I've never understood the whining by some about horrible out-of-box experiences. Maybe it is the 80/20 rule in effect. I am neither a Joe Blow nor a Ted Techie. I don't like products that insult my intelligence (e.g., Microsoft Office, Clippy, "you have unused icons on your desktop", etc.) nor do I try to out-think a company's product. I found SB/SS to be very intuitive for me.
My SB experience ================ 1. Spring 2005 saw Roku Radio Paradise web site. 2. Began reading Roku forums and found references to Slim Server software. 3. Researched SD web site and bought SB2, intending to compare SB2 (30-day return) with Roku at Fry's. Never did. 4. SB2 arrived two days later. I opened the box, hooked it up, installed the SlimServer software, and successfully played a few MP3 files. 5. Later, I learned more about .flac, EAC, file tree organization, etc. 6. I have upgraded SS, and the firmware, flawlessly about three times. Pretty darn close to ridiculously simple. Enhancements ============ 1. Knob, fat server, larger screen, display menu on TV, Sonos style remote, etc. might help you sell more units. Just dont' abandon any of the current features we also love: no knob, slim server, small form factor, etc! :-) 2. Stick with a web-browser UI... along the lines of the Yahoo! Mail beta which is crazy quick and slick. 3. Add support for streaming video and displaying images onto TVs. I know this is primarily a sonic device but how hard could it be to add flix/pix? I suspect the majority of homes still use the 'entertainment center' concept in their living rooms. Evangelism ========== 1. "What's that?!" my friend mocked when I showed him the web site. After I explained the concept he thought it was cool. Another friend still doesn't get it. 2. I tried describing my system to another guy who does home audio wiring and he went off on me about how X Box kicks ass and can find "any" media on any networked PC and play it. Oh, well. -- fathom39 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ fathom39's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1000 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
