mkozlows Wrote: > If, on the other hand, you like the cheap, unlimited access to a huge > music catalog better than you like the Squeezebox, check out Roku's > players. They're terrible, far worse than the Squeezebox in basically > every way, but they do support PlaysForSure, which is what you need to > operate with Yahoo. Having had both players around for several months, I certainly wouldn't say the Roku is "terrible" or worse than the Squeezebox in basically every way. For one, the Roku is available with much larger displays. For another they have a better remote. Until the Squeezebox 2, they also had better analog audio quality. One of the huge Roku advantages is you don't need to run any proprietary software on your server. The Roku players connect to Windows Media Connect which is essentially part of XP SP2. That's also why they can play Microsoft DRM content such as Yahoo Music Unlimited. Trying to use the Roku with Slimserver isn't a great thing (although it mostly works), perhaps that's what you're referring to?
The only significant feature the Roku lacks (for me at least) is the ability to sync multiple players between rooms in your home. Otherwise I mostly prefer it over my Squeezebox 2. I'm waiting for either Slim to add DRM support or Roku to add player sync (which they claim is on their intended feature list). The first one to offer both sync and DRM will get more of my business and I know several custom home audio/video installers waiting for the same thing. -- AV_Guy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AV_Guy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=328 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=16189 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
