On 10/07/2008 2:37 p.m., Skunk wrote: > Rick Hudson;318586 Wrote: >> If you have to do anything other than pressing the power button on the >> SB's >> remote then you may have missed the point of the product. Surely having >> a >> Squeezbox /requires/ an always-on server. > > A dedicated server may be ideal for some, but I personally don't see > the need to maintain a separate box when my desktop is on _all_ of the > time someone is home, and a lot of the time nobody is home as well.
I didn't mean to imply it needs a dedicated server but rather a computer that, as far as the SB is concerned, is a server that is there when it's needed. My point was that turning on the SB should not ever be followed by the realization that the server is not running since the illusion of an audio appliance is then gone. > If Squeezecenter is set to run as a service on the 'family' desktop, > then it's only one extra power button to push if the server is off. That's where I disagree. Turning on the amp, for example, is instantaneous. Turning on a PC-based computer is like 20-30 seconds minimum, as well as being an extra thing to turn on. -- Rick Hudson http://www.kpo.org.nz/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
