I might buy one, many of the uber SB fans around here would too. But would jo public buy them and and significant quantities? No way.
What's the point in it really? think about it, you might as well have a cheap HDD in it (it's not like you will need a lossless format for such as device). That saves a whole load of hassle. WiFi causes enough grief for us geeks at times, let alone the other 99% of the general public. HDD drives are less trouble for the manufacturer too, there would be much less user support needed. And what about the places it won't work, like the beach or when camping? You might as well take a house brick. If you get your music outside, why not just get a boombox with AUX in and take the DB3 out too? There is no market for this device, even if it sounds like an amazing idea. Adding streaming to a HDD based portable player would be good for internet radio etc and shift a few more units, but streaming only is a very nice but completely flawed concept. It fails in both user friendliness and flexibility. -- autopilot *SlimServer:* 6.5.1 (Windows XP) + AlienBBC, SlimScrobbler & Last.FM. *Amp:* Cambridge Audio 640a (living room) / Denon MD30 (bedroom). *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedroom). *Remote:* T-Mobile MDA Vario / Sony PSP / Nokia N95 / Harmony 525 (IR). *Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36603 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
