Patrick Dixon;236206 Wrote: > I don't think the SB3 or SB+ or Transporter should just be for geeks - > what's wrong with people who 'don't do computers' using them? > > >
My Squeezebox is one of my favourite products I own, so I've thought long and hard about this and have to disagree. I hate to think whether I'd have the time for this if I wasn't in the IT industry and know this sort of stuff inside out. I'm thinking of my sister - incidently to whom I've mentioned that Squeezeboxes are the best thing since sliced bread. If she didn't have me to set it up for her, I hate to think how far she'd get (and she's YOUNGER than me!). For a start you don't get a CD with the Squeezebox. She'd have to download the software first: 1: What does "Download" mean? 2: How do I "download"? 3: Am I running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux or MacOS? 4: Assuming I managed to download the file, where on my computer is it? 5: How do I install it? 6: What next? ........and so it goes..... So far, I haven't even touched on configuring Slimserver, ripping the CD collection, setting up the SB hardware, connecting the hardware together, configuring the wireless network, etc. So no - you really do need some pretty decent knowledge to set one of these up. Certainly a lot more than dropping a CD into a drawer and hitting "Play". I guess we all take this knowledge for granted - but not everyone has it. We are a select few. I guess Slim Devices' next challenge is to make it that easy - I'm sure they're trying, and one day they'll get there. Some things are already in the pipeline such as running SlimServer on a ReadyNAS, etc. We've got a long way to go though to make this sort of thing usable by someone who only knows how to start up their computer and read their email or the news. -- amey01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ amey01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11274 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39438 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
