RE: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Mike Hartley
/2005 9:25 PM To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Cc: Subject: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure??? Just my two cents but I think everyone needs to take a time out. How many consumer electronic products

[slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread JimB
Just my two cents but I think everyone needs to take a time out. How many consumer electronic products do you own that the CTO of the company that makes the product actually acknowledges your posts (rants) and comments with careful support? My experience so far has been great. The features th

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread kdf
Quoting Aaron Zinck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I guess I have my own opinion of who should be getting abused right now. > > I don't entirely understand what you meant by this statement but I hope you > didn't take any offense at my comment. none at all. I'm just suggesting that the problem as I

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Aaron Zinck
> I guess I have my own opinion of who should be getting abused right now. I don't entirely understand what you meant by this statement but I hope you didn't take any offense at my comment. I only meant to acknowledge you and the sentiments that you've already repeatedly expressed about the stat

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread kdf
Quoting Aaron Zinck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I know, I know, KDF, RealSlim's only waiting for someone to give it some TLC > :). I had intended to try to take part as well (depite not being a windows user)...but as a Canadian, Rhapsody is totally useless to me since I'm barred from using the servic

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Aaron Zinck
> I know just what is going to happen...the day after I buy a Roku, Slim > is going to announce Rhaposody support!! :-) Yeah...and there's another bit of irony that actually keeps me with the squeezebox: when using RealSlim my Squeezebox actually has more "complete" Rhapsody support than any othe

[slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread markmun
I am kind of caught between a rock and a hard place. I'd like to wait for Slim to support PlayForSure...and I can still use the old version of Rhapsody. But I really want the to-go...I want to try out new music when I am out walking and in my car. If I upgrade Rhapsody I can no longer use Slim.

[slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread radish
Or how about people who want PFS pay $20 or something for a "compatibility pack" which includes a SlimServer plugin and a special firmware update. There's no reason anyone should have to pay for stuff they don't need if everything is nice and modular. -- radish _

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread John Hernandez
Chop wrote: > So is this the issue then - that Play For Sure formats are not supported > across different OS's? > Not necessarily. It might be feasible for an SB2 to connect to Slimserver and/or Widows Media Services, and perhaps even switch between them on-the-fly. In theory, such a design woul

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Danny Rego
Thanks SeanI'll take that at face value, and remain confident that you guys know what you are doing, and how to satisfy the masses. Thanks for a great product, and awesome support. I look forward to the future. Now, if someone could just ensure that Kawartha TV gets a few wired units, I'd

Re: [slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Sean Adams
On May 17, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Chop wrote: So is this the issue then - that Play For Sure formats are not supported across different OS's? Sort of - certain DRM features require a Windows PC communicating by UPNP. Btw, I started a different thread to narrow the focus. I'm not trying to be hars

[slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Chop
So is this the issue then - that Play For Sure formats are not supported across different OS's? Btw, I started a different thread to narrow the focus. I'm not trying to be harsh. I'm just really curious as to why Slim isn't supporting these services? -- Chop __

[slim] Re: Why Can't Slim support Play For Sure???

2005-05-17 Thread Jim
No need to create a new thread on the subject, it's not going to make the idea of implementing this feature carry more weight - and is only going to annoy us users who couldn't give a. -- Jim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com