maggior wrote: > > So the search begins for another solution. By the time I need to make a > move due to booms or receivers dying, hopefully there will be an > attractive alternative. > I'll re-post this even though I've posted similar in other places, but I'm a bit afraid that people won't read through this long thread and it might be missed, sorry for the re-post for those of you that have already read my previous posts.
First of all let's not panic yet. I can't go into any further details at the moment but I want to remind everyone that even though we might love the Logitech software we also really love the Squeezebox hardware, the Squeezebox hardware is very open and with custom/patched firmware it's possible to use it without the need for a Logitech maintained software/firmware at all. I do realize we need something that isn't dependent on Logitech hardware/software on longer terms but on short terms the Logitech software/hardware will continue to work great and there are solutions for people that need additional hardware players: - With Apple iPhone/iPod Touch: -- iPeng on an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad (even have audiophile support with the right docking station and latest iPeng version) -- SqueezePad on an iPad - With Android based hardware: -- SqueezePlayer on an Android devices - With a Vortexbox Appliance, which as previously mentioned isn't just a server, it's can also be a Squeezebox player. Also remember that due to their open solutions it's a not that unlikely that your Squeezebox hardware and the above hardware devices will be reusable in another system, a Sonos hardware would on the other hand very likely only be usable in a Sonos system so going out and buy a Sonos already now would make you even more stuck than you already is. Sonos might turn out to be the best option in the end, but in my opinion it's too early assume that yet. Your Squeezebox system worked great August 28'th, it's working great today and it's also very likely going to work great 6-12 months in the future. On longer terms you might need something else but it's not urgent, so I suggest you wait and see a bit what happens during next 6-12 months before starting to switch to a competing closed or more limited system. I personally don't have any plans to abandon or replace my Squeezebox hardware at the moment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96188 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
