Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Volume Control in Erland's Custom Clock Screensaver?

2009-11-08 Thread erland
tcutting;482033 Wrote: I just got a Radio. I setup the while playing screensaver to be erland's custom clock. I noticed that while that screensaver was active, the volume knob doesn't seem to work. I haven't had a chance to try other screensavers to see if that's the way they work as

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] My mini review of the Squeezebox Radio

2009-11-08 Thread hellesangel
Back to reviewing the Radio - I love it. The first experience wasn't good, it wouldn't connect to the network on the wired socket ready for it but a bit of fiddling showed the socked wasn't properly wired. I take back all the things I called Logitech and the Radio. With a properly wired socket

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can you use your own Backgrounds, Yes you can.

2009-11-08 Thread Triode
Customise Controller is intended to work for all device not just the controller and should have been renamed. I definately changed it so I suspect what has happened is that the old description strings have been reused. (Edit: looking at it some of the string have been updated but not the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can you use your own Backgrounds, Yes you can.

2009-11-08 Thread Triode
I've changed the English name of the plugin to Customise Device which should show up in future versions of SBS including 7.4/7.5 nightlies. (Non English versions will take a while to change) -- Triode Triode's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can you use your own Backgrounds, Yes you can.

2009-11-08 Thread ModelCitizen
Triode;483032 Wrote: I've changed the English name of the plugin to Customise Device which should show up in future versions of SBS including 7.4/7.5 nightlies. (Non English versions will take a while to change) I'm lost as to how it knows whether you are uploading a wallpaper for a

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] My mini review of the Squeezebox Radio

2009-11-08 Thread bucaso
A question please doe those of you using the radio as a bedside radio and alarm - is there any audible hum from the unit? I have a unit from a different manufacturer which we can't leave powered up overnight as it hums and my wife can't sleep!! I'd like to replace it. Best Wishes David --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can you use your own Backgrounds, Yes you can.

2009-11-08 Thread Triode
It checks the size of the wallpaper and only allows the correct sized images to be available onto each player. Note there is another bug in 7.4.2 and 7.5 at present which I have just fixed and which prevents wallpapers showing up on the list on the player. If you run a beta version of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] My mini review of the Squeezebox Radio

2009-11-08 Thread bpa
One user has reported a hiss see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70674 I think it is not normal. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] My mini review of the Squeezebox Radio

2009-11-08 Thread erland
bpa;483084 Wrote: One user has reported a hiss see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70674 I think it is not normal. My early access beta testing unit has the same hiss when my ear is less than 20 cm from the speaker when the device is on. I haven't noticed it earlier but I

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox radio too loud

2009-11-08 Thread christhedon
mynb - vote for this maybe. https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15011 Let me know if you think I should post a new one. -- christhedon christhedon's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] My mini review of the Squeezebox Radio

2009-11-08 Thread peterw
erland;483119 Wrote: My early access beta testing unit has the same hiss when my ear is less than 20 cm from the speaker when the device is on. I haven't noticed it earlier but I just checked and it's definitely there. It only happens when the device is on My early hardware beta running

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Noise when playing nothing

2009-11-08 Thread peterw
FYI, there's been discussion of hissing in another thread, too: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=483053#post483053 -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ Free plugins: 'AllQuiet' (http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AllQuiet.html) 'Auto Dim/AutoDisplay'

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Faster way to browse through many artists?

2009-11-08 Thread kidstypike
hungarianhc;483200 Wrote: Hi there, Love my Squeezebox Radio, but I'm curious if there is a plugin or something that i can get to browse through the artists faster. Takes a long time to get to the higher letters. Search would be useful except it doesn't live-update. so I need to type the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Faster way to browse through many artists?

2009-11-08 Thread hungarianhc
Yep I use iPeng, and it's great. But woah i never knew you could spin the nob the other way... it truly is the little things that make the difference :-). Thanks! -- hungarianhc hungarianhc's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm only works when connected to mysqueezebox?

2009-11-08 Thread davenva
I just purchased a Squeezebox Radio. I find it amazing, with one problem. I m hoping to use it as my bedside alarm clock Internet radio. I just spent 2 hours to resolve a problem where my alarm would ring one hour earlier than it was set for. Thanks to this forum, I determined that the PC

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Noise when playing nothing

2009-11-08 Thread aubuti
Campus;480024 Wrote: Thanks for this information. This really is disappointing seeing the price tag of the Radio. Is it that hard to build something that simply works nicely without a hitch here and there? Maybe someone owning a Boom can tell us whether the Boom has the same problem. My

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless network issues with Squeezebox radio

2009-11-08 Thread aubuti
xyzzy01;482629 Wrote: I should add that I can stream youtube HD, spotify and last.fm with no problems on a laptop in the same spot. I also use these services extensively elsewhere - my iMac, AppleTV, a laptop and iPod Touch all do a bit of streaming. I'm not sure what the transfer rate of

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox radio too loud

2009-11-08 Thread aubuti
christhedon;483138 Wrote: I'm not sure your post is as well worded and clear as the one I was going to post (PS I lifted it from some other forum so its not my words). I'll vote on it anyway, if it doesn't get attention soon, maybe open a new bug?? In my experience opening a new bug for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Strange reboot error

2009-11-08 Thread cornflakeguy
I just unboxed 2 Radios yesterday, Sat Nov 7th. All night Saturday I played with them and sync'd them with my Boom, and unsync'd, and played 3 different things on all 3, it was great. Today, Sunday Nov 8th, the Radios reboot after streaming Sirius for 2-5 mins. They'll reboot, and either

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Auto dimming changed and too dim

2009-11-08 Thread jmpage2
ModelCitizen;482598 Wrote: Ok. The wife is away and I can't sleep so have just had an extended play with my radio, including putting it under the duvet to ensure I achieve maximum darkness. At no time does my screen get too dark. The state of the device does not appear to make any

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio is stuttering during streaming

2009-11-08 Thread jmpage2
boexli;480758 Wrote: I will test it with a wired connection - today or tomorrow and will let you know my findings. Thanks again for all your help / nick It's been a week, what did you discover? -- jmpage2 jmpage2's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Auto dimming changed and too dim

2009-11-08 Thread ModelCitizen
jmpage2 Wrote: It sounds like the ambient light sensor on your radio is possibly defective, you should consider exchanging it. Funny, my conclusion was that it was the software that was the problem, not the hardware (maybe you assumed that when I covered up the light sensor I was in a lit

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Auto dimming changed and too dim

2009-11-08 Thread jmpage2
ModelCitizen;483303 Wrote: Funny, my conclusion was that it was the software that was the problem, not the hardware (maybe you assumed that when I covered up the light sensor I was in a lit room? I wasn't, was in a dark room). Anyway, I've now 'upgraded' to 7.5 and if anything the problem

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm only works when connected to mysqueezebox?

2009-11-08 Thread jmpage2
pfarrell;483300 Wrote: jmpage2 wrote: davenva;483250 Wrote: I'm worried about oversleeping due to a server problem or a network problem. I'm not sure if I should be, but after the Timezone problem, I am. I think you're being a bit too critical here. Basically the Squeezebox is

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm only works when connected to mysqueezebox?

2009-11-08 Thread Pat Farrell
jmpage2 wrote: It sounds like the person I was responding to was alarmed that having incorrect timezone settings on the PC he was running the server software on caused his alarm to mis-fire. Well, if your server's time is bonkers, that's a feature, not a bug. this individual wants the