Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-07 Thread cparker
I'm mystified by this LMS product, Windows 7 comes with Windows Media Center that can already do all this stuff in the Core OS and you can plugin HDTV tuners for PVR and have SBS sitting on top doing Audio. As SB products are G class I can imagine streaming HD/blu-ray via wireless will be

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-07 Thread erland
cparker;623992 Wrote: As SB products are G class I can imagine streaming HD/blu-ray via wireless will be stutted heaven, assuming they would even be powerful enough to cope. LMS is not added for existing Squeezebox products, the main product that will use LMS functionality at the moment

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-07 Thread pippin
erland;624003 Wrote: LMS is not added for existing Squeezebox products, the main product that will use LMS functionality at the moment is Logitech Revue You don't know that. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-07 Thread erland
pippin;624008 Wrote: You don't know that. True, I was just trying to say that I personally can't see a big need/usage of LMS among currently existing Squeezebox products. New Logitech products and Logitech Revue feels like the main target from a Logitech perspective, besides this it could

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-07 Thread MrSinatra
i think the current revue (not to mention googleTV) is an unqualified disaster. i've kinda been assuming that their plan is to do a new revue, which fixes a lot of the current ones issues. i would not be surprised to see a touch version of server in a revue2, where it uses the TV for a screen.

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-06 Thread eganders
erland;623606 Wrote: A Boom with color display might seem nice but the only thing that makes that interesting for Logitech is that it will make their manufacturing easier since they don't need to ensure continued manufacturing of the VFD displays. If they like to ease the manufacturing, they

[slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread fairyliquidizer
Hi, I know SlimDevices preferred to keep quiet about developments which at least saved us from a million is it ready yet? and FFS when will they release it posts however I was looking at the Logitech porfolio and the way it is slimming down (older products no longer being pushed on their site)

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread bpa
Did you see the thread about LMS ? see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86628 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread maggior
Thanks for the link bpa - I missed that thread. It's very interesting to see other media being introduced into the server. I think they are heading in the right direction as long as they don't totally abandon the audio only solutions. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread fairyliquidizer
bpa;623376 Wrote: Did you see the thread about LMS ? see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86628 I didn't and must confess that in theory a video squeezebox is a good thing. The issue with video is DRM and many do not wish to strip HiDef DRM because of local legal restrictions

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread eganders
There have been several threads over the past many months about forum member's desires for new Squeezebox Products from Logitech. Reading the posts above, and the referenced thread, the Logitech Media Server with DLNA doesn't seem like it's close to being ready yet. According to another recent

Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Development

2011-04-05 Thread erland
Personally, I would be very happy if they decided to release some new Squeezebox hardware but if you want me to realistic I don't expect to see any new Squeezebox hardware this year. The current hardware is state of the art in the market at its price range, it's the software that needs