------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Why do you continue to use Squeezebox ? - I'm satisfied with the Squeezebox system, why change something that works good ? - I have already invested too much in Squeezebox devices, would cost too much to switch - I have just purchased a new Squeezebox and won't switch to something else anytime soon - I love the 3rd party plugin/app model and would only switch to something else that supports this - I would consider switching if someone offered something with similar functionality - I have already started to look for something else but haven't found anything interesting yet - I have already started or completed the transition to something else ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I think "Logitech Squeezebox" is dead. I have at home SB3s and Boom, and have equipped friends&family with the same (+ a server I whipped up.) They're working great (except for the irritating firmware upgrades merely required by evolutions on mySB.com that I have to manage for them.) I had a Duet from day 1, and it was a disaster. 2 years later it was still. What I hear from the other products isn't all that good either. In 2 or 3 years Logitech hasn't deployed any compelling music service over the internet. No store, no liner notes, live events, concert tickets zilch. I can't recommend the system to anyone I know now, because I don't trust/value the available new hardware, and the software doesn't make progress. Hearing about video support makes me shudder. I hope the Apple Airplay solution gets cheaper over time; that would be something easy to recommend. For me I still invest in the system but I have to buy 2nd-hand SB3s on Ebay, and I run an old version (the oldest I can) of the server. I'm getting "Slim Devices squeezeboxes" second hand, they run cheaper! (and they look better) I expect a community fork will finally happen for the server and hope for community ip3k firmwares as well. (No need to tell me I am so wrong on such or such account. This is my opinion.) -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 3 SB Classic, 1 SB Boom iPeng (iPhone + iPad) SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 (Debian 5.0) with plugins: MusicIP Server Power Control by Gordon Harris WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Find cover art by bpa BBC iPlayer, SwitchPlayer by Triode PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple TrackStat, Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88916
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