Difference between revisions of "FAQs"
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===What makes the DS players “open”?=== | ===What makes the DS players “open”?=== | ||
===How does music get onto a standard Ethernet network in the first place?=== | ===How does music get onto a standard Ethernet network in the first place?=== | ||
| − | + | ===How do I get my music onto a NAS?=== | |
| − | + | ===When I buys a new CD, how do I rip it onto the NAS?=== | |
| − | + | ===I download music from the Internet? Will downloaded music play on the DS players?=== | |
| − | + | ===Can my NAS be used by my other networked products, like other music players, or used for other purposes, like storing home videos?=== | |
| − | + | ===Should the my NAS be backed up?=== | |
| − | + | ===Does the NAS have to be in the same room as the DS player?=== | |
| − | + | ===What should I do if my CD collection is too big to fit on one NAS?=== | |
| − | + | ===Can I create a DS player multi-room system?=== | |
| − | + | ===Should I use wired or wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi)?=== | |
| − | + | ===How should I control a DS player?=== | |
| − | + | ===Can other UPnPTM controllers operate the DS players?=== | |
| − | + | ===Can I save playlists that I create using the Linn GUI?=== | |
| − | + | ===What audio formats do the DS players support?=== | |
| − | + | ===Why does Linn recommend FLAC?=== | |
| − | + | ===Why doesn't the DS players support other audio formats (aac, wma, etc)?=== | |
| − | + | ===I already have lots of music stored on a hard drive. Do I have to transfer it to a NAS or can I use my existing PC / Mac hard drive?=== | |
| − | + | ===I already have a NAS running SlimServer, which I use with Squeezeboxes around my house. Can I also run TwonkyMedia or another UPnP server on the same NAS and access my music from a DS player in one room and Squeezeboxes in the other rooms?=== | |
| − | + | ===How do I set up a Computer Network?=== | |
| − | + | ===Where can I get training on Computer Networks and Ethernet systems?=== | |
Revision as of 13:43, 25 February 2008
Contents
- 1 What is a DS player?
- 2 Why does it sound better than the CD12?
- 3 What makes the DS players “open”?
- 4 How does music get onto a standard Ethernet network in the first place?
- 5 How do I get my music onto a NAS?
- 6 When I buys a new CD, how do I rip it onto the NAS?
- 7 I download music from the Internet? Will downloaded music play on the DS players?
- 8 Can my NAS be used by my other networked products, like other music players, or used for other purposes, like storing home videos?
- 9 Should the my NAS be backed up?
- 10 Does the NAS have to be in the same room as the DS player?
- 11 What should I do if my CD collection is too big to fit on one NAS?
- 12 Can I create a DS player multi-room system?
- 13 Should I use wired or wireless Ethernet (Wi-Fi)?
- 14 How should I control a DS player?
- 15 Can other UPnPTM controllers operate the DS players?
- 16 Can I save playlists that I create using the Linn GUI?
- 17 What audio formats do the DS players support?
- 18 Why does Linn recommend FLAC?
- 19 Why doesn't the DS players support other audio formats (aac, wma, etc)?
- 20 I already have lots of music stored on a hard drive. Do I have to transfer it to a NAS or can I use my existing PC / Mac hard drive?
- 21 I already have a NAS running SlimServer, which I use with Squeezeboxes around my house. Can I also run TwonkyMedia or another UPnP server on the same NAS and access my music from a DS player in one room and Squeezeboxes in the other rooms?
- 22 How do I set up a Computer Network?
- 23 Where can I get training on Computer Networks and Ethernet systems?
