JJZolx wrote: > > Otherwise, the only thing it such a device might have over the current > DIY solutions built on PCs with USB output is a high quality S/PDIF > out. > I suspect we are still talking about a DIY solution or possibly a pre-packaged DIY solution, so far I haven't seen any indication in this thread that makes me think it will reach the masses. To reach the masses you really need multiple type of devices, at minimum one optimized for connection to an external amplifier and one with built-in speakers suitable for kitchen/bedroom/bathroom kind of environment.
To reach the masses you also need to reach the shelf in the stores, but that's a different topic so let's not bring that into the discussion yet. JJZolx wrote: > > Which brings up the issue of... branching the server. > Which would be a much bigger task, especially if we want to do it the right way and not violate license/copyrights from Logitech and other companies which own the redistribution rights. It's easy to do it if you ignore the legal problems which violating the license/copyright can cause and ignore Windows users which want the exe binaries, but doing so doesn't seem like a long term solution to me. However, having said that, it's certainly doable, the question is just if it's worth the trouble and I'm skeptical if there are enough people in the community who would be willing to do the necessary development/maintenance work for free on longer terms. As I posted earlier in the thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97881-Community-Funded-Squeezebox-Replacement-Would-you-be-interested&p=733887&viewfull=1#post733887 I personally still believe something that relies on LMS or even mysqueezebox.com is a temporary solution, which works for DIY hardware, but for long term survival we really need something else. So to base the box on Linux and not tie too much of it towards Logitech and LMS/mysqueezebox.com is probably a good idea to make it easier to change it to work with something else in the future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
