Re: RE: Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 15
Joe Saul <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Aug 2004 16:41:28 -0600 (MDT)
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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: > > >Send Roku-tech mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech > >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > >You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >than "Re: Contents of Roku-tech digest..." > > > > > >Today's Topics: > > > > 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) > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >- > > > >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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Roku-tech mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech > >> > >> > >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >--- > >---- > >---------------------------------------- > >> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > >> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom > >> they are addressed. > >> If you have received this email in error please notify the > >> originator of the message. 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This footer also confirms that this > >email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. > > > >Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual > >sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, > >states them to be the views of Square One. > > > >Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed > >by SurfControl Email Filter software in conjunction with > >virus detection software. > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >URL: > >http://lists.rokulabs.com/pipermail/roku-tech/attachments/20040809/7a > >1c8102/attachment-0001.htm > > > >------------------------------ > > > >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 > > <[email protected]> > >Message-ID: <20040809181628.GA30050@basmati> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > >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] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Roku-tech mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech > >> > >> > >-- > >Steve Martin > >[email protected] > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Roku-tech mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech > > > > > >End of Roku-tech Digest, Vol 10, Issue 15 > >***************************************** > > > > Tom Barnett, CTS > Applications Engineer > ControlWorks Consulting, LLC > V 440.729.4640 > F 440.729.0884 > http://www.thecontrolworks.com > Crestron Authorized Independent Programmer > > _______________________________________________ > Roku-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rokulabs.com/mailman/listinfo/roku-tech >