cliveb wrote: > All of the good things you mention about why the Pi4 is better than the > Pi3 are perfectly valid when considered in an appropriate context. I > applaud the fact they've decoupled the LAN from USB, and that it now has > USB3. (FWIW, I still think an onboard SATA controller would be the icing > on the cake, but we're still waiting for that). > > But none of the Pi3's limitations you mention are significant in the > context of an LMS server. My LMS running on a Pi3 with library on an SSD > attached via USB2 has never, not once, ever, given me any trouble. It > supports 5 players no problem. You don't need gigabit ethernet and/or > USB3 speeds to stream the mickey-mouse data rates consumed by audio. > > Using a more capable device when it's not justified, and suffering other > issues as a result, would be considered pretty daft in most walks of > life. > It's a bit like choosing to go to Tesco (Walmart for our US cousins) in > a Ferrari instead of a Ford - no advantage, and you end up burning more > fuel.
All true but I submit it might depend on why you went to Tesco. You might have gone in your Ferrari - which model have you got by the way - in order to impress someone and not just for shopping. Mind you I suppose youd go to Waitrose in a Ferrari so the point is academic. 😀 VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110690
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