[slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread Javac
Hi! Just yesterday when i was browsing for Squeezebox I noticed it was gone from almost all stores on the web. Then I found out (a little late) that Logitech had discontinued the series... So I just wonder, what will this mean in the long-term? I have a Squeezebox Boom (and I love it - the best p

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread jimzak
Javac wrote: > Hi! > > Just yesterday when i was browsing for Squeezebox I noticed it was gone > from almost all stores on the web. Then I found out (a little late) that > Logitech had discontinued the series... > So I just wonder, what will this mean in the long-term? I have a > Squeezebox Boom

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread funkstar
The UE Radio cannot be "downgraded" (some would say upgraded) to be a Squeezebox Radio, simply because the firmware doesn't allow this. From what I've read, it would be possible if Logitech decided to let it happen. Despite Logitech abandoning the line, the Squeeze platform is a long way from dea

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread garym
jimzak wrote: > There are a lot of threads on this subject: > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98467-Pre-Announcement-ickStream-Music-Platform > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97881-Community-Funded-Squeezebox-Replacement-Would-you-be-interested > > http://forums.

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread bpa
funkstar wrote: > The UE Radio cannot be "downgraded" (some would say upgraded) to be a > Squeezebox Radio, simply because the firmware doesn't allow this. From > what I've read, it would be possible if Logitech decided to let it > happen. It appears under certain circumstances a UE radio can be

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread pippin
It can always be downgraded but this involves the use of SSH and the command line and might not be for everybody. pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread Javac
garym wrote: > good stuff. Short answer. As long as you run SbS or LMS on your own > local computer or NAS your players will work forever with local music, > general internet radio, etc. And it will work with Spotify using > Triode's plugin because that doesn't require a "handshake" with > mysqu

Re: [slim] What will happen to Squeezebox?

2013-05-19 Thread garym
Javac wrote: > Thank you garym! My SB Server is running on a local openSuSE machine > right now so this is great! That was really the answer I was looking > for! Now I think I should grab one of these last SB Radios out there... > Well actually I found that thread about downgrading (or upgrading