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Juke for the Wife ** Materials are arriving **
Kaytrim:
Now this is what I call a nice debate. To be honest I'll be spending some good money on building the case, real wood veneers, handmade moldings, LED lights with animation (LEDWiz). I think you get the idea. I want a software package that will be easy to setup and use. My wife is not all that computer literate though she is learning. She also hates when technology doesn't work as intended.
My current short list is:
Freebox
XLobby
UncleTs jukebox
nordbeat.
Carry on,
Kaytrim
Ian:
--- Quote from: JackTucky on August 05, 2008, 12:02:00 pm ---I liked Nordbeats simple animations (moving the button pushed around). I didn't like the please wait screen though...
I checked out their forums briefly and I noticed that there are posts about bugs just like any other programs out there. I also noticed that some of the posts take two weeks to get answered, and usually the answer is, "this fix will be in the next release".
Barry also has bugs in Freebox, but usually he answers posts in the bug forums the same day, and he's been releasing builds about every other day.
If there was a jukebox program with the features of Freebox written a real company it might be better for us because Barry is just one guy, and if Barry gets hit by a bus and dies, Freebox goes with him. But for now, I'll take the personal service and the frequent builds that Freebox offers.
It's weird that others are using SK jukebox which hasn't been supported in a few years.
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Hey I am not saying nordbeat is perfect by any stretch of the imagination... the forum is dead, but there are lots of forums that are available, unfortunately they are run by english speaking germans (oddly enough). But they are cool and are able to help you out. I loke the "please wait" message it's nice to have so you know it frozen up on you. but you can turn it off if you would like. Also I must add that there are many different modes. The one you see in my video is the "bar mode" which basically means you are limited in features on the main screen.. there is jukebox and kiosk modes that offer more things like pause, skip song, ect...
as far as set up is concerned, all you have to do is use the scan disk function, and like freebox it will find all of your music and cover art. And you are done. It takes no time at all. Well I am done whoring myself out for nordbeat. I like it, and that is just my 2 cents.
gonzo90017:
--- Quote ---It's weird that others are using SK jukebox which hasn't been supported in a few years.
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The reason I use SKJukebox is mainly because it's free. But also it has never given me any problems. It supports FLAC, and videos. I was going to use Freebox but it kept crashing on me. http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75021.msg777095#msg777095
You do need to modify the font for use with a touchscreen. But nothing too bad. Everyone that has used it says it's really easy and don't need any help after the my initial instructions.
Encryptor:
--- Quote from: Ian on August 05, 2008, 10:49:48 am ---Oh by the way has anyone tried Xlobby? And what did you think of it. A friend of mine said it was pretty
buggy. Not really designed specifically for a jukebox. Can anyone confirm this?
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mountain is using it on his newest jukebox and I'm using it on mine. I love it and it was made for a jukebox and touchscreen.
Encryptor
Ian:
--- Quote from: Encryptor on August 05, 2008, 03:48:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Ian on August 05, 2008, 10:49:48 am ---Oh by the way has anyone tried Xlobby? And what did you think of it. A friend of mine said it was pretty
buggy. Not really designed specifically for a jukebox. Can anyone confirm this?
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mountain is using it on his newest jukebox and I'm using it on mine. I love it and it was made for a jukebox and touchscreen.
Encryptor
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nice.... there isn't a free version to try out is there?
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