Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Query regarding settings functionality

2010-02-03 Thread JJZolx
krochat;513468 Wrote: > What happens to the Touch font size if you're using a Controller, Web > interface on PC, iPeng, or other network controller? I've never tried it, but since the change in size is keyed only by the touch or IR input, I'd assume that it stays in whatever mode it was in when

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Query regarding settings functionality

2010-02-03 Thread krochat
JJZolx;511002 Wrote: > > One disadvantage to the current behavior is that if you've used the > touch interface and then sit back across the room, the display will stay > in the small/touch size. You need to find the remote and use it in > order to get the display to switch back to the large/IR

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread JohnSwenson
Robfitzp;513422 Wrote: > > > Will the USB output 24/192 or is this limited to 24/96? > > Cheers > Rob Interesting question. I presume you've read my other posts on the USB output, so I won't go into all that now. The USB driver is the standard ALSA USB driver, which does support 192 IF the D

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread Robfitzp
Hi Obviously still waiting for my Touch to arrive... Will the USB output 24/192 or is this limited to 24/96? I will be using the Touch with a Chord QBD76 dac which requires dual wire sp/dif connection for 192khz input. Cheers Rob -- Robfitzp -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread jamesg
The 4.3" touchscreen is the same size as used in the volume GPS's in North America. I expect to buy an IPod Touch to use as my remote control if the Touch's touch screen and its location is too cumbersome. James -- jamesg -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread tcutting
One advantage of the touch screen is that you CAN control the unit directly without the remote. I don't see it as the preferred method most of the time, but could likely come in handy quite often, and they can add the capability without having to provide the "hard" buttons. -- tcutting ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread aubuti
aubuti;513217 Wrote: > Even though TinySBS is essentially the same software as regular SBS, it > has some limitations that are required to make it run reliably on the SB > Touch. In particular, TinySBS has no web interface, does not support 3rd > party plugins, and cannot do transcoding. Sorry, b

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread JohnSwenson
aubuti;513229 Wrote: > > One big difference is that the Touch's LCD is nowhere near as big a > share of the product cost as the earlier VFD's were. But I have no idea > what the cost implications are for a touchscreen vs non-touchscreen. The screen size used in the Touch is a very popular size,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread temerini
aubuti;513217 Wrote: > Tiny server (also known as TinySC or TinySBS) is the Squeezebox Server > that can run on the SB Touch. If you want to play audio from a pen drive > or SD card on the Touch then you need to use TinySBS. TinySBS + USB > drive or SD card can also act as a server to other SBs i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread agillis
Themis;513174 Wrote: > If there's just a line to change, why not : commercially it can be a > plus. > Otherwise, as there's no playback material... it doesn't really matter. > I struggle to find 24/96 (outside some classic/jazz) anyway, so I don't > even think of 24/192 yet ! Ken Poon http://www

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread Pat Farrell
snarlydwarf wrote: > It may even be cheaper to use a touchscreen. The screen size looks > suspiciously like the same size on a cell phone. > > Economy of scale does wonders to prices. For sure, there are zillions of cell phones using small touchscreens, and in screens and chips, the volume of sa

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread snarlydwarf
aubuti;513229 Wrote: > > One big difference is that the Touch's LCD is nowhere near as big a > share of the product cost as the earlier VFD's were. But I have no idea > what the cost implications are for a touchscreen vs non-touchscreen. It may even be cheaper to use a touchscreen. The screen

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread aubuti
nicklouse;513042 Wrote: > would have been a better price without the touch screen ability. True, perhaps, but that's not the way it usually seems to work, especially with consumer electronics. Logitech, and Slim Devices before them, have decided that the price point for SBs is $US300. The SliMP3

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Doesn't make sense to me...

2010-02-03 Thread georgeh
I thnk Logitech's approach makes pefect sense - and it's a step or two better than Sonos. Neither unit comes with a comprehensive LCD remote. If you want one, you can either buy one from the company, or you get an iTouch/iPhone. But, the advantage goes to the Touch because it doesn't need an ex

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread aubuti
temerini;513131 Wrote: > I am looking for your test! > > (I'm a newbie. It's not clear to me what is tiny server? It is optional > to install tiny server? Do I need it if I don't have other squuezbox > device? Could I use sdcard or pendrive on the touch without the tiny > server? Sorry for my si

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-02-03 Thread Tripmaster
DaveKen;513185 Wrote: > Hi Guys, > Anyone else got the same questionnaire? > Dave. I wish ;) -- Tripmaster Tripmaster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33519 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-02-03 Thread DaveKen
Hi Guys, This morning I got two e-mails from Logitech - coincidence? One was to say that they had marked my case as SOLVED since they had received no reply from me in the last 168 hours to the response they gave me. I advised them that my case was a question asking for an indication of when the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread Themis
If there's just a line to change, why not : commercially it can be a plus. Otherwise, as there's no playback material... it doesn't really matter. I struggle to find 24/96 (outside some classic/jazz) anyway, so I don't even think of 24/192 yet ! -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Cyrus 8xp -

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Unofficial official Release Date

2010-02-03 Thread servies
hansvds;508134 Wrote: > If there is no "question" about MySql being dropped by Oracle, why is it > then that a worldwide investigation is being held on what users think > about MySql not being an open source project anymore??!! > > Please read the limitations on Oracle's commitment on > http

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-02-03 Thread temerini
I am looking for your test! (I'm a newbie. It's not clear to me what is tiny server? It is optional to install tiny server? Do I need it if I don't have other squuezbox device? Could I use sdcard or pendrive on the touch without the tiny server? Sorry for my silly questions!) -- temerini -