From: Stuart Tedford <stuart.tedford_at_piresearch.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:12:58 +0100

This has been discussed before. It is a good idea, but it is hard to
implement at the moment due to the mp3 buffer handling. So put it under the
list of features that will be added if/when a dynamic mp3 buffer is
implemented.

Stu.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benoit Lubek [mailto:BLubek_at_icominfo.fr]
> Sent: 14 October 2002 15:52
> To: 'rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se'
> Subject: RE : prebuffering next track
>
>
> Yup that would be cool.. I use it this way, too.
>
> BoD
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Fabian Merki [mailto:fabian_at_merkisoft.ch]
> Envoyé : samedi 12 octobre 2002 16:31
> À : rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> Objet : prebuffering next track
>
> personally i often use the jukebox in trains where i have
> plenty of time to
> choose song by song. but i don't pick specific ones - i just
> do a random of
> about 400 songs. everytime a songs starts i hear it for at
> least 5 secs but
> than the big question: this songs or the next? let's assume
> we skip to the
> next. now the unit plays the old for some seconds (1-3),
> waits for 1 sec (or
> more) and than starts the next.
> my idea is now to prebuffer the next track (because this uses
> more memory
> this must be configurable). but than pressing the next button
> will skip very
> fast to the next track.
>
> what do you think? could anybody implement this please for
> me... *smile*
>
> ps: rockbox is really great!
>
> fabian
>
Received on 2002-10-14