Welcome! Here are my thoughts.
When was the last time you bought an item at the store and and had to jump through hoops for a week to get it working and were satisfied with the purchase? The whole system is too complicated for your average Joe Blow. People see/hear the SB3 and think it's great, but then they find out what is involved in setting it up and they balk at the ripping/tagging, network setup, server setup, and etc. I think if you want to go mass market you will need to do some sort of server hardware as someone said in a previous post. If it doesn't work right out of the box it will never become a consumer item. You might even have to start your own "itunes' type operation (or make a deal with one of the existing ones) where you supply CORRECTLY tagged flac files, either a disc or song at a time, that can be ordered via the SB remote control. Maybe set up your own web radio station to play new releases and have a "purchase" button on the remote. Leave out the DRM (digital restrictions management) or forget the whole idea. You may need to think about streaming video, too. I don't think there are many audio only systems left in the world except among audio maniacs. TD -- tyler_durden ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
