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i agree erland, it just DEPENDS. i don't see why variety is so hostily met, (not necessarily in this thread, but in general) radish;267256 Wrote: > So you start with essentially an SBR @ $150 and add at least a few more > hundred. maybe, maybe not. it would depend on what SS features you kept. if u kept all of them, then it would depend on the cheapest parts needed to run all those features onboard is. remember, i am not advocating internal storage for the device for music. but rather, the ability to map drives or connect cards/usb stuff. radish;267256 Wrote: > What's an ipod got to do with it? They're entirely different devices. no duh. the point is it is a very complex device that does many complex things for $299 if apple can do it, logitech can. radish;267256 Wrote: > A dedicated SC box needs a lot more processing power, a lot more memory > and a LOT more storage than a touch - it does a completely different > job. i would argue its more specialized, and a touch screen, OS and browser, wifi etc... my point is you could specialize the hardware in a fat box to do the specific tasks SS does. radish;267256 Wrote: > You seem to think that combining a PC and a SBR into one box will > somehow cost substantially less than the cost of the PC plus the cost > of an SBR, or that the resulting device will somehow be simpler, > smaller, quieter or more power efficient. I don't see how that can be > the case. no, i am saying a box that doesn't need a computer at all and that can access external storage (via whatever method) is for me, a great product, and i would be willing to bet, is for other people too. tivo sold me a box (i gave to my parents) that cost $100 plus the $300 lifetime service. the tivo does not need a computer EVER. the tivo has onboard embedded internal storage (something i haven't advocated for in this thread), and has a remote and interfaces with the TV. the only thing missing from it to serve as my analogous example, is a color screen on the remote. this was 2 or 3 years ago i gave them this. $400. -- 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
