Re: RE: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 15

Joe Saul <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:41:28 -0600 (MDT)
Newsgroups gmane.comp.hardware.roku.technical
Message-ID <[email protected]>
You'd be surprised how glad everyone is to see you, Tom.

  -- Joe

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, Tom Barnett wrote:

> I apoligize sincerely for not unsubscribing from this list before
> leaving... I honestly thought I had unsubscribed from all of my lists
> before setting up the auto-reply, I just forgot this one.  I don't
> use Outlook, it was from a web client, and I didn't realize it would
> send to the same sender repeatedly.
>
> Won't happen again...  I hate those messages as much as the next guy.
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected],
> Subject: RE: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 15
> Date:
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> >   1. Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 14
> >      ([email protected])
> >   2. RE: Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 13 (Keith
> >Martin)
> >   3. Re: Archival cost of hard drives (Dave Dodge)
> >   4. Re: Archival cost of hard drives (Dave Dodge)
> >   5. Soundbridge 1000 is in the house! (Steve Martin)
> >   6. Re: Soundbridge 1000 is in the house! (Steve Martin)
> >
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> >Message: 1
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 08:48:28 -0700
> >From: [email protected]
> >Subject: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 14
> >To: [email protected]
> >Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> >
> >I will be out of the office until Tuesday August 10th with limited
> >access to email.  If you need assistance before that time, please
> >contact the Cleveland ControlWorks Location at 440-729-4640 and ask
> >for Jim Felderman or Lee Fioritto.  They can also be reached
> >(respectively) at [email protected] and [email protected]
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Tom Barnett, CTS
> >ControlWorks Consulting, LLC
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 2
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:02:17 -0400
> >From: "Keith Martin" <[email protected]>
> >Subject: RE: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue
> >13
> >To: "Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group"
> >	<[email protected]>
> >Message-ID:
> >	<[email protected]>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >
> >
> >With all due respect....
> >
> >
> >
> >I am not upset about this - it reduces the value of the list if every
> >other message I get is regarding the same person being out of the
> >office
> >for the past three weeks...
> >
> >
> >
> >Don't bother responding back to this - I am going to drop the list to
> >make everyone's life even easier..
> >
> >
> >
> >Who cares if it rains in vegas - I am inside spending money.. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >________________________________
> >
> >From: [email protected]
> >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bart
> >Harrison
> >Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 11:45 AM
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> >Subject: RE: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue
> >13
> >
> >
> >
> >...and sometimes it even rains in Las Vegas.  There really are more
> >important things to get upset about.
> >
> >Bart
> >
> >
> >At 10:04 AM 8/9/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >It is not one message. It is one message each time he sets a message.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [email protected]
> >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason
> >Burroughs
> >Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:00 AM
> >To: 'Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group'
> >Subject: RE: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue
> >13
> >
> >The list server could help by filtering messages with "I will be out
> >of
> >the
> >office" in the subject or body...
> >
> >If someone knows how to configure outlook 2003 to not send OOO
> >replies
> >to a
> >specific address, please let me know.
> >
> >In this case, I don't think he's using OOO, just has an autoreply
> >set.
> >If he
> >were using OOO it would only send one per address and would have
> >'Out of
> >Office Autoreply' in the subject.
> >
> >I don't mind ignoring one message per person any more than I mind
> >questions
> >about soundbridge or using a Mac. Let's not get to carried away... :)
> >
> >Jason
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [email protected]
> >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Saul
> >Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:03 AM
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> >Subject: RE: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue
> >13
> >
> >
> >The solution should be to drop this guy from the list -- any time the
> >list
> >gets an automated vacation message, the admins should drop that
> >member
> >and
> >send them a canned message explaining why.
> >
> >  -- Joe
> >
> >On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, Keith Martin wrote:
> >
> >> I am so sick of this message. Please set your out of office so it
> >does
> >> not send to the entire list with every single message.
> >>
> >> This makes me want to drop the list.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [email protected]
> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> >> [email protected]
> >> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:01 AM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: [Roku-tech] Autoreply: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 13
> >>
> >> I will be out of the office until Tuesday August 10th with limited
> >> access to email.  If you need assistance before that time, please
> >> contact the Cleveland ControlWorks Location at 440-729-4640 and ask
> >for
> >> Jim Felderman or Lee Fioritto.  They can also be reached
> >(respectively)
> >> at [email protected] and [email protected]
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Tom Barnett, CTS
> >> ControlWorks Consulting, LLC
> >>
> >>
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> >Message: 3
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:16:28 -0400
> >From: Dave Dodge <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Archival cost of hard drives
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
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> >On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 12:05:48PM -0500, Steve Martin wrote:
> >> A 250Gb drive should hold about 16-28 movies, putting the cost at
> >> $4->$9 per movie (depending on bitrate and drive size).  That puts
> >it
> >> in the same range as DVHS tapes.  Not a bad proposition.  Of
> >course you
> >> need an enclosure (Firewire/USB2.0)
> >
> >Don't forget to factor in the price of the DVHS recorder/player.
> >
> >                                                  -Dave Dodge
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 4
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:24:21 -0400
> >From: Dave Dodge <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Archival cost of hard drives
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> >	<[email protected]>
> >Message-ID: <20040809182421.GB30050@basmati>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> >On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 11:59:24AM -0700, Mike Kobb wrote:
> >> This is what I do.
> >>
> >> In my experience on my HiPix, though, a movie is about 17GB/hr
> >because it's
> >> about 8.3GB/hr.
> >
> >But are they stripping null packets and unneeded PIDs?
> >
> >> 3) I'm not really sure that the IDE connectors on drives are
> >intended for
> >> lots of re-plugs.
> >>
> >> I initially planned to just buy a removable drive system and buy
> >trays for
> >> each drive, but I could never find one I liked.
> >
> >I run almost all of my IDE drives in trays.  I used a $12 no-name
> >model for several years, moving a drive between systems at least once
> >a week without problems.  Lately I've "upgraded" to some $20
> >CompUSA-branded trays that have more metal parts and extra fans, and
> >so far so good.  Granted these are not hot-swap themselves, but since
> >you can power down an enclosure separate from the computer that's
> >almost the same thing.
> >
> >                                                  -Dave Dodge
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 5
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:19:25 -0500
> >From: Steve Martin <[email protected]>
> >Subject: [Roku-tech] Soundbridge 1000 is in the house!
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> >	<[email protected]>
> >Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
> >
> >I guess I'm the first to post!
> >
> >Hookup was easy.  iTunes server showed up right away.
> >
> >The first two times I tried to access a playlist, it mysteriously
> >failed. (I figured there was a size limit I had exceeded or
> >something
> >as the playlists were very long).  But, later it laoded it just fine.
> >
> >Playing like a champ.
> >
> >The little one squeezes in very nicely under my center speaker on
> >top
> >of the TV, the 2000 would have been too big for that spot.
> >
> >Only one thing missing, Apple Lossless.
> >
> >I notice that iTunes creates its Apple Lossless files with the .m4a
> >extension which would indicate they are MPEG4 Audio files.  Are they
> >just using some published spec?  Hint hint...
> >
> >
> >--
> >Steve Martin
> >[email protected]
> >
> >
> >
> >------------------------------
> >
> >Message: 6
> >Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:43:12 -0500
> >From: Steve Martin <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: [Roku-tech] Soundbridge 1000 is in the house!
> >To: Roku Tech Mail List and Discussion Group
> >	<[email protected]>
> >Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
> >
> >First flaw.  It apparently can't pass ripped DTS music!  That means
> >the
> >AIFF files are being altered somehow before being passed through the
> >optical output.  I presume that is related to the volume control
> >being
> >functional.  I would like a passthrough mode for AIFF files where
> >the
> >volume control is not active and DTS data can make it through
> >unaltered.  (The Airport Express does this just fine).
> >
> >I keep getting caught up having to select a playlist instead of just
> >pressing play when over it.  I think the play button should work
> >when a
> >playlist name is highlighted, especially if shuffle is active so you
> >can start at a random song.  As it is, we have the same problem we
> >have
> >with the roku where you have to dig into the playlist and choose the
> >starting song before it will start shuffling.
> >
> >You can't even press play when a song title is highlighted, you have
> >to
> >select it again. And choose "Play playlist starting with".
> >
> >Other than that, I'm still in awe, watching the flashing blue lights.
> >
> >On Aug 9, 2004, at 2:19 PM, Steve Martin wrote:
> >
> >> I guess I'm the first to post!
> >>
> >> Hookup was easy.  iTunes server showed up right away.
> >>
> >> The first two times I tried to access a playlist, it mysteriously
> >> failed. (I figured there was a size limit I had exceeded or
> >something
> >> as the playlists were very long).  But, later it laoded it just
> >fine.
> >>
> >> Playing like a champ.
> >>
> >> The little one squeezes in very nicely under my center speaker on
> >top
> >> of the TV, the 2000 would have been too big for that spot.
> >>
> >> Only one thing missing, Apple Lossless.
> >>
> >> I notice that iTunes creates its Apple Lossless files with the
> >.m4a
> >> extension which would indicate they are MPEG4 Audio files.  Are
> >they
> >> just using some published spec?  Hint hint...
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve Martin
> >> [email protected]
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >>
> >>
> >--
> >Steve Martin
> >[email protected]
> >
> >
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