there are other reasons people want to put slimserver on NAS devices. i have had a readynas 600 running slimserver for over 2 years now. despite some troubles i had upgrading to SS 6.5.1 (needed to write a perl script to rearrange many thousands of tracks into the way the software wanted them), the setup has distinct advantages:
1. i volunteer at a local radio station, playing space music at nights. i can literally unplug 2 cables (power and ethernet), and bring all the music with me, in one box. no PC necessary! 2. i can have only one device turned on (the readynas), and hear music all day long. i do not need to turn on the readynas AND a pc, when the readynas can run pre-compiled SS versions itself. so, that's less power, and a couple fewer fans to create white noise in the background. the readynas itself is pretty quiet. 3. although this next bit has disadvantages as well, i do not need to muck around with slimserver on my pc. that also means i can't take advantage of SS's open source nature. however, once installed and running, i do not have to deal with any slimserver issues until i upgrade. due to the huge amount of trouble i had last time, i probably will not upgrade again. the 6.5.1 SS version has more features than i'll ever need. all it has to do is play music, and i'm happy. so, there ya have it! the use of a NAS device has alot to do with your intended use of music. if you need it to be portable (like i do), having a self-contained music box is great. and, since i use flac files exclusively, an "ipod" type of solution (i.e., ripped to mp3 format) would just never work. for my needs, the music has to be broadcast quality. -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you can be immature forever" "life is uncertain; eat dessert first" - anonymous please visit my mcintosh website: http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~sherman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ shermoid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37416 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
