Have just installed a Duet - SBR in the kitchen. Wireless strength there is minimal, plus microwave pollution etc, so a wired solution was the only option. And some kind of homeplug device was the only way I could do this.
Thanks to another post - which I can't find now - I was alerted to 4-port powerline switches from Maplin selling at less than £20 each - half the price of single "wall wart" devices. http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=219368&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=homeplug&doy=20m4 The one at the server end is plugged into a 4-way mains strip, at the SBR end it's directly into the wall socket. At first there was dropout after a minute or so of playing. So I thought I'd just try wireless - and this was predictably worse. But going back to the powerline switch, all seems well now, for some reason. It's been playing continuously for over five hours without dropout. (My next move had been to plug the server end switch directly into a socket - but that would have involved a lot of sweat!). As far as the kit is concerned - the controller is a pretty neat item but I agree with other posts complaining about the scroll wheel. It needs a convex, not concave surface, and also needs some texture rather than being smooth. Moving a single step up or down needs care, as it's really easy to overshoot. But generally I'm really pleased with the functionality. The high gloss finish looks good but shows finger marks very easily. I'd also like the charging cradle (or SBC) to indicate that charging is taking place. Mobile phones, dect phones etc have a little charging icon on the screen. It's not a big issue - but the first time I charged it I didn't know if it was working until I turned the controller on. What the controller does make easy is internet radio - an area of SB I'd so far neglected. Last night I was surfing the airwaves on the SB3 from my armchair. Great! -- morris_minor ------------------------------------------------------------------------ morris_minor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46582
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