Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread Mnyb
my own surfire way of keeping myself unbaffled by wifi issues. If two tcp/ip cabaple devices are stationary objects use ethernet wires ;) That leave radio controller and iPad on wifi , this is managable in a house where i have 14 neighbouring nets ? I to get variable results on the radio depend

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread Stilly77
I don't use the radio inside the unit any longer. It's turned off. I use an ASUS router with DD-WRT configured as a wireless bridge with a 15 foot run of CAT 6 cable. Zero signal problems. I am using the analog outs and prefer to put some distance between the wireless transmitter and the Touch.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread garym
mlsstl;664720 Wrote: > My experience with wireless indicates that moving a device just inches > can make a big difference in reception. I'd suspect this first. > > That said, no manufacturer has 100% quality control perfection, so it > is possible there is some unintentional difference between

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread mlsstl
My experience with wireless indicates that moving a device just inches can make a big difference in reception. I'd suspect this first. That said, no manufacturer has 100% quality control perfection, so it is possible there is some unintentional difference between the two units. I'd think any i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread aubuti
My first thought is that I don't put a lot of faith in the "% signal strength" readings from any wifi device. You would get a more reliable assessment (and more useful information) by running network tests that measure the actual data throughput, retries, and so forth. -- aubuti ---

[SlimDevices: Touch] I am baffled

2011-10-21 Thread dasmueller
I received my 2nd Touch yesterday and just finished setting it up. I set it up in the same location that I had the 1st one at. On the 1st unit I was lucky to get a signal strength of 45%. Usually it was between 33 and 38%. The first thing I checked was signal strength and it was at 60% ! Could th

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-10-21 Thread paul.raulerson
JohnSwenson;664714 Wrote: > My understanding is that there is no video interrupt, applications put > data in the framebuffer memory and the hardware takes care of sending > it out to the screen without interrupting the processor at all. > > Now of course programs that are changing the data in t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-10-21 Thread JohnSwenson
paul.raulerson;664696 Wrote: > Is there any way to control the video refresh or priorities? > > I tried turning the display completely off, and that seemed to make a > difference. Won't claim anything until someone else can duplicate the > results please. > > Of course, without any display at

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-10-21 Thread paul.raulerson
soundcheck;664705 Wrote: > I'm in the final state of preparing my Toolbox 3.0. YOu can turn the > display off and more, much more. > > You'd get your wife an iPad with iPeng or similar. I'm sure she'll love > it. A nice compromise. Or better a win-win ;) (grin) My wife has an iPhone, an iPad,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-10-21 Thread soundcheck
paul.raulerson;664696 Wrote: > Is there any way to control the video refresh or priorities? > > I tried turning the display completely off, and that seemed to make a > difference. Won't claim anything until someone else can duplicate the > results please. > > Of course, without any display at

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-10-21 Thread paul.raulerson
JohnSwenson;664319 Wrote: > Hi Klaus, I did try nrpacks, it makes no difference for xruns, but does > significantly affect sound quality. > > There are several parameters avaivable for the basic usb driver but I > want to sit down with the source code and see what they do. > > The xruns do NO

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] What's Random?

2011-10-21 Thread MCG555
I have the same issue. I asked the question here as well but apparently none seams to have that as a burning issue... ;-) -- MCG555 Greetings from Switzerland - Markus :-) Proac Response D15, Astintrew AT2000plus, SB Touch -