rfrost;172303 Wrote: > Remember that with AppleTV, you still need a DVD drive and some way to > control that, and good luck trying to install any codecs on it that are > not blessed by Steve.
AFAIK, you can plug USB devices into the new Apple Airport, essentially making it a 802.11n NAS box. Not sure if a DVD drive would work, but you can certainly plug in USB drives to act as your music server. I agree Apple is a closed shop, but I must admit that it doesn't bother me after having used many pieces of their software over the years as well as Open Source packages. If it works, then it's fine by me. The Open Source nature of SB is attractive, but to most people that just means free. The proprietary nature of Apple solutions simply doesn't bother the mass market - hence the rise of the iPod. I don't think too many people who have Slim boxes will change to Apple, owning a SB involves so much commitment to make it work that you are reluctant to give up on that investment, especially if you have used FLAC. I'm thinking about it because I use Apple Lossless, but I need to hear the AppleTV first through my DAC. It's much more likely that someone new to the market will look at all the options and go for the recognised brand, especially if they think it's an iPod for the home. -- CardinalFang ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31559 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
