i still don't understand why they want a "slim" device. why be slim?
why not put the SS and SB into one chasis? why not give that chasis usb ports (or whatever ports/readers) so you can hook up an ext drive directly to it? (along with wired/wireless of course) i have never understood why they insist on having the SS NOT be part of the actual device. the only benefit i see of having SS offloaded, is the ability to sync multiple SBs. but i would think thats something that could be worked out with a fat device such as what i'm proposing. (a fat device could have a free, lightweight OS like linux and people could still modify the SS in it. the music data SS stores could go in flash or on the drive it reads the music info from) the advantages of a fat device are legion: 1. only one environment to develop, no OS issues. 2. portability 3. no OS interference, (firewalls, etc...) 4. single uniform upgrade path for users, single usage exp 5. automatic updates 6. automatic entertainment content updates etc... think how many issues users have with those issues above. all solved by a so called fat device. i'm sorry, but to me, having a device that needs me to run stuff on my computer is old school. yes, SN is a good workaround, for everything EXCEPT your own local music. (SN basically emulates the fat device i am talking about, but doesn't do your local tunes AND requires the internet) wouldn't it be cool if you could just grab your fat SB, an ext drive, and jump in your car and road trip with it via bluetooth to your car stereo? and i think the SB needs a bigger color screen, as well as a rechargable remote that has a color screen on it, and a headphone jack and bluetooth for headsets. based on what logitech offers i think everything i am talking about is reasonable and doable, and in line with their consumer friendly POV. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.5.4 (beta!?) - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37279 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
