Jim, I've been a Slim customer for several years, and have purchased a total of 5 Squeezeboxes for myself and for gifts. Suffice to say, I'm a fan.
Things I like... - Support for FLAC - and overall attention to sound quality - Incredibly powerful, flexible server software (thanks to all!) - Ability to sync multiple Squeezeboxes - Direct access to Internet radio and other music sources - The sleep & alarm clock functions (I have an SB at my bedside) - The ability to browse music by folder (I wish my iPod could!) - The ability to rescan a library (another iTunes shortcoming) - All the things I can easily do with the remote. What I don't like... - The UI. Despite the power of the software, it really fights back when I try to manipulate music. The process of changing the position of a song in a relatively long playlist is awful. Having to return to HOME for everything and then stepping through all the screens to browse for songs is cumbersome. (I have a large music library.) The UI desperately needs a complete makeover. Things I'd like to see... - An iTunes-like interface, where you can drag/drop music; re-order columns for artist, song, etc.; scroll to anything; change song filenames and tag info; find and delete duplicates. A sliding progress bar for Fast Foward and Rewind would be very cool. - The ability to play iTunes playlists without adding the iTunes library to the Slim library. Since I use FLAC on Squeezebox and MP3 for everything else, I can't play iTunes playlists without having two of everything in the Slim library. I've tried re-creating the same playlist in Slimserver, but it just makes me angry. - The ability to create a playlist that isn't "now playing." This would allow, for example, the ability to preview a song before adding it to a playlist. It would also help prevent wiping out a nice list in progress when accidentally hitting Play. As with iTunes, it would be nice to just drag a song to a playlist. - Changeable remote codes. When I lower the volume on my Squeezebox, the drawer on my DVD player opens. - Better control of fast forward and rewind via the remote. It would also be a nice touch to pop up a large progress bar on Squeezebox during the operation. Bottom line, I think this music system is awesome - except the poor UI. Throw some good talent at this aspect and you'll have a system with widespread appeal for anyone who truly appreciates music (not just hard-core geeks and audiophiles). Good luck and best wishes for huge prosperity! Cheers - Mike -- Mike New ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike New's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31324 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
