BigPotato;492444 Wrote: > I'm pretty sure the Roku devices don't have the same requirements as a > SB regarding a server. The device may query a Roku server to check for > firmware updates, but the internet radio functionality and a web server > for configuration is all built-in.
Way off topic, but this thread has pretty much run it's course anyway.... I had a chance encounter with a Roku user over the weekend at a Holiday party. We were both eyeing the party hosts Hi-Fi gear, so I knew we would hit it off. The conversation eventually turned to streaming devices. She has two Roku players, when I told her I use SqueezeBox players.... she slapped me and walked away. I'm kidding :) But she did reveal some interesting tidbits about Roku players that I think may answer how the Roku players can be utilized absent a server. The two most glaring tidbits were: 1. Roku players are limited to a total of 18 presets/favorites streams 2. Roku supports no third party Music Services (Napster, Pandora, Last.fm, etc..) Now, to be fair, she did say she only uses one model player (two of the same players in her home), she's never connected them to her computer, and she has not logged into the online Roku server in a LONG time. So she may not be up on the latest Roku offerings, but was rather confident the above issues were accurate in her usage. Are these stated restrictions true? Maybe you Roku users could comment? If they are true then that probably explains why a Roku player can be self managed within the player itself without need of a server. I'm not knocking the simplistic architecture of Roku players, but I guess simplicity has it's price: less configurable, less customizable, no Music Services, limited presets/favorites, fewer choices. I think it would be quite difficult to cram all of the SqueezeBox features, benefits, customizations, Music Services (and management of them), flexibility, etc.. into the hardware player itself. But then this feature rich architecture does require connection to a server. Advantages, disadvantages, and the associated price paid for each. :) -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72222 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
