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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Rockbox Digest, Vol 13, Issue 33Re: Rockbox Digest, Vol 13, Issue 33
From: Ezra <ezankel01_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:15:38 -0500 What if we added this feature and allowed the user to turn it on or off with the default off... like somewhere in "general settings"? I switch tracks a lot and would enjoy the "almost instantaneous" song switching, but there are some times when I would turn it off, like when I was just playing a particular cd, instead of my entire jukebox. > Message: 6 > Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:39:04 -0500 > From: "Noah Smith" <midblue_at_carolina.rr.com> > Subject: Re: More Responsive Track Switching > To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se > Message-ID: <cv03r6$dfp$1_at_sea.gmane.org> > > <joerch.net_at_web.de> wrote: >> Noah Smith wrote: >>> What could be done, is to make a part of the buffer permanently >>> reserved for the next track on the playlist. When the playing song's >>> buffer first fills, so does the next track's smaller pre-buffer. >> >> I don't like this idea. It grabs a piece of our buffer and only holds the >> next track in buffer, and what is with the next but one track? It does'nt >> speed up the song search much. >> A main construction principle of rockbox was (if I remember right) a >> maximum mp3 buffer. > > I realize that not everyone would find such a feature useful, but it seems > that near-instantaneous song skipping would be nice, if not for every > device, then for at least the ones that can afford it (8meg Recorders, > etc.) > I also understand Rockbox is geared towards best playing and buffer time, > but I'm not suggesting that this be enabled for all devices, just an > option > for those willing to give up some space or those who have more than enough > to spare. > > If you think about it, for people who often skip tracks before they are > finished, the scheme would be buffering more of what they actually hear, > as > opposed to what they miss because of changing to another track. > > Noah _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2005-02-16 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |