JohnSwenson wrote: > How does that sound, any thoughts? VLAN support sounds great, and I suppose this means gigabit ethernet ? Then a single ethernet port would do for a router-on-a-stick configuration. Would save cost and power I guess. In fact, I find VLAN extremely interesting. SBS setup, particularly networking/DNS seems a sore point for many. Over here in France we have an ISP called Free; they offer an internet gateway+a tv box; Plug both in your network -or via the provided CPL plugs- and automagically everything works: they use a specific VLAN to create the link between the 2, so the internet gateway can run a dhcp server and all services and QoS polcies needed, in its own realm. Nobody uses VLANs at home -except for VOIP perhaps, so what you get is a factory configured player-server pair, that works out-of-the box 99,99% times -and the 0.01% can understand why it's not workingÂ… True plug and play exists, I've seen it.
An NTP server would be nice, too. I think a physical power button, and possibly physical rf-kill button would be pleasing. If that thing is able to do room correction, does it make sense to have a mic in port for the device to figure out by itself what filter is needed ? (totally naive question; I've used once in my life an eq w/ pink noise generator.) I too, vote for headphone/IR out, for IR Blasting. And for a lot of headroom. If I had choice between $170 w/ 256MB ram and $190 w/ 1 or 2GB, I would not hesitate a second and choose the latter. One of the beauties of the SB3 was its ability to improve over time, just with firmware upgrades. It was a thin device. If the new player is fat -and controlling the QoS would be one of the few good reasons- then I think we need a lot of free room -and power too. I keep my amps/speakers 10 years at least, the SB3 longevity was perfectly fit, and exemplary IMO. Just my 2cts. With many thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881
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