I'm a very satisfied SB2 user. The device is superbly thought out, and I sold my high-end CD player a few months ago as a result. But I've noticed one minor downside to this way of delivering music. It's not an SB problem specifically - it would apply to any network music player.
Back in the days when I used a CD player, there was a wall full of CDs in a rack. When I fancied listening to some music, I'd walk up to the rack and start browsing, often scanning almost at random. I'd spot a CD that took my fancy and put it on. The network player approach is different. Browsing the entire music collection just doesn't work the same way. Sure, you can do a "browse music -> artists" and step through the alphabet, but it just doesn't feel as convenient. I believe the end result is that you tend to pick an album you want to play in advance and put it on. (Note that when the CDs were in a rack, it was also very simple to find a particular album. So it seems to me that the operational paradigm of network players is more restrictive). Maybe I'm just peculiar and nobody else thinks this. but I'd be interested in others' thoughts. -- cliveb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
