jkadragich;199688 Wrote: 
> Thanks very much for the replies so far.  Still would like to hear from
> someone who has compared the two (or at least 770 to sonos controller).
> I have been reading incessantly about the differences between sonos and
> SB, but it seems like the biggest advantage for sonos is it's
> controller.  However, their controller costs $399, just like the N800
> (which may even be less after discounts), but as you said, the N800 can
> do SOOO much more, it's almost (no it is) a no-brainer if the 800 can do
> what the sonos controller can do with respect to hand-held visual song
> search, selection,cover art, etc (and of course speed).  It just
> strikes me as such a marketing miss for SB not to just offer a package
> with a preconfigured N800 or N800-lite version and blow the doors off
> this comparison.  Am I missing something here? Please enlighten this
> newbie.  Thanks again.  Jeff

Jeff,

I have both, and I actually end up using the SqueezeBox with its
original remote the most often. When I am sitting at my Mac or PC, I
tend to use the Nokia skin or slimfx and sometimes Moose on the PC. 

The Nokia tablets are great, and Ben has done a brilliant job with the
Nokia skin. However I still see the Nokia tablets as geek toys, and as
a practical matter, to have the Nokia tablet always on, charged,
connected to the WiFi network, with opera open at the right page is a
bit of a pain. If you are just looking to play or change your music -
this can be a bit awkward. In that case the Sonos would be a better
bet, even though I find the controller far more sluggish than the
SqueezeBox IR remotes.

This topic has been covered a few times before on these forums. Please
try searching for nokia 770 or nokia 800, sonos remote, etc. This post
and the links within should help you get started
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33380&page=2&highlight=sonos+remote


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