------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Would you buy a new Squeezebox player if it became available? - Yes , if less than $100 - Yes, if less than $200 - Yes, if less than $500 - Yes, if less than $1000 - Yes - price is no object; I just want the best sound - No - I would NOT buy another Squeezebox player ------------------------------------------------------------------------
azinck3 wrote: > I can't speak to whether or not the idea would fail, but I CAN say that > I'm with JJZolx on this one. I don't want a TV everywhere I might want > an SB for MANY reasons (cost, aesthetic, heat, etc.). And even if I do > have a TV there I don't really want to have it on just so I can glance > up and see what's playing. TV's (especially when they're on) have a way > of dominating a room and commanding attention; it lends a different > atmosphere to the room that I don't want when listening to audio. Maybe > I'm not imaginative enough, but I'd be super happy if they'd make > something very similar to the SB3 but figure out a way to get it to > support Airplay (not something I care about personally, but I recognize > it as being important for broader adoption). I also wouldn't want a TV but then neither does the display have to be visible from across the room - I personally use my android phone to control all my squeezebox receivers and it works very well. For the majority of users, I would imagine a plug and play system, streaming music via the internet is pretty much what they want, if the price was right, including music subscription. For those of us who want local copies of our music ripped from CDs etc. then I for one would prefer hardware that is plug and play compatible with different sources - i.e. if I have Squeezeserver hosting my music or JRiver MediaCenter, it doesn't matter. I buy the hardware that I need for the audio requirements (cheap and small for the kitchen, better DAC etc for the main room) and mix and match it with the software solution that suits me best. I was hoping that UPnP/DLNA was the solution but hardware support is very patchy. The raspberry pi (or similar) idea mentioned before sounds good and may be the way to go, but again not for the majority. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ chemirocha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18708 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96660 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
