I think having the TV on is not a problem for most users. In fact it will be a talking point amongst friends and relatives which will give buyers that confident feeling that they have got value for money. I think it was stated before that this is a consumer machine and not aimed at the audiophile market. When viewed from this perspective the Apple tv is a strong competitor to the squeezebox. Remember you don't need to buy a single track from Apple it will play all your ripped music so really the only lock in is that you need to use itunes, which in my opinion an excellent piece of software and is free. The big advantage of the Apple tv is that it will not need much maintenance if any. Squeezebox on the other hand does take a degree of technical knowledge and a certain amount of maintenance, and if things go wrong... Which would you recommend to your very non technical relative?
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