Phil Leigh;299354 Wrote:
>
> Anyway, the point is that there are just too many variables in the mix
> for this to be prime time mass-market fodder.
> It's interesting to see where the late-entrant mainstream (?)
> manufacturers are going with this:
>
> 1) they've pretty much abandoned wi-fi...too many support issues, wi-fi
> needs to get to the level of DECT Phones(ie true plug and play) before I
> think the big players will be interested
>
> 2) they are generally supplying low functionality ("basic") GUI
> interfaces that run on standard hardware - simple - yes...crude -
> yes...easy to support - yes! (mostly the answer to the question "Can
> I?" is NO!)
>
I'm curious - which "mainstream" manufacturers are you talking about
here? I'd be willing to bet there aren't many companies larger or more
mainstream than Logitech making such devices. The only biggie I can
think of is MS, and their model with WMS is actually surprisingly
similar to SC/SB at the conceptual level.
And to add to what people have been saying about reliability - I
have/have had players from the SB1 through to the TP and SBR. My server
runs on an old Win XP box, with pre-release software no less, and I
can't remember the last time it didn't "just work". Look at how long
I've been around this forum, if they didn't work I wouldn't be here!
In fact I've had more problems with the 2 Macs in my house than the
Squeezeboxes ;) *dons flameproof underwear*
On a wild tangemt, I recently bought a house after living in rented
apartments since leaving home, and I can tell you there was a steep
learning curve! More than once I found myself wishing I'd just stayed
in that nice building where everything was done for me, but in the end
I'm glad I stuck with it, the freedom and flexibility is worth a little
work!
--
radish
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