Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Pascal Hibon;601068 Wrote: > If the Radio isn’t able to stream your radio station it will play a > local backup sound. Well, the problem regarding this theory is that there are cases where the alarm is not played at all or for such a short time that it's indeed not audible, especially if the fade

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Yeah, let's just not assume the obvious if anything else works like a charm. -- 0xdeadbeef 0xdeadbeef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthre

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread Pascal Hibon
There is of course also your local network (wireless / Ethernet) and your internet connection that comes into play. If one of those is not functioning properly then that can influence the alarms. For example, if your alarm is playing the “backup sounds” (don’t know how to call it) then it could po

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread davenva
I run a local server that is on a UPS and is always on. I have to agree with other posts that the alarm is not 100% reliable. I get the selected sound, or the backup noise reliably probably 95+% of the time. The sound volume and fade-in sometimes work and sometimes don't, but I get a noise that

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread Pascal Hibon
0xdeadbeef;601050 Wrote: > Maybe "working" is also a matter of definition. Some people claim the > alarm is fine if the backup alarm wakes them up. > If you expect the alarm to fade softly in exactly at the defined time, > play the programmed internet station for the programmed time, then the > r

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread 0xdeadbeef
Maybe "working" is also a matter of definition. Some people claim the alarm is fine if the backup alarm wakes them up. If you expect the alarm to fade softly in exactly at the defined time, play the programmed internet station for the programmed time, then the reliability is like 5% or less. Most

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-09 Thread Pascal Hibon
Same here. Local SBS and Radio's alarm is spot on. I can imagine many people having issues with the Radio but in most cases these are related to using mySB.com. The Radio has attracted a different type of users to the Squeezebox family. I guess most Radio users bought it as an “Internet Radio” as

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-08 Thread copperstate
davenva;599097 Wrote: > The alarm is not reliable. For over a year, it has exhibited various > problems, which change randomly over time, as software updates are > released. > > Logitech has not fixed the problem, which stems largely from the poor > design, which implements alarms as a client-s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2011-01-02 Thread davenva
The alarm is not reliable. For over a year, it has exhibited various problems, which change randomly over time, as software updates are released. Logitech has not fixed the problem, which stems largely from the poor design, which implements alarms as a client-server task, requiring interactions

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread maggior
Creating a separate genre is a quick easy fix for separating music libraries. This assumes that your daughter doesn't care about labeling genres on her music. I did this for my brother and his wife's music. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch, iPeng

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread adamdea
Pascal Hibon;593149 Wrote: > Well I just noticed this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83613 > It seems there is a plugin that supports two music libraries. Thank you again. -- adamdea adamdea's

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread adamdea
Pascal Hibon;593146 Wrote: > I have the SB Radio since a couple of days but so far the alarms did a > very good job. I suspect it will continue to be because the alarms > depend greatly on SBS and it has been working on my Boom flawlessly. > > SBS only supports one music library. > You could sep

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread Pascal Hibon
Well I just noticed this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83613 It seems there is a plugin that supports two music libraries. -- Pascal Hibon 2 x SB3, 1 x SB Boom and 1 x SB Radio - all wireless ReadyNAS NVX running SBS iPeng on iPod Touch. Vote for Tone Controls on SB

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread Pascal Hibon
I have the SB Radio since a couple of days but so far the alarms did a very good job. I suspect it will continue to be because the alarms depend greatly on SBS and it has been working on my Boom flawlessly. SBS only supports one music library. You could separate your and her music by using playli

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread adamdea
Thanks, that's helpful. -- adamdea adamdea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37603 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83711 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread JonWill
I can answer your first question - if you are running SBS on a server the alarm is reliable (i.e. always wakes you up). Or at least has been for me. If you are trying to use a radio stream sometimes this is replaced by a system noise (awful) which, with a bit of hacking can be changed. However

[SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-purchase questions

2010-12-06 Thread adamdea
I am a reasonably happy Touch owner and have SBS running on a NAS. I am thinking about buying a Radio for my daughter. She will want to use it as an alarm as well as playing music. I have a couple of questions. 1. Is the alarm reliable with SBS? I have had a brief skim through the forum and apprec