exile;304337 Wrote: > however, I can't recommend this product to any of my 'normal' friends- > i.e.- friends who don't have a very solid grasp of computers and who > also have a near obession to tweaking server software and/or music > tags. I live in san francisco and several of my friends are IT > professionals and I don't think i would recommend the product to those > folks either. maybe that's mainly due to the fact that most of my > friends have kids and there's just not enough time in the day for such > a trivial activity as tweaking a music server. for myself, I find it > endlessly challenging so I actually enjoy the time spent improving my > squeezecenter. But it's just not a mass market product...yet. I think > in time it will be but that time has not come.
As for the Duet's time, I have to disagree. It is definitely here. There are more home networks then anyone would care to count. And the cable and DSL companies will come out and setup your WiFi network with up to 5 devices when one upgrades to DLS or Cable Internet. Where we are probably similar is in the need for our music and tags to be exact and correct. I admit that I am anal when it comes to ripping CDs and tagging my FLAC Files. I have a huge collection, so my server is large and powerful (and I enjoy tweaking and messing with it). But where we are different is in the way this translates into what we think others are able to do. Others could care less and just hit play. No tag corrections, no server tweaking (just the home PC with a 250GB drive running SC), no looking for improvements, just enjoying the music without the need for hunting for a CD. Not knowing your friends, I still think I have to disagree about your 'normal' friends and especially the ones in IT not being ready or able to use a Duet, Transporter, or Classic. If my younger sister with no common sense or computer skills other then where the power switch is can use an SB3 and Duet, almost anybody can. We had my mothers eightieth birthday party at my house last year and she saw my Squeezeboxes. Now she has a Duet and an SB3 and only asked me if she should get a WiFi network after getting the Duet. I said yes, so she had the Geek Squad install a Linksys router and an Xbox 360. She was able to setup and use the SB3 all by herself. After getting the Duet and asking about WiFi, she had the Geek Squad install and set those pieces up knowing it was over her head. I dont think you are giving your friends enough credit. These products are consumer products just like anything else. Do they have to know computer basics to use one, it helps unless they have somebody set it all up for them. If one has a computer and has used iTunes, it is not a stretch that one can buy an SB3 and install it. That is what the Tech Support department is for: The folks that need some help after their purchase. -- iPhone iPhone Last.FM http://www.lastfm.com/user/mePhone Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47952
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