maggior;269851 Wrote: > > It seems to me that there is a need for a music management piece to the > SB offering to simplify things for the user. Certainly this shouldn't > preclude the use of other tools, but should be a way to get going for > those that don't care to do a ton of research and become an expert in > digital music management and transcoding. Support 2 formats (mp3 and > FLAC - one lossy and one lossless). You want others - go get your > tools of choice.
This is similar to what I was talking about - what my wife wants is something that is as easy as loading a CD into the CD player, turning on the receiver, and pressing play. I think the new controller will go a long ways to getting her there now that the system is set up... Where I think there is an opportunity is at the beginning for new users - I still like the idea of a small, attractive, server box with built-in wifi, a CD Rom for ripping and Squeezecenter plus an integrated ripping program. Buy it, plug it in along with your receiver and controller, they talk to each other because they are preset to do so (you can tweak after the fact), you rip you music and play through the receiver, all in a few minutes. What kills neophytes is set up, things not working, and confusing technical details. These things don't bother me so much because I am a "semi-geek", but for so many others too many technical details make it a non-starter - People want stuff that "just plays". Maybe it's a bit like the Apple/Windows/Linux debates - some people want to get into the details of the operating system and some don't - I'm hoping Slim Devices can straddle multiple needs. Many on these forums wouldn't want the Squeezecenter-in-a-box solution, but as I said before, as an open source product, they could still develop their own server platform, use transporters, etc. to extend and customize the product. -- BlueWombat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlueWombat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6159 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
