SB2 saw a pretty short lifespan so there probably are just much less of
them in circulation. The SB3 was released very soon after the SB2.
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m1abrams
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Unfortunately the SB2 is really tough to score on ebay. The form factor
was nice for a variety of uses. The taller SB3 is more limited IMHO as
far as positioning is concerned.
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gorman
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I think many of the SB3 and prior model users are simply happy campers
and tend to keep their players until the unit just dies.
One trend that is widely evident on this forum at least is that a good
percentage of users have multiple players. I know when my Touch
arrived, the SB3 in the main
As has been said the SB2 was only out 7 months when it was replaced by
the SB3 so there is a lower number of used ones available. The SB2 also
makes a great unit for use in Custom Projects so when they do pop up for
sale, they get snapped up fast.
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you also get lurkers like me who've been here from the start and got
through most models - some get passed on, but mostly the system just
grows. I currently have 6 in daily(ish) use, the oldest of which is a
SBG (not many of those around!). I still have a slimp3 in a box kicking
around that I
Luckily the screen has started working again on my SB2? Maybe a bad
contact I guess although that doesn't really tally with it being alive
during boot and then going blank as soon as it becomes ready. Maybe a
glitch withbthe brightness...
All the comments about retaining them are v true, I now
xio;573438 Wrote:
you also get lurkers like me who've been here from the start and got
through most models - some get passed on, but mostly the system just
grows. I currently have 6 in daily(ish) use, the oldest of which is a
SBG (not many of those around!). I still have a slimp3 in a box
tcutting;572783 Wrote:
I was in the market for a used SB2 back when I got my first squeezebox.
Bought one off eBay for a decent price - except it turned out to be an
SB1 - got a refund on that. Finally found a used wired-only SB3 on
Craigslist (but Northern CA, so had to work out
I'm using an old SB2 in my workshop which I got secondhand and it's
started playing up in that the screen goes blank from time to time,
usually after boot. I've had a look inside and can't see anything
obvious.
Fine I figured, I'll check eBay, there must be loads of old SB devices
going cheap on
I was in the market for a used SB2 back when I got my first squeezebox.
Bought one off eBay for a decent price - except it turned out to be an
SB1 - got a refund on that. Finally found a used wired-only SB3 on
Craigslist (but Northern CA, so had to work out paypal/shipping)and the
SB adventure
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