gsamsa Wrote: > I know this issue has come up a number of times, but it usually doesn't > receive too many comments from Slim Devices. Also, there has been > progress recently on WMA support in the firmware, so I thought it might > be worth raising the issue again. > > The new Squeezebox looks very nice, but personally, I'm not yet tempted > to upgrade from the two first generation players I already own. Why? I > want the DRM support to play music from one of the subscription > services that are out there. Without that, I'm stuck waiting for > someone to release a device that's comparable to the Squeezebox in > overall experience and also supports WMA DRM (and if it supports > streaming from Rhapsody, so much the better). > > I've talked to several people shopping for media streaming boxes > recently, and in all cases, working with Rhapsody or Yahoo Music has > been a requirement, not a "nice to have". I end up telling them, "The > Squeezebox is the best thing out there in most ways, but right now > you'd be better off buying..." I wish I didn't have to do that. > > Anyway, DRM is mentioned in the software roadmap on the Wiki as a goal, > but it doesn't appear in the more concrete plans. Could someone from > Slim Devices comment on (or at least hint vaguely at) the issues > involved, and/or any concrete plans? > > Thanks.
Here's a fairly heavy hint: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6419567&&#post6419567 -- clumsyoik _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
