MrSinatra;457453 Wrote: > i would argue that a small, silent, displayless box that connects wired > to the router should run SC with possibly a SSD. it could be linux > based and in firmware, instantly boot, whatever... it could have usb > and wireless and also be able to reach music on mapped network drives > off the box. basically, a small SC server box with other possible uses, > (and even optionally a SB client onboard). Plus a CD drive and some decent ripping s/w, of course. (Oh, that's a Vortexbox, isn't it?) But I agree that it would be a sensible offering from Logitech - a turnkey solution for non-IT literate users. But if such a device were to be created, it's crucial that SqueezeCenter continue to be developed and made available to those of us who do want to configure our own servers. I happen to have a Linux machine running 24/7, so it makes perfect sense to run SqueezeCenter on it too, rather than have yet another box consuming power.
However, offering such a server "appliance" may not solve all of the problems that non-technical users have. The impression I get from these forums is that many (most?) of the problems are down to networking issues rather than getting the server up & running. As long as the Squeezebox system runs over whatever standard network the user has, it's vulnerable to these issues. That said, I'm certainly would not advocate that Logitech "do a Sonos" and switch to a closed, proprietary wireless solution. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
