Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread erland
Have you guys read the announcement regarding mysqueezebox.com ? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72502 -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList,

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
earthbased;495390 Wrote: > The SB Radio is piece of cake to use once set up properly and if the > Internet connection is reliable. I love the SB Radio and carry it with > me when I travel. Thanks. I've ordered one and I'm sure she'll enjoy it. -- kphinney -I like it, you may not. I under

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread earthbased
The SB Radio is piece of cake to use once set up properly and if the Internet connection is reliable. I love the SB Radio and carry it with me when I travel. -- earthbased earthbased's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Buttons stopped working during alarm

2009-12-13 Thread mrthreeplates
Note: I can get out of it using a remote (from my SB3/Boom). Once I press back on the remote, the Radio's buttons start working again. I'm running 7.5. George -- mrthreeplates mrthreeplates's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
0xdeadbeef;495351 Wrote: > So much about reading other people's posts... troll -- Tony T Tony T's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34544 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
kesey;495367 Wrote: > Oxdeadbeef, I have had no problem at all connecting to > www.mysqueezebox.com for the last week or more. I'm from Ireland, so I > would expect that I connect to a European server. My wife, a total > technophobe, is getting to know how to handle our radios etc., and to > swit

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
kesey;495367 Wrote: > Oxdeadbeef, I have had no problem at all connecting to > www.mysqueezebox.com for the last week or more. I'm from Ireland, > Happy Christmas, > > kesey Thanks kesey. And thanks for reminding me of the OP; Christmas and Mum. Think about Baby Jesus! -- kphinney -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kesey
0xdeadbeef;495348 Wrote: > Yes I did. Where did you say you're from Europe? Are you? If not: did > you read -my- posts? > > > I could ask you the same question. Mine is simply to get at least the > most basic functions fixed as soon as possible. Oxdeadbeef, I have had no problem at all connect

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
toby10;495353 Wrote: > I wonder why the east coasters are getting to the CA server and not the > VA server (which is where my players always go from Ohio). > Not very relevant, just curious. :) Time of day? Mine, even up here in Maine bounce back and forth. Perhaps it has to do with the load

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
I wonder why the east coasters are getting to the CA server and not the VA server (which is where my players always go from Ohio). Not very relevant, just curious. :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
Tony T;495349 Wrote: > I'm located in the US (East Coast) and connect to the logitech server in > Sunnyvale CA. > (I always find it amusing that when I use the iPeng or Web remote that > my commands make a 5,000 mile round-trip when the SB Radio is 3 feet > from me!) Cool. Thank you for your re

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
kphinney;495342 Wrote: > I am Tony, and I appreciate you're input. Are you located in the EU > where Onlybeef is or state-side. I ask because it appears he's > experienced more issues in the short term than I have in 4 years. I'm located in the US (East Coast) and connect to the logitech serve

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Tony T;495349 Wrote: > I'm located in the US (East Coast) and connect to the logitech server in > Sunnyvale CA. So much about reading other people's posts... -- 0xdeadbeef 0xdeadbeef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Tony T;495319 Wrote: > You clearly are not reading my posts in this thread. Yes I did. Where did you say you're from Europe? Are you? If not: did you read -my- posts? Tony T;495319 Wrote: > Not sure what your agenda is. I could ask you the same question. Mine is simply to get at least the mo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
kphinney;495268 Wrote: > Oxdeadbeef excluded, does this happen to you others? 0xdeadbeef;495284 Wrote: > Until now the only people who are satisfied with the alarm either live > in the USA or use a local SB server. I've yet to find a single user in > Europe with a dynamic IP who is happy with

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
Tony T;495149 Wrote: > My only complaint is the back-up alarm, otherwise I have no problems. I > don't have a sbserver (I only use mysqueezebox.com). Tony T;495151 Wrote: > In 3 weeks, I've only had 1 disconnect from mysqueezebox.com and even > then the unit re-connected without my interventio

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
0xdeadbeef;495284 Wrote: > Until now the only people who are satisfied with the alarm either live > in the USA or use a local SB server. . You clearly are not reading my posts in this thread. :( -- Tony T Tony T's Profil

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
0xdeadbeef;495284 Wrote: > > > ... I've yet to find a single user in Europe with a dynamic IP who is > happy with the alarm reliablity over MYSB. > ... > > Why would I [troubleshoot my own network]? > ... > You answered my question with your first quote above, then go on to claim it's not n

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Bbc

2009-12-13 Thread marley102
I have now updated the firmware on squeeze box to 130, upgraded also squeezecenter 7.3. on my laptop. BBC now works fine. thanks. As i have said previously in the post i also run slimserver 6.3.1 on a Qnap ts101 which i need to upgrade to squeezecenter 7.3. Not so easy for this technophobe, I boug

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread moritz
Tony T;495225 Wrote: > ...It was suggested that I read the amazon.de comments to see the > problems -- I didn't see many, on the contrary, the comments there were > mostly positive. not the number of positive and negative reviews is important to give an evidence. the commentary from V. Oth accur

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
kphinney;495268 Wrote: > Ouch. 0xdeadbeef excluded, does this happen to you others? Myself, > running two or three streams simultaneously, nearly every day, on two > SB3s and one Transporter I have yet to be - ever- disconnected, hung up, > or missed an alarm in greater than a year. Until now t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
kphinney;495268 Wrote: > ..Ouch. Oxdeadbeef excluded, does this happen to you others? > Myself, running two or three streams simultaneously, nearly every day, > on two SB3s and one Transporter I have yet to be - ever- disconnected, > hung up, or missed an alarm in greater than a year...

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
toby10;495277 Wrote: > Which, again, is precisely why printed manuals are all but useless. > :) > > Printed manuals for all SB players prior to the Radio would contain no > reference to SBS, MySB, Apps, Napster, Slacker, Deezer, Plugin Manager, > ShoutCast bitrate limiting, etc... Very good p

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
0xdeadbeef;495255 Wrote: > . > MySqueezebox.com didn't exist before the release of 7.4.0. So it's > impossible you used it for 4 years. Its predecessor was > "squeezenetwork.com", but this was a slightly different type of > beast Which, again, is precisely why printed manuals are all but

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
0xdeadbeef;495255 Wrote: > ... > MySqueezebox.com didn't exist before the release of 7.4.0. So it's > impossible you used it for 4 years. Its predecessor was > "squeezenetwork.com", but this was a slightly different type of beast. > I assumed that went without saying. I haven't noticed any chan

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
kphinney;495215 Wrote: > Are you saying the speed of the 802.11g wireless is not adequate for > streaming? I don't have any issues with 1411 kbps FLAC files on my SB3 > or Transporter. Yes, I'd like to see an upgrade to 802.11n, but that's > only so my entire wireless isn't stepped down when th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
Tony T;495230 Wrote: > I didn't know that Linn was into digital! I have an Sondek LP12. 25 > years old and (with upgrades), sounds as good as the day I bought it. > (I recently ripped all my vinyl to flac, and with the LP12 the sound > from the flac is as good (and sometimes better) than the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
kphinney;495215 Wrote: > Recently I purchased a Linn Majik DS -- Now if you want a difficult UI > there's your device but it sounds SOO GOOOD!! I didn't know that Linn was into digital! I have an Sondek LP12. 25 years old and (with upgrades), sounds as good as the day I bought it. (I re

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
kphinney;495216 Wrote: > PS - lack of a manual is a good thing. Save a tree. I'd only loose it > anyway. EXACTLY! And with a fast changing product like these SB players any printed manual shipped with the product would be largely useless! If you want a manual, download it and PRINT it yoursel

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
...It was suggested that I read the amazon.de comments to see the problems -- I didn't see many, on the contrary, the comments there were mostly positive. -- Tony T Tony T's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.ph

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread kphinney
I'll take your points in to consideration but I need a bit more clarification on some: 0xdeadbeef;495094 Wrote: > With all the current issues and the speed (or the lack thereof) they're > being worked on, I'd never recommend a SB Radio as Xmas present for > people that you don't ferociously hate

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Mnyb
The only part of the manual that legally have to be in "local language" in EU is the safety part of the manual . (don't use your boom in the bath if connected to the mains , or don't try to brush your teeth with your new chainsaw ) But it is good business practice to provide instructions that are

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Tony T;495175 Wrote: > Only 18 comments on amazon.de. 11 are 4 or 5 stars True, although pretty meaningless. Firstly too few ratings, secondly all positive ratings done a few days after purchase and from people who use it in the office or kitchen. Still surprising to see a five star rating at al

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
jef;495182 Wrote: > I can't recommend it as a gift yet, or even for a guest bedroom. I was > going to order two for reasonably tech savvy friends, but decided > against it. > > The UI is hardly intuitive; people can pick up an iPod and figure it > out, but not the SqueezeBox. > > Integration w

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread jef
I can't recommend it as a gift yet, or even for a guest bedroom. I was going to order two for reasonably tech savvy friends, but decided against it. The UI is hardly intuitive; people can pick up an iPod and figure it out, but not the SqueezeBox. Integration with iTunes is still fair, at best.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
moritz;495171 Wrote: > . Have a view in amazon.de to the users comments. Only 18 comments on amazon.de. 11 are 4 or 5 stars. 18 Rezensionen 5 Sterne: (7) 4 Sterne: (4) 3 Sterne: (3) 2 Sterne: (3) 1 Sterne: (1) -- Tony T ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread moritz
Tony T;495151 Wrote: > In 3 weeks, I've only had 1 disconnect from mysqueezebox.com and even > then the unit re-connected without my intervention. I've never have a > non-responsive button. You must be a lucky man. Here in europe (germany) the fact is like oxdeadbeef has descripted. Have a vie

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
0xdeadbeef;495104 Wrote: > Anyway, the mentioned Mom is supposed to use the Radio only via MYSB. So > good luck to explain her why buttons stops to respond, connection to > MYSB is lost all the time and the menu item to reconnect doesn't work > etc. At least she is not supposed to use it as bedsi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
erland;495100 Wrote: > Are all the issues for people which use the Radio connected to > mysqueezebox.com or what's the problems people are talking about ? My only complaint is the back-up alarm, otherwise I have no problems. I don't have a sbserver (I only use mysqueezebox.com). -- Tony T --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread Tony T
0xdeadbeef;495094 Wrote: > ...and it comes without any kind of manual. Well, technically you're correct that a manual is not included, but there is a very detailed manual on the web: http://www.logitech.com/repository/3257/pdf/24378.1.0.pdf -- Tony T --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread toby10
I say yes. p.s. There are several NASCAR specific stations and podcasts via the Internet Radio menu. Never tried them myself, more an F1 fan myself, but I know I've seen them in the menu structure before. p.s.s. Imagine the fun you can have controlling their Radio remotely, you could drive t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
erland;495100 Wrote: > [...]I have it always connected to my local Squeezebox Server. > > Are all the issues for people which use the Radio connected to > mysqueezebox.com or what's the problems people are talking about ? Most of the real annoying issues are related to MYSB. Obviously the pre-re

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread erland
0xdeadbeef;495094 Wrote: > With all the current issues and the speed (or the lack thereof) they're > being worked on, I'd never recommend a SB Radio as Xmas present for > people that you don't ferociously hate. Not even for a technical savvy > person. > > Let's face it: currently it's a buggy ge

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Good Christmas gift for Mom?

2009-12-13 Thread 0xdeadbeef
With all the current issues and the speed (or the lack thereof) they're being worked on, I'd never recommend a SB Radio as Xmas present for people that you don't ferociously hate. Not even for a technical savvy person. Let's face it: currently it's a buggy geek device and it comes without any kin