------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Could a wireless enabled iPod overtake the Squeezebox as a network music player? - Yes - I want my wireless iPod yesterday! - No - nothing will pry my Squeezebox from my cold, dead, hands! - Meh - it could cause some defection but not kill Slim entirely... ------------------------------------------------------------------------
This product is expected in the next year. It will work as follows: You'll have an Airport Express / Airtunes / Airmedia adapter with digital audio output connected to your stereo system. The iPod (with its quality color screen) will act as the remote. Digital music from the iPod will be streamed wirelessly to your stereo system from anywhere in your home. You'll have access to Apple's music stations directly from the iPod (to play on the iPod or via your stereo system). You'll be able to play music purchased from the Apple Music Store. Usable range of around 100 feet. This makes the system superior to the Squeezebox in almost every respect. One area where it will be limited, at least for the near future, is storage. Many users on this forum prefer to use FLAC and other lossless formats for maximum possible audio quality. Today's iPod is available with a maximum of 60Gb storage; next-generation drives for the iPod are expected to hold 100-120Gb. This is still short of the capacity necessary to hold large music libraries in FLAC / lossless format. -- KenF ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KenF's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3748 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21033 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
