Goodsounds;638245 Wrote: > Unless you have a curiosity to learn something new, or have endless time > to spend to fix broken things you don't understand or have experience > with, I'm not sure why you would consider running SBS on anything > besides a Win or Mac machine. > > If you're looking to reduce power consumption, there are lots of cheap, > low power Win PCs that are pretty hard to beat. Also, you can turn it > off or put it to sleep when not in use. "Off" is a pretty low power > drain. > > A lot of the techies in the community have had fun spending hours/days > to get the software to run on new hardware platforms (like NAS devices > and plugs) but those approaches seem unsuitable for the general > population who would rather spend that same time listening to music or > doing something else.
Good points, all. I'll point out that I got tired of dealing with those same sleep/wakeup issues that have all been well-chronicled here. If I wanted to have music when I (or Mrs. rgro) wanted it, I pretty much had to leave the host PC on all the time. Every time I allowed it to go to sleep or shut it off, it was a PITA to get everything going again just to listen to music. I've been quite happy with my Vortexbox appliance and I am a total tech numpty. Plus, the Vortexbox Appliance also comes with a built-in auto-ripper. So, ripping CD's is as easy as putting the disc in and waiting 'till it's done (tagging and art is, however, always another story no matter what hardware/operating system combo one uses!) -- rgro Rick System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Vortexbox > Touch (wired) via spdif coax > Rega DAC > LFD LE IV amp > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305. Home Theatre: SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.5.4 r32298 running on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 1.9. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.5.4 r9408. Duet: FW 68. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88501 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
