Zaphilosophile;169383 Wrote: > i am curious to know what other members think of the new apple tv media > streaming box? .... what do you think of all the hype around this box? > how much of a competitor do you reckon it is? > > cheers,
(I'm glad another thread got started on this question. The last one went nowhere.) It seems like the AppleTV device could be a strong competitor to the Squeezebox. From looking at the specs, it will stream music via iTunes from one computer, which acts like the server. Other computers can be added to serve as "guest streamers." Not bad when you have kids into music with their own computers. Using the iTunes interface to control the device rather than the web-based control for the Squeezebox is an advantage and disadvantage. Of course, with the SB, I have the remote and onboard display. With the AppleTV, I will need the TV on to act as the display. A disadvantage for AppleTV. An advantage is that the iTunes interface is so much better than the SD's server web pages and I would not have the problem of rescanning the iTunes db on a regular basis. I tend to use the web interface more often than the remote to set up my playing. And one database is simpler. Additionally, the small percentage of iTMS tracks that I own would now work without any work on my part. The addition of video support and a "staging" hard disk for the same price as the Squeezebox makes the AppleTV option seem very promising. But even if you remove the video option, AppleTV still seems like a strong competitor. I hope SD recognizes AppleTV as a competitor and responds with an aggressive positioning of why their products are "better than AppleTV," and not just dismiss the challenge. Of course, come February, we can stop speculating and see for ourselves. BTW, I own three SlimDevices units and I have been running the SlimDevices system since late 2002. -- maurice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maurice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=154 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31559 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
