Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] digital silence between tracks?

2010-04-30 Thread JohnSwenson
Tonight I tried the fix I'd found and it does work, no switching to 44.1 between hi sample rate tracks. Unfortunately its in the C code so it will have to be in a future firmware release. You can't just patch it with the Patch Installer. John S. -- JohnSwenson

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] digital silence between tracks?

2010-04-30 Thread ziggyb63
JohnSwenson;541864 Wrote: Tonight I tried the fix I'd found and it does work, no switching to 44.1 between hi sample rate tracks. Unfortunately its in the C code so it will have to be in a future firmware release. You can't just patch it with the Patch Installer. John S. Cool! I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] My Touch findings

2010-04-30 Thread RadioClash
Thanks for the input, Holkoz. Sounds like the digital outs of the new Touch are improved. Good to hear. -- RadioClash RadioClash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2839 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Touch] Album art as screen saver?

2010-04-30 Thread gellie
Can this be done? Thx -- gellie gellie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78108

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Scan experiences with the internal squeezebox server of the Touch (USB-HD)

2010-04-30 Thread perro6969
I sent the squeezebox touch back. They can't be serious that a simple HDD should take more than 9 hours to be scaned! I’m really disappointed about that. If you want the touch as a stand alone player, just forget it! -- perro6969

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Album art as screen saver?

2010-04-30 Thread erland
As far as I know there are three different solutions for this: 1. Setup Now Playing screen saver and touch the now playing screen until you get the screen with full size album art. 2. Install third party Custom Clock applet through Settings/Advanced/Applet Installer and select one of the styles

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] So, I'm having problems with my Touch. User error?

2010-04-30 Thread crimscrem
peterw;541841 Wrote: Really? sda1, sdb1, sdc1? Do you have three other drives? In Linux naming conventions, sd means SCSI or SATA, a means first disk, 1 means first partition. So if you had one disk, I'd expect sda1, sda2, sda3, sda4 if you had 4 partitions. Anyhow... First, grab an SSH

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Scan experiences with the internal squeezebox server of the Touch (USB-HD)

2010-04-30 Thread mlsstl
While I'm very pleased with the performance of the Touch with my external music server (46,000 songs) I've not had a successful scan by the built-in server in three tries with two different copies of the external backup drives. The first scan ran 14 or 15 hours before I gave up. The next two

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Internet radio problem

2010-04-30 Thread crimscrem
avta;541772 Wrote: Try a factory reset. There is a button just above where the power connects to the back of the reseiver. Hold that in until the screen shows it's been reset. However, before you do that disconnect the power from the wireless router and modem you are using and leave them

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-04-30 Thread R Johnson
Haven't done more listening yet, but... I noticed that the liner notes provided with the 24/88.2 HDtracks download of the CSO/Haitink Bruckner #7 showed two catalog numbers. CSOR 901 704 and CSOR 901 706. Its scan of the jewel case insert shows CSOR 901 704. I stopped by the CSO's (reduced

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Album art as screen saver?

2010-04-30 Thread gellie
Thank you. Do i make those adjustments on the touch or my computer? -- gellie gellie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78108

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Album art as screen saver?

2010-04-30 Thread gellie
Thank you. Do i make those adjustments on the touch or my computer? -- gellie gellie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78108

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] The Ing is coming

2010-04-30 Thread tv69
Quad;539052 Wrote: I use sub-genres. All tags like 24bit/96kHz, HDCD or Audiophile itself will display in the menu *Audiophile*. Tags like Baroque, Romantic, 20th Century will appear in *Classical* and Blues, Soul, Funk is for the *Jazz* menu. There are also cross-references. A file

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] digital silence between tracks?

2010-04-30 Thread paalj
JohnSwenson;541864 Wrote: Tonight I tried the fix I'd found and it does work, no switching to 44.1 between hi sample rate tracks. Unfortunately its in the C code so it will have to be in a future firmware release. You can't just patch it with the Patch Installer. John S. Thanks for

[SlimDevices: Touch] Question about iPeng, TinySC and the Squeezebox Touch

2010-04-30 Thread tv69
Hello, If using the Squeezebox Touch with TinySC, can you connect directly via iPeng on an iPhone to control the Squeezebox Touch? Or do you need to have a wireless network running? Thanks, TV -- tv69 tv69's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SSH into my Touch, any nice things to explore?

2010-04-30 Thread Aslak3
m1abrams;541690 Wrote: Why would you bother? If someone has access to that file, whether or not they need to decrypt it is the least of your concerns. They have root access to a box on your network, having your WPA key is pointless they are ON the network already. Also if the key was

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] SSH into my Touch, any nice things to explore?

2010-04-30 Thread m1abrams
Aslak3;542014 Wrote: All good points. :) Host security on a device like a music player is probably not top on the list of Logitec's priorities, but my bigger worry is, at least on the radio, the pointless open ports presented via inetd. Echo, time and daytime are open for no real reason

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Question about iPeng, TinySC and the Squeezebox Touch

2010-04-30 Thread iPhone
tv69;542008 Wrote: Hello, If using the Squeezebox Touch with TinySC, can you connect directly via iPeng on an iPhone to control the Squeezebox Touch? Or do you need to have a wireless network running? Thanks, TV IPeng works over a WiFi network. Your iPhone/iTouch needs to have

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Internet radio problem

2010-04-30 Thread JohnSwenson
Covenant;541768 Wrote: Everything has been working fine in the week or so since I got my Touch but tonight I can't access any radio stations-'cannot resolve IP address' message comes up for each of my favourites like Radio Paradise. What have I done wrong and how do I resolve it? Are you

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Analogue/digital VU

2010-04-30 Thread divisionbell77
coma;541070 Wrote: Thanks for the video post. Looks good to me. I'll start working on the McIntosh style graphics in case anyone else wants that look. Probably will have them done and posted just before I have the Touch. I'd like to try these when done, thanks. -- divisionbell77

[SlimDevices: Touch] AlbumArt of Songs without(!) Album didn't show up!?

2010-04-30 Thread Shepardos
Hi Folks, I have a problem. All my FLAC songs are correctly covered with the proper AlbumArt. If I play a song from a Album (with Album information like: Play House) than I see the correct AlbumArt. BUT: If I play a Song without Album informations, than I only see a default AlbumArt. This

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Question about iPeng, TinySC and the Squeezebox Touch

2010-04-30 Thread tv69
Thanks iPhone for the reply and for clearing that up. Any idea if there is a demo of iPeng or do you have to buy it from the App store? Thanks again, TV -- tv69 tv69's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Internet radio problem

2010-04-30 Thread Covenant
I think the problem was caused by two computers in my house with the same I.P address. At the moment the problem seems to be sorted by switching the router off and back on. Thanks for the pointers. -- Covenant Covenant's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-04-30 Thread mortslim
R Johnson;540617 Wrote: I can reliably say that I CANNOT easily discern the difference in quality of audio between the 24/88.2 download and the CD quality WAV file. If HDTracks is asking more money for its 24/88.2 downloads compared to just buying a CD of the same music, and yet they don't

[SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread Kotten-74
Hello, i have a question i hope someone here can help me with. I have connected a usb stick to the touch and is running the internal server, but how can i add the link to spotify on my pc since i am not connected to mysqueezebox.com. hope for some good ideas :) /Kotten -- Kotten-74

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Album art as screen saver?

2010-04-30 Thread erland
gellie;541995 Wrote: Thank you. Do i make those adjustments on the touch or my computer? On the Touch -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Question about iPeng, TinySC and the Squeezebox Touch

2010-04-30 Thread JohnSwenson
I think the question is: can an iPhone control a Touch without a router, just the iPhone and a Touch, no router in the house? Theoretically yes, its called an ad hoc network, but there is no easy way to set it up, it would take a linux networking guru and the equivalent for the iPhone to do it.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread OppfinnarJocke
Try DSBridge, http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64590 -- OppfinnarJocke // OppfinnarJocke SqueezeBox Duet, Controller FW 7.5.0 r8673, Player FW 65 I mainly use my Duet for Spotify via chp's DSBridge (http://tinyurl.com/DSBridge), without SBS through MySqueezeBox.com (see post

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread Kotten-74
Have dsbridge fully functioning on the pc and have the link put in favorites , but the favorites is not stored on the touch but online and since i plugged in the usb and run the internal server i must connect to mysqueezebox.com. what i was hoping to do was to be able to put the dsbridge link

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] 24/192

2010-04-30 Thread R Johnson
Please note: I did not expect to hear radical differences, especially on my modest system. And I didn't. Further listening is needed. I also plan to listen on a friend's high-end system. That will be an even more interesting comparison. I'm trying to maintain an open mind. While some skepticism

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch - first impressions and questions

2010-04-30 Thread yockers
Hi, Well I just got mine today, after the very LONG wait we've all had. I can only say that the display itself is a big big disappointment one two scores (I've only had the thing running for 20 minutes) 1. Size. The major visual difference of this unit is obviously, it's display. Full

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch - first impressions and questions

2010-04-30 Thread Ikabob
I think it is too bad that you feel that strongly about those couple things. I , on the other hand, love the touch and the screen is adequate for my use. The functionality is superior and the angle is not a problem for me(the estblished angle keeps the center of rotation lower and therefore

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread toby10
I don't use Spotify or DSBridge, but my understanding is that DSBridge is a computer utility that bridges the SBS server program with Spotify servers. So without a computer running to run both SBS and DSBridge then you won't get Spotify. If using the Touch's inbuilt server you are bypassing the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread Kotten-74
ok, but i don't even have sbs installed on my computer, before the usb stick i only had it connected to mysqueezebox.com, and there put in the adress for dsbridge under favorites http://localhost:8124, and it worked. that is why i hoped it could work the same way for the internal server. but

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch - first impressions and questions

2010-04-30 Thread Mnyb
I also realy like my touch , but luckily I also have a controller. The wieving angle and glare is a minus with the Touchs display even if the actual quality is much better than controller and radio (it does render colors correctly and has no pixelated artifacts), but no font makes it as visble

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch - first impressions and questions

2010-04-30 Thread atrocity
Amagerland;541608 Wrote: 1. Tracklistings are missing from a service like radiodavidbyrne. The track info do indeed appear in iTunes Radio - but not on the Touch. Why is that? I don't know why, but it's been true forever. I noticed the same thing years ago with Radio David Byrne and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Request: Simpler Method for Assigning Static IP

2010-04-30 Thread atrocity
JohnSwenson;541569 Wrote: I recommend plugging it in (wired, NOT wireless) into a laptop ethernet jack. The laptop should not be connected to anything else, escpecially make sure it is not connected wirelessly to a router. Worked like a charm, thank you! -- atrocity

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Spotify on internal server

2010-04-30 Thread toby10
Kotten-74;542104 Wrote: ok, but i don't even have sbs installed on my computer, before the usb stick i only had it connected to mysqueezebox.com, and there put in the adress for dsbridge under favorites http://localhost:8124, and it worked. that is why i hoped it could work the same way

[SlimDevices: Touch] Upgrade Squeezebox Duet to Touch?

2010-04-30 Thread magiccarpetride
I am an audiophile on a budget, so I have opted for using Duet with an external DAC (Beresford Caiman), instead of going with the much more expensive Transport. Some reports claim that Beresford Caiman can match (and even surpass) the DAC that Transport internally uses. However, what is not

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Upgrade Squeezebox Duet to Touch?

2010-04-30 Thread pfarrell
You might want to consider just getting a Touch. The audiophile section folks say that its much better sounding than the older SqueezeBoxen (like the Duet). It may be sufficient, without having to spring for an external DAC. And, of course, you can use the external DAC if you think its needed.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to capture screen shots on Touch?

2010-04-30 Thread plympton
Awesome! Now where's that USB keyboard to hook up to my Touch ... screenshot screencapture screencap For searching, later, after I forget. :-) -Dan -- plympton plympton's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I Just Ordered A Touch...So There!

2010-04-30 Thread CharlieG
CharlieG;541131 Wrote: I’ve wanted to set up a two channel stereo in my home office for quite a while now. I JUST ORDERED A TOUCH! I’m really excited so I just had to share. My Touch is playing now and it sounds real good. I just couldn’t be more pleased with the way my stereo turned

[SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread pounce
I thought people might be interested in seeing a physical comparison of the Touch and the Sony Dash. +---+ |Filename: .jpg | |Download:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread pounce
The Netflix app is worth the Money actually. +---+ |Filename: netfl2.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9809|

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I Just Ordered A Touch...So There!

2010-04-30 Thread Ikabob
CharlieG;542128 Wrote: I’m really excited so I just had to share. My Touch is playing now and it sounds real good. I just couldn’t be more pleased with the way my stereo turned out. It’s a simple system (Touch, Peachtree Nova, and PSB Imagine Towers), but the sound is awesome. You are

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread pounce
Pro: Netflix Amazon video Pandora Lots and lots of Chumby apps. Big screen Sits flat on the table and upright. Con: The ability to play music and video from USB is late and the menu for the feature displays Coming soon. It's not known when it's coming, but since this feature is plastered all

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread peterw
Thanks for posting the pics! I can't believe how much wasted space there is in some of those Dash screens, especially the Now Playing screen. Dash also doesn't have an infrared receiver, right? At first glance it looks like it could be a great companion to a Squeezebox Receiver -- use the Dash

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread pounce
The Pandora app layout is bad. I have to believe it's because it was designed for the Chumby and now it has too much space with the large screen and different aspect ratio. I'd imagine they will create a new one. It did not come with a remote and I have not taken it apart to see if there is IR.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch 'n Dash

2010-04-30 Thread pounce
I should mention that I did have hopes for the Dash to be a little more open and only found it was closed after purchase. This Chumby device is coming to market soon and will be open: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/chumby-prototype-with-marvell-innards-spotted-at-mwc-2010/ -- pounce