I had been messing around with mp3s since around 1997, and in 1999 I had one of the first network mp3 players, the RequestAudio. The Request was okay, but it was expensive ($800), the sound chip was low quality, the capacity was limited to 17GB, and you needed to have a TV on to use it.
It was possible to hack the box and add a larger hard drive, and the company was fairly responsive to customer ideas, but they were really going for the custom install market. When they brought out their 2nd generation units the prices were $2500 and $3500, and the company was less interested in helping the early adopters who had "only" spent $800. I already had a home network and a Linux file server with 40 or 50 GB worth of music on it, so the SliMP3 was the perfect solution. I sold the Request and bought the SliMP3 and have never looked back. Slim's solution of letting the PC do most of the work while a small, silent player handles the audio end, was brilliant. And I was blown away that my original purchase kept getting better and better with each new software release. We now have a house full of Slim players. -- Pale Blue Ego ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53831 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
