Moozh;512441 Wrote: > Ohhh, thanks for the clarity old chap! Jeez...I've looked rather > thoroughly on both the slimdevices and readynas forums and just think > all this information (capabilities, limitations, etc) could very easily > be compiled and put on a sticky thread or/and on the WIKI. > WIKI is for users to make entries to help other users. If you feel the information is currently inadequate - create one.
The main support of Logitech is with hardware players. The software players are nice to have but have limitations compared to hardware players. > > Alas I see that there is a LAME transcoder that can be downloaded and > installed onto the x86 processor ReadyNAS but no avenue for the Sparc > based NAS...as you mention the processing power is not suitable for this > task. > LAME only encode PCM into MP3 - what is needed is a WMA decoder on Linux and OSX this is usally mplayer because no Windows libraries. > > I guess all this does very much keep the squeezebox crowd limited in > number to a degree. The tinkerers and those fortunate enough to enjoy > programming love it, but as a consumer just looking to get going it sure > does insist on an awful lot of footwork and brow-furrowing to get > everything set up smoothly. > > > > > > SBS main aim is to work with hardware players. -- bpa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62268 _______________________________________________ squeezenetwork mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezenetwork
