name, though. Please
tell me that's just
thomsens;253325 Wrote:
Squeezenetwork and integration of other services is a fairly significant
capability to lose.
For you, maybe. I never use it (and I'm sure I'm not alone).
Also, you never know when that next Windows update will break SC with
no one there to fix it if development
JimC;252796 Wrote:
Would you mind sharing what changes you made to the menus the your
friends find easier? It's always good to hear what works out in the
field.
-= Jim
I think the most important thing is that I *can* hack the menus! The
simplicity of my menu arrangements reflects my own
Personally I'm amazed at how Logitech have kept the price of the
Squeezebox3 so high!
And I'm even more amazed that so many people seem to be talking about
having bought 'another 3' etc. Sounds like there are lots of people
with lots of money about! (if anyone wants to donate one to me...)
If
What would double the SB's value for you?
I noticed my Onkyo receiver has a digital remote input/ output
connection on the back. Presumably I could control the receiver and
anything daisy chained to the receiver thru this port. I'm not sure if
this is Onkyo propriatery but it would be nice to
what a load of cobblers the photography teacher comes out with !
If we all stuck with what we had nothing would be developed, all
companies have ongoing R D which is funded by us the consumers and
if we all took the stance of the photography tutor he would be still
using a pin hole camera.
I
liam.whiteside;252648 Wrote:
Personally I'm amazed at how Logitech have kept the price of the
Squeezebox3 so high!
And I'm even more amazed that so many people seem to be talking about
having bought 'another 3' etc. Sounds like there are lots of people
with lots of money about! (if
mintjaman;252719 Wrote:
what a load of cobblers the photography teacher comes out with !
Indeed, especially since the best way to learn to take pictures is to
take tons of them, money is no object! Which is actually possible with
digital cameras...
If we all stuck with what we had nothing
liam.whiteside;252648 Wrote:
Personally I'm amazed at how Logitech have kept the price of the
Squeezebox3 so high!
If Pinnacle can produce something like the Soundbridge for £40, and the
various network video players (including all singing games consoles) are
under £200 - then a Squeezebox
ModelCitizen;252734 Wrote:
I used the Pinnacle Home for about 2 mins.. got pretty close to nowhere.
I can give my friends the SB3 remote (or better still the Jive remote)
and they get it in seconds (Caveat: I have hacked the menus around a
lot though)
Would you mind sharing what changes you
I don't know if any of these things would double the value for me,
but there are some things that I'd like to see in the next generation
product. First, though, I wouldn't want to lose any of the current
features. Some have said they'd like to see the analog stage removed,
but I like having that
The simple answer on price is that they are selling enough at the
current price to keep it there. Just because they can lower it doesn't
mean they should. I'm sure there will be a market for standalone music
players for years to come, but eventually there will be so many options
(some of them
Even if SD goes away, your Transporter will do what it has always
done, minus Squeezenetwork possibly. You won't get new SS/SC
versions, but presumably their current functionality satisfies you or
you wouldn't have bought one. I guess you'd have to worry about
eventual hardware failure and
Michael Herger;252336 Wrote:
What would double the SB's value for you?
I'm not sure about double the value, but if I rephrase the question
to:
What would make you upgrade to a SB4 or other SB related devices ?
It would look something like:
1. Improved audio circuits.
I'm using the
erland;252820 Wrote:
1. Improved audio circuits.
I'm using the analogue outputs from the SB and it currently doesn't
sound as good as my old Arcam Alpha 7 SE CD-player. I think adding
better audio ciruits/DAC and double the price would make me upgrade.
Improving the audio quality is the
make it handle 24/96 at the digital out, don't waste more on analog side
i don't use that this will sure do it for me.
If you realy want to make me part with double the money(or more) :-)
Then it should handle 5.1-7.1 24/96 music, prefered output multipple
spdif's 3 or 4 (2ch per spdif) and hdmi
Michael Herger wrote:
(twice as good and half the price)
What would double the SB's value for you?
Value = (Quality / Price) ** 2 ? Interesting. ;)
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I hope it keeps some basic analog out - I use the SB3 in the home gym to
drive Logitech Z4s and with Digital only I'd be rather stuck for that
scenario!
Would like to see some sort of speaker control (eg so I can power
on/off the Z4 automatically with the SB, or power up, if needed, the
Z-5500
I would love to buy a SB3 but see that the release is now 2 years past
and think I should wait for a SB4. Can anyone advise?
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An ex of mine took a photography class where the teacher insisted that
digital cameras were a total waste of money: you buy them and within a
year there is something new and better, so you should just spend $400
on a film camera and film so you don't waste money on that digital
stuff.
I am sure
snarlydwarf;252292 Wrote:
Does the Squeezebox3 do what you need it to do? Then buy it. If it
doesn't, then don't. Technology always improves, so all you do is
deprive yourself of enjoyment and functionality in the present.
While this principle is of course sound, it remains the case
(twice as good and half the price)
What would double the SB's value for you?
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(twice as good and half the price)
What would double the SB's value for you?
Well according to the Jive interface it should have a button on the
front... (try Setup Squeezebox)
I see the SB as just a component in my media network and it seems to be
doing
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