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post #91 of 99
2/19/13 at 10:33am
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Sorry, John. I cannot help with 24/96, as I do not have equipment to test it . I suggest looking into the following thread (if you have not already done so):
http://www.head-fi.org/t/625493/ipad-with-24-bit-files-high-storage-capacity-portability-bit-perfect-configurations-that-works
Or PM Headfi member "Thraex".
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post #92 of 99
3/1/13 at 10:05pm
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Originally Posted by NZtechfreak View Post

Yeah, be interested to see about the battery life - you need to use the 'stream and download' setting in the Seagate media application in order to get that battery life. The Satellite couldn't play flac though, so if that remains true for the Wireless Plus and a separate application is required it may not do as well as the quoted 10 hours.

NZtechfreak,
How do you like your Seagate Wireless Plus? How is the battery life in your case? Please kindly comment, thanks!
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post #93 of 99
3/6/13 at 4:27am

Hi Folks,

I've recently joined the forum and am learning lots!

 

Just bought a Patriot Node yesterday and fitted a 1TB HDD, reformatted to NTFS and then downloaded 235GB of FLAC music overnight. All seemed okay so I downloaded a few free apps (on my ipad1 and iphone 3gs) and the results, so far, are as follows:-

 

1) Patriot Connect

  • works well but makes me use another app to play back flac files e.g. OPlayerHD Lite
  • will not automatically play the next tracks on the album?

 

2) 8player

  • cannot get it connected - I'm not an IT person but I'm guessing this will only work with DLNA/UPNP servers (whatever they are!)

 

3) AceMusic

  • works with a Samba server but the music cuts out every few seconds? Therefore, unusable :(

 

4) OPlayerHD Lite

  • works with a Samba server but tracks are really slow to load, circa 1 minute for 16/44.1 files.
  • there's alot of crackling/static in the background whilst the track is loading
  • 24/96 flac files are even slower and when they eventually start they play from the middle of the track.

 

I'm really pleased with the PGN as I can store all my albums easily and access them whilst out walking. However, the apps I've tried, that do work, do not seem very robust. Any advice you can offer on these apps or any others I should try would be greatly appreciated?

 

Many thanks in advance,

Paul

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post #94 of 99
3/6/13 at 5:37am
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^ Welcome to Headfi, Paul!

AcePlayer or AcePlayer Pro will work for you. Either is stable (pausing within tracks is very rare). Loading 24/96 flac will take 8-15 seconds. Crackling static may be due to screen activity of iPhone (e.g., opening web page, changing screen orientation) -- I fixed that by locking screen and stopping using all other apps.
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post #95 of 99
3/6/13 at 7:04am

Thanks zzffnn,

I've downloaded AcePlayer Pro to iphone but when I try to connect to the Samba server it keeps replying that the "Connect failed!"? I've switched both units off and rebooted but to no avail.

 

However, as before, Patriot Connect can get the track to play via AcePlayer but it will not play rest of album!

 

Kind regards,

Paul

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post #96 of 99
3/6/13 at 7:15am

Apologies, AcePlayer now connected!

 

Cheers,

Paul

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post #97 of 99
3/6/13 at 8:08am
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^ Welcome to Headfi, Paul!

AcePlayer or AcePlayer Pro will work for you. Either is stable (pausing within tracks is very rare). Loading 24/96 flac will take 8-15 seconds. Crackling static may be due to screen activity of iPhone (e.g., opening web page, changing screen orientation) -- I fixed that by locking screen and stopping using all other apps.


Hi zzffnn,

Unfortunately, the AcePlayer app always crashes at the end of the first song! Any idea how to fix?

Many thanks,

Paul

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post #98 of 99
3/6/13 at 8:39am
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Hi zzffnn,
Unfortunately, the AcePlayer app always crashes at the end of the first song! Any idea how to fix?
Many thanks,
Paul

Sorry Paul, I have no idea why or how to fix. Such crashing has not occurred to me. I have usd two iPhone 3GS' (AcePlayer Pro on ios5.0.1 and AcePlayer on iOS4.0.1), both of which work beautifully.

Maybe try:
1) killing unused app's;
2) using without bridge mode;
3) making sure that you set up Patriot Connect and AcePlayer apps correctly (user account/password and I.P. address).

Beyond that, I am not sure. I am no IT professional either - I only have working knowledge with computers.

Edit: I tested again on both of my iPhone 3GS'. No crashing. Running other apps does not seem to affect anything. Loading/skipping time is mostly 4-8 seconds with 24/96 flac.

I had oocsional pausing on the iPhone that has a semi-damaged (with reduced range/strength) wifi antenna, if the Patriot Node is 3 meters away from iPhone. However, once I moved the Patriot next to iPhone (the one with lesser wifi antenna), there was no pausing at all.
Edited by zzffnn - 3/6/13 at 9:31am
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post #99 of 99
3/6/13 at 9:51am

Thanks zzffnn,

I've decided to update the ios software on the iphone 3gs and try later. Will let you know how I get on.

P.S. I'm very close to pulling the trigger on the iphone5 which may be the best in the long run.

 

Good news though, I loaded AcePlayer onto the ipad1 and WOW what a great app! Whereas the iphone was, at best, sluggish but on the ipad the app runs like a greyhound, even with 24/96 files!

 

Thanks for your help,

Paul

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