Richie Wrote: > >Nothing's so simple these days that it requires no > individual settings. I just download the nightlies at the weekend, > install and it works. I think the average consumer would have no > problem at all. Ok, I've had to wait for a few bugs to be fixed but > even the piece of software I probably use most of all - Windows, > suffers from that. > > Richard
It's still not what the consumer expects for a mass market consumer electronics product. Ever have to wait for bug fixes for your TV? Or for the rest of your HiFi? Don't get me wrong, I love my SB, but it's a far cry from the out-of-the box experience I had with my iPod. I never had to turn off features in iTunes to make it play consistently, nor do I have to sit and wait whilst a painfully slow UI updated my playlists. That's what I want for my SB. A good comparison would be FreeView TV in the UK. To a large extent the uptake of digital TV has been slowed by set top boxes that have slow and clunky interfaces which occasionally crash. I'll mutter and reboot, my wife will take it back to the shop for her money back...now SlimServer isn't that bad, but it is the weak link. Again, this is no comment on Slim, they've never sold it as that type of product and it's clear from their web site and community aspect of the development that this is for a dedicated enthusiast community. That unfortunately means that the mass market won't "get" the product, just like they don't appreciate good HiFi that needs care in setting up, but buy B&O designer mid-fi instead that works out of the box, but is compromised sound-wise. Paul -- CardinalFang _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
