aubuti;348411 Wrote:
> Actually it would be a huge stretch to call the SB Receiver a computer.
> Judging from this and a previous post about it running linux I think
> some people are confusing the capabilities of the SB Receiver (which is
> really a dumb appliance) and the SB *Controller* (which
fattybacon;348262 Wrote:
> They all love the display, the remote, the interface and, above all, the
> quality. Then they ask where the music comes from and I tell them I have
> a server running upstairs. And that's all she wrote. NO SALE.
>
> Basically, they'd all love a SB3 or Duet or Boom but
fattybacon;348262 Wrote:
> I wouldn't go as far as a cd drive in, but might be interested in a hard
> drie, but this is exactly the problem everyone I show the the SB3 to.
>
> They all love the display, the remote, the interface and, above all,
> the quality. Then they ask where the music comes
pnharrison;348275 Wrote:
>
>
> http://www.ripfactory.com/ripserver.html
> http://www.qnap.com
>
And Netgear too:
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Storage.aspx
The new ReadyNas Pro looks nice.
Mike
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malaugh;339998 Wrote:
> They may even be able to re-use the Duet Receier. As far I as I know
> that is just a small Linux computer anyway.
fattybacon;348262 Wrote:
> As for people saying that what you are asking for is a computer so use a
> computer, I think they are missing the point that the
UPnP support could be a solution, and outsourcing the entire SC instance
would be most desirable (with VPS prices these days, it's not too far
over the horizon for DIY).
I think the OP has a point. Cost of such an embedded-SC device could be
contained if it was an 'NSLU2'
(http://en.wikipedia.org
fattybacon: I understand what you mean; but I'm not sure it could make
sense from a commercial viewpoint.
To turn the SBR into a "SqueezeBoxServer" would almost certainly
require improvemnts to the processor/memory plus additional interfaces
for usb ports etc. etc which would price it above a mas
fattybacon;348262 Wrote:
> I wouldn't go as far as a cd drive in, but might be interested in a hard
> drie, but this is exactly the problem everyone I show the the SB3 to.
>
> They all love the display, the remote, the interface and, above all,
> the quality. Then they ask where the music comes
amey01;339858 Wrote:
> Sometime or another, it's essential!
>
> I personally would put a hard drive in it as well. And some sort of CD
> drive to rip.
>
> I really think something like this is what stands between keeping the
> Squeezebox (and other music servers) a geeky niche and having it be
malaugh;340392 Wrote:
> Its not a saving, it just allows you to stream music from your NAS so
> you do not need to turn your computer on.
And how is this proposed product _not_ a computer?? As you've described
it, it runs server software (SC), it will need to have some kind of
read/write storage
Full moon in a few days.
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i'd really like to see a controller with a learning remote function. i
don't use the volume control of my sb3, but every other function i do
use. it'd be nice to program the volume of my preamp into the
controller. hell, if logitech would wrap it in an aluminum enclosure
with corresponding chargin
malaugh;340079 Wrote:
> The problm eis how to get to your music aefter you have ripped it
> withiut turning on your computer.
So you're going to buy and power two things (NAS & this slim thing)
instead of using the computer you already have? How is that a saving?
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amey
Thenks for the post, I never knew the Olive Music Server and the Yamaha
existed (Opus), however I think they are solutions in search of a
problem. The problem is not ripping the music, or storing on a hard
drive; computers do an excellent job of that, and anything less is a
compromise. The
pfarrel
I think you misunderstood me:
what I want is:
Hard disks - NONE
Power supply - same "wall wart" as a squeezebox
Disk controller - NONE
The idea woul be to use the NAS as the disk drive for the squeezecenter
box, or to have the option of adding a USB drive.
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amey01;339858 Wrote:
> Sometime or another, it's essential!
>
> I personally would put a hard drive in it as well. And some sort of CD
> drive to rip.
>
> I really think something like this is what stands between keeping the
> Squeezebox (and other music servers) a geeky niche and having it be
amey01;339858 Wrote:
> ...granny or pop could run down to their hi-fi dealer and come back with
> something that they could plug in and press "Play" - just like they do
> with a CD player.
Except there'd be nothing on it to play. S/he'd still have to know how
to rip music to it, so it's not quit
malaugh wrote:
> I was thinking that the whole thing would code just over $100. They
> may even be able to re-use the Duet Receier. As far I as I know that
> is just a small Linux computer anyway. I think once you start adding
> hard drives, CD burner etc, you start needing a a screen, and it tu
pfarrel
I was thinking that the whole thing would code just over $100. They
may even be able to re-use the Duet Receier. As far I as I know that
is just a small Linux computer anyway. I think once you start adding
hard drives, CD burner etc, you start needing a a screen, and it turns
into a c
Sometime or another, it's essential!
I personally would put a hard drive in it I think. And some sort of CD
drive to rip.
I really think something like this is what stands between keeping the
Squeezebox (and other music servers) a geeky niche and having it become
mainstream. That is, if granny
malaugh wrote:
> I would like to switch my music to a NAS. The options are:
> Keep running my PC to run Squeezecenter.
> Make a NAS from an old PC and run Squeezecenter on that
The alternative is to get a cheap PC, nearly any will work, and run
SqueezeCenter on it. Move the music to the cheap PC
I would like to switch my music to a NAS. The options are:
Keep running my PC to run Squeezecenter.
Make a NAS from an old PC and run Squeezecenter on that
Type quirky commands to install Squeezecenter on the NAS and hope it
works.
I would like another option. How about if Slim Devices made
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