trouty00;495797 Wrote: > So from my calculations the touch WILL act as a general purpose NAS at > 2.65MB/s (from what I have read elsewhere)in all honesty this is > quicker than my current NAS which is a WB MBWE (Mk1) so yes things have > come on but as long as you dont need the speed then it could be used. > > If I buy a new NAS (as I also have run out of space so need to invest > somewhere)then will the touch built in server be able to access network > shares which holds music? > > although i use the web interface right now its only because its quicker > than using ipeng when im at my desk and I have no remote for my receiver > but will the touch I will have the IR remote so that's that issue > solved. > > only plugins i use really are iplayer but rarely so not going to be an > issue and svr power control which i wont need with the touch > > Stu
Nobody said the Touch will run or work as an NAS. The Touch is NOT an NAS. An NAS is a box with low power CPU that acts as a file server IE Network Attached Storage. The Touch in TinySC mode currently only recognizes the first drive it sees. On the network, one can transfer files to this "attached" drive but one can't put a USB hub on Touch and have it scan and use 4 attached drives. Yes one can attach and use a hub with Touch but currently it will only see and scan the first USB drive. Again, if one needs an NAS then build a PC to use as a dedicated Music Server. Or buy something like a Vortexbox Appliance. The Touch using TinySC is a great way to play music from a single USB Drive, Stick, or music brought over by friends for a party. It is not an end all solution for not having a dedicated Music Server or NAS for those with large music collections. The Touch is very versatile but not meant to replace an SBS Server if that is required due to ones library size. If one has under 2 GB of files and wants to use a large USB drive, it will work if a single drive is used. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72566 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
