I am relatively new to Squeezeboxes after getting frustrated trying to get my Tivo to serve as a reliable music player. I now have a Squeezebox 2 and a Boom, and have been very happy with both.
There are a few things about them that I think should be resolved for a mass market product: 1. The need for a seperate server, or at least a seperate propriatary server. The box should include a USB port or internal storage and be able to use it. It should also be able to use external UPNP sources. Perhaps indexing them in an internal database in the Squeezebox, ala embedded shivaplug. The ideal solution would be an embedded Squeezecenter, I really like the customization that is possible with this software. 2. The seperation between SqueezeCenter and SqueezeNetwork. As a new user, I was surprised that there was such a wall between these sources - to the extent that the firmware will up/down grade between uses. I would have expected that internet content would be served by Squeezecenter if available, otherwise Squeezenetwork. Local music would be served by Squeezecenter if available. I would be able to turn on the Squeezebox, listen to Rhapsody, online radio, etc, and only need to turn on Squeezecenter in order to make the local media menu items appear. I am running SC on a NAS so I leave it on all the time, but for the typical user running it on thier PC, it forces them to decide which server to connect to before they can enjoy thier music. -- DrewSB ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DrewSB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26817 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66745 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
