James_B wrote: > How about its mesh network, better NAS functionality, sexy dedicated > controller, and alleged better analogue sound quality (according to > some reviews)? plus i think the n800 price you calculated is a limited > promotion. >
The Jive hardware is of course much more promising than the N800... > On the other hand Sonos has no display on its units and won't play (as > far as I am aware) BBC outside the UK or listen-again, or allow any > plug-ins. > > I really like my SB3s but I am no flag waver - I think competition is a > good thing and keeps products evolving. > The main thing for me is that the Sonos is a closed and static design, while my old 'slimp3' still grows new features with every new plugin and every new slimserver version *and* I can tinker with it myself. If price wasn't an issue I think I'd advise non-technical friends to get a Sonos. The ones that are a little more technically inclined should get an SB3. Definitely... Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
