Thecus N5200PRO
- energy efficient (well if a five drive solution can be said to be)
- data secured by raid5 or even raid6
- running SC7 thanks to the GREAT Omeag god of Thecus N5200
- small
- will hopefully soon be able to rip cds all on its own (working on a
plugin for that)
Well, I am totally
servies;283142 Wrote:
So can you tell me where in your situation on what computer those
network shares are. Are you aware of the fact that those 'computers'
have to be always on...
The shares would be on NAS appliance, probably a Time Capsule since I'm
a Mac user. Although I'm aware that
timmerweb;283583 Wrote:
Online services such as Rhapsody aren't really an option for me because
they're lossy, and I don't want to pay subscription fees.
1. With the combination of Rhapsody.com ($99/year) and Pandora
($36/year), I have on-demand access to approximately 3 million songs.
What about just running it on a ReadyNAS - I haven't tried, but I
believe the ReadyNAS also supports some fairly good power saving
facilities.
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amey01
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I'm just wondering when we will see a SqueezeBox device (either new
product or firmware upgrade for existing ones) that can funtion without
the need of the SqueezeCentre server?
I understand the value-add of the server, but the fact of the matter is
that more and more home users are getting
Since the NAS is a PC with a dedicated purpose you just defeated your
requirement :)
Seriously though with more laptops around the place people are
considering how they backup and/access all the shared content and are
turning to 'servers' in some shape or other.
Many NAS are becoming that
Tim:
The SqueezeBox does not in any way require you to operate a server on
your home network. It can and will function perfectly without one, as
it does for me.
My configuratino:
1. Squeezebox
2. WiFi network and Internet access
3. Subscriptions to Rhapsody and Pandora on-line music services
jbuberel;283036 Wrote:
I do not 'own' any of my music collection, I only rent it via on-line
services such as Rhapsody.com and Pandora.
Works beautifully in this configuration.
in the above senario you must still have a Squeezenetwork account
(free)to connect to Rhapsody or Pandora.
While true that you do need a Squeezenetwork.com account to make those
services work, that was the single most important feature that led me
to purchase my Squeezebox:
The ability to selectively access and listen to any of the millions of
tracks offered by services such as Rhapsody and
schatzy;283102 Wrote:
But just one other note on these services, they seem to be going away
for SB users out side of the U.S.
Schatzy
Squeezenetwork will soon support lastfm radio stations, which as far as
I know are unrestricted and available to non-US users as well.
Napster integration
I also believe that Mr Sean Adams is aware of the great benefit of SN
See his quote from about one year ago:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=188907postcount=35
Besides not wanting to leave a computer on, the mass market user is
not too keen on installing software, ripping CDs, and
timmerweb;283016 Wrote:
I'm really interested in getting a SqueezeBox, but its requirement for a
server is a deal-breaker for me, since I have no suitable desktop
computer to run the server on, nor do I wish to purchase a computer for
the sole purpose of running SqueezeCenter.
I notice
Based on the fact that I rent access to my music collection via on-line
services, there is/was no need for a local file server:
Rhapsody.com/Pandora -- Squeezenetwork.com -- Internet + DSL --
Local WiFi -- SqueezeBox -- Home Audio System -- Speakers -- My
ears
That configuration gives me access
As I'm a part-time audiophile nerd i want access to my 380GB of flac
files.
So a mini-itx pc suited me, just fine (look in the DIY section).
It's quiet and energy efficient, can be booted and shutdown from your
remote (or the internet).
The idea of an serverless SB or Small SB base station
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