In the midst of renovating our attic, I am re-considering my plan to use a squeezebox touch.
With the advent of cheap nettops that can output 1080p video thru HDMI, I will likely buy an Acer Aspire R3610 for $300 (Canadian) and install XBMC, SBS and whatever the software-based player is called (squeezeplay, softsqueeze?). I was attracted to the Touch since I would be able to shut down the old desktop that is my current music (and video) server, but for the same price I can get a computer that will act as music and video server and player. I currently own a SB3 and a Boom and use my Ipod touch with Ipeng's app. I was a prime candidate to add to the line-up with a Touch, but will likely opt for a nettop computer given the following factors: -high price of the touch -relatively low price of 1080p playing nettops -I'm not an audiophile so the Touch's superior audio compared to nettop+AV amp is not a personal selling point although I can certainly see it is for others -the Touch is still unavailable (I likely would have purchased in December) -- grego.speiser ------------------------------------------------------------------------ grego.speiser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11844 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74510 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
