funkstar;317477 Wrote: > The idea of adding a USB port to a SlimDevices product comes up every so > often, so you are not the only one to want such a feature. I just can't > see it happening. > > The thing is, doing this would create a product that is completely at > odds to the ideas behind the SqueezeBox range of products. All of them > require either a localy run server app (which can be on a full blown PC > or a NAS box style appliance) or an internet connection for > SqueezeNetwork (like a giant SqueezeCenter in the sky). > > The devices themselves are quite dumb. The only display what they are > told to display and play what they are sent by the server. They do not > access the music directly. For a single seat installation, this does > appear to complicate things, but once you get into whole house audio, > it makes a great deal of sense, giving you a central store of all your > music, accessable by any player throughout the installation. > > If having local storage on your music player is a must for you , then > you'll need to look at other devices. An iPod, Sony Walkman, Archos PMP > or any other portable media player might be more suited to your needs.
The Archos PMP seems to have potential, looking deeper into it. -- GreenHornet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GreenHornet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18580 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49517 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
