> I was spitting at this comment on the article "This product seems pretty > much identical in functionality to the Roku Soundbridge, except it costs > over $100 more. When is someone going to make a network mp3 player that > I can connect directly to my external harddrive full of music?
Funny thing is...'someone' already does. Aside from the various high-end devices that do this, the decided low-priced Omnifi DMS1 has this exact capability (the drive can be a basic external usb hd--doesn't need to be a NAS since it doesn't require server software). Only problem is the device is terrible. Slow, clunky, poor audio quality, practically featureless. I don't know why this reviewer seems to think that a device that you can connect an external hard drive to is somehow the "Holy Grail" of audio streamers--seems like a pretty short-sighted view in the world of entertainment convergence. It's amazing to me that someone (i.e. this reviewer) who's been exposed to the broad scope of the SlimDevices approach to audio delivery and distribution could long to drag around an external hard drive everywhere they might want their music. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
