TheLastMan wrote: > +1 > > Everybody who reads these forums is an "enthusiast", but few are > "geeks". Most of us could cope with buying a box and following some > step-by-step instructions to install a pre-packaged linux distro and > software player (similar to the Vortexbox project) but that would be > about the limit. > > Remember some of us have wives and an ugly "Pogoplug" device with a > totally uncoordinated USB DAC hanging off the back won't cut the "decor" > mustard. Ideally the thing should be at least passably attractive and > small enough to be nearly invisible anyway. > > We were prepared to pay £150/$200+ for our Squeezeboxes so we can afford > this for a replacement, so a $30 player is unnecessarily cheap! Most > would be prepared to pay an extra £100 in order not to have to spend 30 > hours making several attempts at "hacking" linux to get the thing to > work! > > Most stereo "hi-fi" amps do not have integrated DACs so the device will > definitely need a DAC, but it only needs to be as good as the Receiver > or Touch. If you want better you can buy a hi-fi DAC (as opposed to a > computer audio DAC). > > I really like the look of the CuBox: > http://www.solid-run.com/products/cubox > > In design terms it is so nearly there. Add a halfway decent audio chip > and it would be a done deal for me if you could download pre-packaged > software to go on it.
I do agree that the new version must be visually attractive, with or without a screen (to be decided later), or very small to hide the clutter (unlike the pogoplug versions, etc). I also like the approach of having HDMI out and allowing this new device to display now playing information on your choice ouput devices (TV, Monitor, etc). The CuBox does look to be close, just without the DAC. I would look to John for suggestions and input to keep costs in check, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dustinsterk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19649 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881
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