Wirrunna wrote: > Agree 100%. Get a player out the door to fill the hole in the market > left by Logitech.
I am going to disagree here. Sonos or Olive One fills the gap left by Logitech, but it does not have the flexibility of the squeezebox system and LMS software. For me and others, a replacement for the Touch (even without a screen) would be very valuable, as the Touch did not have the power to operate the LMS software. I thought one of the reasons to go with the Wandboard was its higher processing power and memory so it could function as player and server. I want a self contained system to make it simple. When there is a problem, I don't want to have to take the time if figure out where the problem might be across multiple hardware and software systems. I still use tiny LMS even with its limitations because if there is a problem, my wife knows to restart tiny LMS. I don't want to have show here how to restart multiple systems. Finally, being able to be a player or player+server reaches a wider interest group. As far as using the Sata connection or USB drive, i don't have a strong opinion, as long has an external drive can be attached. I will let those with more knowledge provide opinions on the best way to go. It terms of connections or capabilities, perhaps it is time for a poll so preferences can be documented. I know the balanced connections was of interest by a limited number of people, however, that interest may be from those designing and developing the hardware and software, so i understand if those features are included despite limited interest. There are also requests for changes so others can modified John's carrier board. The question of who this box is for needs to be answered. Is it for the computer expert that likes music? Or is it for the music enthusiast that is willing to learn the computer skills necessary to operate the box. I have already ruled out that this will be for the plug and play music types. It is probably clear that I am in the version 2 camp. Many thanks to the people that have volunteered their time to develop the hardware, software, and website. Having to deal with the public and competing opinions is not easy. Paul Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Nelson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58158 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
