jmpage2 Wrote: > You'd probably be rather astounded then by the number of "normal Joes" > who have marvelled at my Squeezebox setup only to be intimidated by > what it takes to get the whole thing set up and working.
I was explaining my SB setup to someone I work with who loves music and has tons of CDs. She wanted to get one when she saw how good looking it was and when I told hert how much I liked it. Her comment was "my son-in-law will have to set this up for me if it involves installing software and setting up network connections". Do not underestimate how intimidating anything other than plugging something into the mains and pressing the on switch is to the intelligent but non-technical person. The Squeezebox to me is in a limbo state - it has mass market pretensions from its industrial design, it isn't a standard HiFi component shape for example and uses wall-wart type power supplies rather than the overkill electronics favoured by audiophiles. Yet it requires an element of devotion by technically minded people to get it running well. It isn't plug and play, but it looks like it should be. You still need to know what you are doing for a successful install, especially on wireless. Yes - I know that many people have installed SlimServer, plugged in the Squeezebox and got music, but many haven't and in any case there are lot of people out there who love music but run away at the thought of entering a network IP address. "What if I break my home network? What if I do something wrong and plug it into the wrong slot on the router or PC?" Paul -- CardinalFang You're only young once, but you can be immature forever... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21126 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
