bits;655097 Wrote:
>
> You guys are demanding a full PC at the price, power usage and size of
> the Squeezebox. I am telling you that is impossible and no such device
> can exist with current technology..
>
It's not 2005 anymore, start look at the CPU and memory available in
the new Android/iOS based tablets and phones. An mini-itx based small
PC would run SBS at satisfactory speed for most Squeezebox users. Just
look at the $99 Logitech Revue which I think have a 1.2Ghz Intel Atom
Processor & 4GB RAM.
Advanced users like some of the ones in this community might require a
full blown computer but for all normal users it should be possible to
create a player with built-in server that runs at satisfactory speed.
The biggest obstacle for all my friends I've tried to recommend the
Squeezebox to is that they have to have the computer powered on to be
able to listen to music. Also, many of them only have laptops and no
stationary computer. So if Logitech want to reach normal users they
really need to get rid of the computer, there are two ways to do this:
1. Focus on streaming services and ignore locally stored music
- might work for the youths but doesn't work for older people who are
collectors and like to collect music on their hard drive
2. Focus on support playing music from USB drives, UPnP servers or
Windows network shared offered by routers or NAS boxes.
- with a decent processor and memory amount in the player, this
wouldn't be a problem to handle.
The issue by not being able to reach all these normal users is that
Logitech won't be able to get long term economics in the Squeezebox
product line and it will eventually be terminated permanently. So even
if some of us don't like the focus on normal mass market users, this is
where Logitech needs to go if they want to earn money on the Squeezebox.
A smaller company would have other choices but not a big corporation
like Logitech. Just think about the number of people working for
Logitech and think about how many people are currently dedicated on
Squeezebox developement (currently about 2 part time developers and 1
part time tester I think) and think about how small the income from
Squeezebox sales likely is compared to everything else Logitech is
selling, it's very easy for someone higher up in the management chain
to start asking questions why they should continue with this small
scale music streaming things.
So even if the enthusiasts might be better of with a full blown
computer most of the Squeezebox users will be better of with a system
that doesn't require a computer to be powered on. People who want to
browse/play music from the computer are going to look for other
solutions than Squeezebox, so there is no reason on focusing any
efforts on these.
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