Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
Kal Rubinson;573509 Wrote: > Well, in that case, I think I will have to pull the Squeezebox Touch > review since we didn't review any comparables. ;-) > > Kal Now Kal, I thought we already covered this in that you understood I wasn't holding you responsible for making the drastic changes at St

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm beginning to this product is pants

2010-08-31 Thread snarlydwarf
NPendrigh;573510 Wrote: > I > I would expect a Touch in stand-alone mode to work like an FM Radio > I wouldn't... one of the most crucial things about serving local music is tagging and organizing -- not needed on an FM radio. (Note the op'S complaint is about attached drives... which is need

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm beginning to this product is pants

2010-08-31 Thread NPendrigh
I sympathise with both point s of view here! I can be very, very technical and yet I do not wish to be any more - I just want the product to work without any effort on my part (unless I can see the added value) The suggested solutions published by the respondant look promising The complainent d

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread Kal Rubinson
Well, in that case, I think I will have to pull the Squeezebox Touch review since we didn't review any comparables. ;-) Kal -- Kal Rubinson Kal Rubinson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40032 Vi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
R Johnson;573487 Wrote: > I'll bite. > > Comparative reviews of high end audio component seem impractical to me. > That's fine for Consumers Report, or for Blu-ray players in a HT > magazine. > > I've subscribed to Stereophile for ages, and periodically to TAS. I > ENJOY reading the reviews, bu

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread R Johnson
iPhone;573443 Wrote: > ... The odd thing about this current thread is that nobody has responded > opposing the view that the product reviews are not worth much since > they are in a format that doesn't lend itself well to comparison. > > I find that revealing and that a change is needed. I'll b

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] External Hardrive plugged into USB on Touch

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
ozzymilton;573445 Wrote: > Iphone I have answered and also,I noticed that the squeezebox server > starts with a . > Please anyone is it possible to use the external hardrive directly into > the Touch? Thanks for the answers, I was out of pocket (my favorite dog passed yesterday and we drove to t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] External Hardrive plugged into USB on Touch

2010-08-31 Thread R Johnson
Right now I'm just using an SDHC card, but I'm rather sure that my OLD Western Digital "My Passport" USB powered drive worked fine with the Touch. Many people use USB drives with the Touch. Most of the NEW WD drives have TWO partitions - one small one that emulates a CD, and then the main data ar

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch as standalone

2010-08-31 Thread Gadgety1
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread Kal Rubinson
iPhone;573443 Wrote: > Sorry you feel it was directed at you Kal, it wasn't. I was speaking > about what TAS or Stereophile might need to do, not what you needed to > attempt (unless your thinking of starting a HiFi rag). That is why I > used JA, Wes, and Art as examples. Ad revenues are down as

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] External Hardrive plugged into USB on Touch

2010-08-31 Thread ozzymilton
Iphone I have answered and also,I noticed that the squeezebox server starts with a . Please anyone is it possible to use the external hardrive directly into the Touch? -- ozzymilton ozzymilton's Profile: http://forums.slim

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
Kal Rubinson;573435 Wrote: > Let me ask you one question: How do you propose to pay for this change? > It will require more time/hours/investment in equipment than can be > supported. Increased circulation will not pay for it in subscriptions > or ad revenue. > > Besides, this is not my busi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread Kal Rubinson
iPhone;573421 Wrote: > I think it is VERY practical as this premise assumes a major change in > the magazine and review business, not just applying the idea to TAS or > Stereophile without major changes.Let me ask you one question: How do you > propose to pay for this change? It will require mo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread Pat Farrell
On 08/31/2010 12:59 PM, iPhone wrote: > You actually think if more equipment that real consumers could afford > were reviewed each year that advertising revenues wouldn't go up? I seriously doubt that this would happen. Sensible Sound just folded. It directly aimed at reasonable gear that humans

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
Kal Rubinson;573414 Wrote: > Some interesting ideas but not practical. One reason is that reviewers > are not full-time employees who can be required to change their > interests and home systems to accommodate that policy. > > Kal I think it is VERY practical as this premise assumes a major c

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch Review in upcoming Stereophile issue

2010-08-31 Thread Kal Rubinson
Some interesting ideas but not practical. One reason is that reviewers are not full-time employees who can be required to change their interests and home systems to accommodate that policy. Kal -- Kal Rubinson Kal Rubin

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Managing playlist, please help

2010-08-31 Thread garym
innovstar;573394 Wrote: > I'm correct in assuming that these plugin are for SBS and not TinySC? yes -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Managing playlist, please help

2010-08-31 Thread innovstar
Philip Meyer;573377 Wrote: > Try my Playlist Manager third-party plugin as an alternative way for > managing playlists. It's in the recommended plugins section within > Settings > Plugins. For more information, see: > http://www.hergest.demon.co.uk/Music/slim/PlaylistManPlugin.htm > > > Try t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I'm beginning to this product is pants

2010-08-31 Thread iPhone
Waldo Pepper;573386 Wrote: > I have also never have had to browse forums for hours to use my simple > FM radio. You can't seriously be comparing Touch to an FM Radio?! Touch is not a toaster or FM Radio or even an FM Tuner in a Receiver. Touch is part mini computer inside a touch display Networ

[SlimDevices: Touch] I'm beginning to this product is pants

2010-08-31 Thread Waldo Pepper
When I first bought this device, it was everything I wanted in a product. Music & Internet radio at my finger tips. Recently it refuses to connect to my USB disk and my USB thumbdrive. Everytime I switch it on it can take upto 10 times to try and reconnect. I am a consumer and don't expect to have

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch - Why is it so hard to buy?!

2010-08-31 Thread tusken
seconded for avjungle. only took 2 days to arrive after ordering it even tho shipping was free - good service -- tusken tusken's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39322 View this thread: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Managing playlist, please help

2010-08-31 Thread Philip Meyer
perrineville;567279 Wrote: > > I'd like manage my playlist like this : chose one favorite current > track and add to a selected playlist (like "top10", "romance" etc.) > Try my Playlist Manager third-party plugin as an alternative way for managing playlists. It's in the recommended plugins sec

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to perform firmware upgrade to latest beta?

2010-08-31 Thread thunderlips
JJZolx;573022 Wrote: > Yes, there should be. Swipe the touch screen from left-to-right, or > hold the left arrow on the remote. With bigSBS you can ignore any > prompts to update the firmware, so TinySBS is probably the same. Yep that's how it is, you can go to a different screen and it goes a

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] How to perform firmware upgrade to latest beta?

2010-08-31 Thread thunderlips
Mnyb;573015 Wrote: > Don't use beta use 7.5.1 instead There was a reason why I switched to 7.6 but I can't quite remember why right now. I think it may have had something to do with artwork, or lack of. Whatever it was, 7.6 fixed it but now I have this annoyance. -- thunderlips ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] is there anyway to connect ipod/iphone to the SB touch?

2010-08-31 Thread Siegfried Löffler
I simply copy my iTunesMusicFolder (using rsync) to the USB drive on the Touch and then let the server scan that entire folder. That works very well after some cleanup of the iTunes library (which included a number of files that caused the TinySC of the touch to crash). It would have been nice to

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] is there anyway to connect ipod/iphone to the SB touch?

2010-08-31 Thread juzi
Hi, I'm not an expert, but I don't think this is possible because the tinySBS on the SBTouch has to be able to write the music database on the USB device. And I don't think the SBTouch could recognise your iTouch anyway. However, I think the standard SBS can access your iTunes library on your PC

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Managing playlist, please help

2010-08-31 Thread 14620561
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