garym wrote: > Am I correct in assuming this system wouldn't handle sync to multiple > room players (across wifi or ethernet) and wouldn't allow the user to > use services that require authentication (MOG, Spotify, SiriusXM, etc.) > other than accessing the web based version of these services on the > CuBox computer. For single point playing of local music files, I can > think of lots of excellent options (some of which I used *before* I > entered the SqueezeBox world). Sync, no. But my house is small enough (or the speakers large enough) to hear my music everywhere, so I don't need that. It's a nice feature, I'm sure, but not a killer-feature for any music system.
Services are a killer-feature, and I think we can expect more and more devices to support this model. Since I started using Spotify on the Touch, I can confess I haven't downloaded (via torrent) a single song anymore. So I'm starting getting used to the idea of know owning a music collection, but having it available all the time as a service. And of course, for the average user, this is a lot simpler then setting up an LMS server. For XBMC and such, you would just need a plug-in for that service. There are some available for Spotify, but don't know if/how they work. No need for it now, because Spotify runs brilliantly on the Touch. Seems Apple TV is getting in the same direction, and might even be a good replacement for services, or the Nexus Q android thingy. Or, who knows, maybe Logitech will release something to connect to my receiver directly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 505's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
