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Nevo with Escient etc.?
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Post 1 made on Friday July 29, 2005 at 05:26
fluid-druid
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Hey Guys,

Has anyone had enough experience with the Nevo SL to tell me how well (or if..) it integrates with standalone hardware (ie Escient Music Servers)? Apparently our distributor is now going to have both the Netstreams product and Nevo (although ink hasn't dried on Nevo deal I don't think) and I'm wondering if this might be the killer 1-2-punch.

We sell alot of Escient Systems... and the netstreams has full integration (cover art etc on keypads)... and I am PRAYING that the nevo will do likewise. I'm NOT a great fan of using PC's in home a/v systems...

The dream of full access to media, using a friendly GUI, without a TV nearby seems close enough to taste....
...couple a thumb tacks and a stick of double sided tape should hold this baby up...
Post 2 made on Friday July 29, 2005 at 07:52
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I asked that very question last week and the answer came back "no".
Carpe diem!
OP | Post 3 made on Saturday July 30, 2005 at 02:48
fluid-druid
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Crappy.

I DID search the forums before asking... but didn't see any specific reference. Guess I didn't search long enough. It turns out that the distributor is (*probably) NOT going to be bringing in the line anyways. I guess they couldn't agree on a business model for dist. in Canada.
...couple a thumb tacks and a stick of double sided tape should hold this baby up...
Post 4 made on Sunday July 31, 2005 at 05:58
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So far I haven't found ANY dedicated music servers or clients that work with the Nevo SL. My Roku Soundbridge updated itself the other day, and it claims to have full TCP/IP control now, but I haven't been able to bring our Nevo SL & Nevolink home yet to try it.
This remote could be a whole lot of hot air if they don't start pushing other manufacturers quickly!
OP | Post 5 made on Monday August 1, 2005 at 01:20
fluid-druid
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Interesting. I suppose the UPnP alignment may one day be the answer.... but who knows?
Are you using the Nevo in your store, or have you installed it into customer's homes yet? Would you mind spending the time to give me your top 3 favourite and worst features/applications.

I'm starting with netStreams, which will be our companies first IP control system, and was hoping the Nevo would be a cool hand-held mate for this system. I use the Escient products for media servers. I realize there is alot of competition in the media server market, however I would like to stay loyal to my distributer in this case, because my rep has worked very closely with us to build up our custom business over the past 5 years.

Thanks,
Darryl
...couple a thumb tacks and a stick of double sided tape should hold this baby up...
Post 6 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 17:07
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In my opinion, Escient is the best media server out there. It is very stable, has an incredible GUI, and a lot of functionality. I also have heard rumors that they are working on interfacing with NEVO. Their new software update will support both DLNA and UPnP (as is posted on their site). I can't think of anything better then using a customers existing wireless network to view and control the Escient through a relatively inexpensive remote such as the NevoSL (other then doing it with a nice AMX MVP-8400 that is :o) Let's keep our ear's open as it sounds like there is some light at the end of the tunnel between Escient & Nevo!
Post 7 made on Friday September 16, 2005 at 17:17
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I saw it working at CEDIA. Nevo folks told me the Escient was a high priority item. Not sure when it will be a production thing but it should be fairly close. I'll let you know if I hear anything. I am on the Nevo Beta team.

Dave

This message was edited by ddarche on 09/16/05 21:32 ET.
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Post 8 made on Sunday September 25, 2005 at 23:18
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what about the possibility of mounting the Escient as a Windows share and pointing the Nevo Media Server software to the Escient Share?? I'm still waiting on my Nevo and will try this out when it comes in.
Post 9 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 00:02
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On 09/25/05 23:18 ET, mjmontagne said...
what about the possibility of mounting the Escient
as a Windows share and pointing the Nevo Media
Server software to the Escient Share?? I'm still
waiting on my Nevo and will try this out when
it comes in.

What's the point??
Post 10 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 08:39
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Fireball integration is on the way.
Gunga.....Gunga....GU-Lunga

And since Ernie won't keep count, I will. Hes up to 249, and counting.
Post 11 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 10:00
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If anyone has asked, I'd be interested to get ananswer to this question. UPnP control is only modestly attractive. The reason is that, as far as I can tell, remotes like the NevoSL and the Pronto 9800i let you control their own MP3 software and not the UPnP device natively.

What's the problem with this? You're limited to the capabilities and functionality of the Nevo or Philips software vs that of the UPnP device itself. That means you also have to wait on those folks, and not your device manufacturer, to fix bugs and add new features, etc. I could be wrong on this (and if I am, someone please say so), but that's what it looks like.

So, my question is, are the Nevo folks working on specific control integration for Escient units? If that would allow you to have access to all the controls that you normally would through IR or Escient's built-in web interface, that would be much better than the above. Anyone know if this is the case?

Jeff
Post 12 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 11:52
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On 09/26/05 00:02 ET, jayson said...
What's the point??

The point is to get meta data from Nevo Server software out to the Nevo SL, thus allowing visual control of the Fireball remotely.
Post 13 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 12:15
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If your just using a network share the music is going to play on the pc. How do you plan on controlling the fireball over a SMB share.
Post 14 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 12:35
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On 09/26/05 11:52 ET, mjmontagne said...
The point is to get meta data from Nevo Server
software out to the Nevo SL, thus allowing visual
control of the Fireball remotely.

Are you saying you would like to be able to somehow install the Nevo Server software onto the Escient? I don't think this is a very good idea. The Escient is rock solid right now. No point adding non-Escient software to it and messing things up. I know that some users have not been happy with the effect that the Nevo Server software has on their PC's. I would prefer to see Escient & Nevo come up with a different solution. If this is their solution, then I'll just deal with standard IR control of the Escient and no meta data. At least I'll know that the escient will work that way.
Post 15 made on Monday September 26, 2005 at 12:49
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On 09/26/05 12:35 ET, alex2 said...

I would prefer to see Escient
& Nevo come up with a different solution. If
this is their solution, then I'll just deal with
standard IR control of the Escient and no meta
data. At least I'll know that the escient will
work that way.

That's my take on it as well. A remote as capable as the NevoSL for audio control is nice, but I'd like to see it truly control the device and not just a program that streams to the device.
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