radish Wrote: > Well, yes, and you could also get 400 candy bars or 20 CDs - but I fail > to see the comparison. If I wanted a PC running Linux that's what I > would have bought...
The point is that the Slim box fits into the general computing category. How many network appliances fetch $300 (answer, not too many). Whether it is "expensive" or a "bargain" is obviously in the eye of the individual consumer. Personally I think that the Squeezebox is starting to creep out of the audiophile/tweaker closet and get closer to being something that the masses will embrace (although it will require much dumbing down of software and installation for that to happen). When that DOES happen more and more people will put the Squeezebox up against products that cost 1/2 the price for the same basic functionality (Roku, airport express, etc)... and it really won't matter to them if the SB has a better DAC or extra outputs or a slightly better display. Personally I think that Slim should go the Roku route. Offer a very budget conscious $149 Squeezebos "lite" that offers basic capabilities at a fantastic pricepoint. Then price a souped up version with a bigger display, higher quality DAC, etc, for $100 more. A deluxe version could even do full multimedia have an HDMI output, etc. I think that Sean and company have done quite well catering to the geeks, tweakers and audio nuts, but at some point to keep selling equipment they will have to cater to joe 6 pack. -- jmpage2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21126 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
