Once again I can only agree with what you say. Maybe SB hardware is just (connectivity, processing power, RAM) powerful enough to become uPNP compliant. If possible, it would be a very hard work and the result wouldn't be very thrilling, just "enough". If memory size for codec matters today, this must mean that SB can't be a the same time "the good old SB" and a "mediocre uPNP Device" at the same time, just one or another.
I read somewhere that cpu sharing and hardware/software design is a delicate piece of work (a thread explaining that the "ethernet" stuff is done in software by the processor). Maybe SB dad could tell us about the real possibilities. The two devices design you're talking about seems a good compromise. One "master controller", silent, easy to use and update, able to connect to external USB/Sata hard drives, to SMB shares, NAS, able to connect or act as a uPNP server, able to control several SB/TR, able to act as uPNP server... This hardware would be optional and could be replaced by any PC. It could exist in three priced models, basic, with nice LCD and why not with LCD + amp. In reality it would just be some sort of "low consumption PC", well packaged and plug'n play. The kind of stuff tech enthusiasts (or only tech capable, as I am) are building as DIY but that are not for mass market. Isn't it the approach taken by Sonos? (IMHO the only real concurrent of SD) -- vrobin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ vrobin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37279 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
