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JJZolx;266955 Wrote: > That's really just a step in a different direction. It's convenient, > and really a slick interface, but it doesn't give the system any new > capabilities and arguably complicates the setup even more. from strictly a user POV, and i spend a lot of time teaching people, it helps. JJZolx;266955 Wrote: > SlimServer chose their path a long time ago. A relatively dumb device > relying on the brains running in very complex server software on a > computer that is powerful enough to do the job. Logitech bought into > that philosophy and that's where it stands. If the direction changes > to some kind of all-in-one device then it will no longer be > recognizable as the product it once was. And I expect that few, if > any, of the orginal designers and developers would remain with the > project. I wouldn't be completely amazed to see that happen, but it > will only happen if the current approach completely bombs as a consumer > product. i don't see it as either or. in fact, SS on a NAS is very close to being what i'm suggesting. only what i am saying is put SS on the SB itself and map to the storage, instead of storage and SS combined, SB separate. what i am trying to say is you could give end users a variety of options, and do so fairly simply without changing much. if slim/logitech doesn't make a tivo type music appliance, someone else eventually will. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.5.5 (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=43198 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
