maggior wrote: > What is the rational for the player needing to communicate with > Logitech's server to play local music? Software (a server) has to be > installed locally to play local music. It seems overly complicated and > unnecessary for the radio to have to communicate with Logitech's server > to play local music. It is also absolutely rediculous that you wouldn't > be able to play local music without an Internet connection. > > Any insight? > > Thanks.
it's covered elsewhere ,but in short to avoid the server switching mystery !? for new users ( a normal person gets the idea in 5 minutes but not the intended user base of this product ), now it stays connected to only one server , the online one all the time with the same unified interface and only one set of preferences and settings and presets favorites etc . It also presents an opportunity to datamine your listening habits re local files for the subscription services you use or for other parties ? The local server(s) are treated as any other source , so if you install the UE software on several computers there is still no server switching . But there must be a better way ? to make the Squeezeplay interface present an unified front and be connected to all servers simultaneously ? How exactly is it done i have not tried the process of doing this is not reversible to the radio . Wonder if some dare to brick a Radio to try out the challenge is to jailbreak an UE radio to be able to downgrade it to a normal Radio . We learn that interface will be on the player or an iThing or Andriod app ,no Web-UI anymore . I agree that " It is also absolutely rediculous that you wouldn't be able to play local music without an Internet connection" but the teaming masses that are expected to buy the UE Radio by the millions is only expected to have some rudimentary local collection(s) that is not their main use , so local files are only a "feature" . they will be listening to radio or subcription servives most of the time. Vs that in the squeezeworld squeezenetwork begun as a feature to the local server . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96188 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
