Philip Meyer;568277 Wrote: > What would be the point of that? Do you mean to run a Tiny SBS server?
I don't need TinySC in a Receiver II. How would one safely eject the USB Drive? From a new menu on the Controller, what if one doesn't have a Controller? TinySC on a Receiver II, no thank you. I would like to see a Receiver II based on SqueezeOS because I think a 'Smart' player has advantages and it would be simple and direct to base Receiver II off of a striped down Touch. With the WiFi card eliminated because of WiFi on a chip, designing is easier. I would like to see the Receiver II be in a vertical case or have an external antenna option so it has better signal strength then all current Squeezeboxes since most Receivers are going to be hidden away. My reason for keeping the Receiver and updating it is first to have the newer DAC Chips and 24/96 native capability, but mostly so users can add multi-room players without the price of needing a Touch screen or controls. With the Controller, iPeng, and being able to control players from Touch and SB Radio, it just makes sense to me to have a Receiver II. Receiver II could even be a base unit/docking station/charger for a Controller based on an iPad sized touch screen. This Controller would not have a DAC or be a player like the current Controller. It would just be a Touch Remote with IR, RF, and WiFi control capabilities so it could also be ones universal remote. I bought a Harmony 1000 so I could get rid of the 7 remotes I had on the table. That worked great and was heaven until I put a Receiver in the room, no IR control, so back to having a second remote, that being the Controller or iPeng. Where Receiver II would be sold separately or bundled with the large touch Remote. Getting back on thread, I feel there will be a Boom II in the future with a Color display and SqueezeOS. Don't know how I feel about having a touch screen on a device that is mainly a player with speakers, probably just color LCD like SB Radio only larger. I don't think it would be coming anytime soon. The Boom is still selling well. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81045 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
