notanatheist;185323 Wrote: > Interesting that you state the Sonos is better at multi-room sync. In > what way is it better than the SB2/3? I have 3 SB units at home and > regularly sync/unsync them. The only thing I can think of that could be > considered a 'hiccup' is the current track restarts. Not enough to > bother me though. > > Does the Sonos give you web control as well? Is the remote RF or WiFi? > I find it convienant to be sitting at a computer and just pop up the > web interface to make changes to the volume and playlist on the fly > without searching for the remote. > > I certainly agree on the display issue though. It is nice to see what > is actually playing on the screen and/or have other information at your > fingertips like the date/time/weather, visualizations, track info, or > custom text welcoming people. Not exactly something the Sonos can do. > Squeezebox obviously gives you far more freedom to setup your device > however you please and is not tied to any particular platform.
I wrote the original post nearly a year ago, so some things have changed on both platforms since then. I do continue to use both platforms side by side in my home (because each has its set of benefits). I still have a personal preference for the SlimServer + Squeezebox platform though members of my family have the opposite preference. WRT multiroom syncing, people's experience with the SBs and TPs have been variable - for some people (like you) it seems to just work perfectly, while others seem to have no end of trouble - at least that was the impression I got at the time of the review. On the other hand with the Sonos I don't recall anyone ever having a problem - it always just works out of the box with minimal fuss or configuration. The controller, as most people have acknowledged, is probably the strongest selling point. The controller is WiFi. In addition to the WiFi controller, there is a Desktop controller for Mac and Win and an AJAX based Web COntrol that has been and continues to be developed by the user community. -- Nikhil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23490 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
