MrSinatra;687307 Wrote:
> http://www.roku.com/netflixplayer/default.aspx?pid=16122&ais=ApN&mpm=CPM&cid=${CP_CODE}&n_crid=1265068
>
I guess it depends on if you mostly listen to locally stored media or
if you mostly listen to stuff on various streaming services. As I
understood, it's somewhat possible to use local media with the Roku
player through 'Roksbox' (http://roksbox.com) but it looked like the
browsing was limited to browse by folder. Except for Roksbox I think
the Roku player is currently only focused at online media which results
in that it has a disadvantage compared to for example an AppleTV.
It also depends on if you want a "all in one" box that supports
everything or if you want a dedicated box that can do one thing really
good. For me personally, in same ways as I want dedicated devices in my
audio equipment, I also want a dedicated box for music. The simple
explanation is just that a dedicated music box will always do music
better than an "all in one" box that also supports video. Music
listening is also very different from viewing videos, so based on that
someone still needs to convince me that it's a good idea to combine
these.
However, from a mass market perspective, I suspect an "all in one" box
might be more popular because the mass market really doesn't care about
quality. If they can get an all in one box that works "good enough" with
both music and video that's what most people prefer. The question is
just if it's a good idea to start focus on video when the limited
number of resources currently available for Squeezebox development
barely is able to handle support for music.
The Revue was an "all in one" box by the way, which supported a lot of
things, among other things DLNA, and I'm still not convinced that the
Revue was a success...
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