timmerweb;283016 Wrote: > I'm really interested in getting a SqueezeBox, but its requirement for a > server is a deal-breaker for me, since I have no suitable desktop > computer to run the server on, nor do I wish to purchase a computer for > the sole purpose of running SqueezeCenter. > > I notice that Sonos is able to access network shares directly from any > NAS device with no additional servers needing to be run, which is the > functionality I'm looking for. Too bad about the exorbitant price of > it though. :(
So can you tell me where in your situation on what computer those network shares are. Are you aware of the fact that those 'computers' have to be always on... There's 1 big difference between the Sonos solution and the slimdevices solution. Slimdevices: musicserver <-> (wireless) router <-> squeezebox/transporter Sonos: musicserver <-> (wireless) router <-> sonos zonebridge <-> sonos zoneplayers Notice the difference in the router part. It used to be worse, the zonebridge is a new product of Sonos. In the earlier days you needed a zoneplayer to do the bridging... In my situation I wanted a wireless solution, so Sonos never was an option, I found it to be rediculous to need 2 zoneplayers if I wanted wireless music in my livingroom, which isn't the place where my musicserver is... So the minimum requirements are Slimdevices: musicserver, router, squeezebox/transporter Sonos: musicserver, router, sonos zonebridge, sonos zoneplayer My guess from the datasheets is that in every aspect the slimdevices solution is cheaper, cheaper in purchase (ignoring the transporter), cheaper in powerconsumption. As earlier mentioned, a NAS is nothing more than a computer only serving files. Just setup a cheap desktop computer to do the same and you have enough computingpower to run slimserver and you're still better of than with the Sonos solution, which isn't a bad system at all, but a completely different solution. -- servies There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ servies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45244 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
