Thanks for that Sean.
I've never had a product that's held my attention like the Squeezebox
and it's fantastic support.
Think I'll build a low power server and leave it always on then.
Thanks again.
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ian_heys
ian_heys
This is actually an idea that we evaluated but there are a bunch of
things that make it not possible. The OS that runs on SB3 is a special
"real-time" embedded platform - the firmware is built monolithically
so you can't link in arbitrary code on the fly. It's also a unique CPU
architecture which
IMO the last thing we need is more formats...and definitely not any form
of DRM support!
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann
JISCO/UPCI - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - M
y360;371574 Wrote:
> The wish for more encoding formats, support for additional DRM schemes
> and integration with new music services will probably be forthcoming in
> a new SB4 platform with improved hardware
I can't see how new hardware can fix what is essentially a legal
problem. Unless it's
I assume the hardware in SB3 is already considered ancient.
The wish for more encoding formats, support for additional DRM schemes
and integration with new music services will probably be forthcoming in
a new SB4 platform with improved hardware
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y360
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ian_heys;371533 Wrote:
> That doesn't preclude the original premise that others may chose a
> different set of codecs.
I didn't mean to sound overly dismissive of the idea. I actually like
it (and I've suggested it before:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40412). I just wanted
to
Steve Bernard, Jr;371521 Wrote:
> AAC licensing is fairly straightforward with a per-unit fee
Ah, I should say "vendor refusal to license codecs according to terms
that are acceptable to Logitech". Frankly I'd balk at licensing AAC
for every device sold if my marketing demographics indicated on
I have no problems streaming/transcoding AAC/AAC+ from my SC.
My favourite BBC radio stations are about to start streaming in AAC+ at
higher quality than the WMA streams they currently use. (They have also
said they may also stream their flagship Radio 3 in AAC - but that
remains to be seen).
Ma
aubuti;371522 Wrote:
> I would think that native playback is still an advantage when running SC
> on underpowered hardware, like a lot of NAS units or ancient PCs that
> are "put out to pasture" as music servers.
Ah I hadn't considered the NAS angle, thanks. I think that must be the
only advant
CatBus;371500 Wrote:
> I'm curious--is there any advantage anymore to native playback?
I would think that native playback is still an advantage when running
SC on underpowered hardware, like a lot of NAS units or ancient PCs
that are "put out to pasture" as music servers.
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aubuti
Nothing hi
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:25 AM, CatBus
wrote:
>
> If space in the firmware were the only limiting factor, that would be a
> decent solution--but as Robin points out, vendors refusing to license
> codecs is a much more serious issue.
AAC licensing is fairly straightforward with a per-unit fee fo
If space in the firmware were the only limiting factor, that would be a
decent solution--but as Robin points out, vendors refusing to license
codecs is a much more serious issue.
But I have to ask: what's wrong with server-side transcoding? I mean,
if it plays, it plays, right? As of SqueezeCen
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Robin Bowes wrote:
> I believe AAC/AAC+ is not possible because of licensing issues on
> Apple's part. I may be wrong.
>
> R.
AAC and AAC+ do require a patent license to develop and distribute
codecs, but that has nothing to do with Apple. AAC is part of the
MPE
ian_heys wrote:
> Has anyone ever considered tackling this issue.
>
> Apparently there is limited capacity for native codecs within the SB2/3
> but some formats are provided that I don't use.
>
> For me the ideal native combination would be:
>
> WAV*/AAC/AAC+/WMA*/MP3*
>
> (* = already native)
Has anyone ever considered tackling this issue.
Apparently there is limited capacity for native codecs within the SB2/3
but some formats are provided that I don't use.
For me the ideal native combination would be:
WAV*/AAC/AAC+/WMA*/MP3*
(* = already native)
I would be willing to relinquish s
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