------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Using the Touch's embedded SBS... - I plan to use it as my main server/library - I plan to use it occasionally, such as when a friend brings around a USB drive - I have no interest it using it at all really ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thanks for the answers. JJZolx;502429 Wrote: > > From recent discussions, it may rely on mysb.com even more than a > player attached to BigSC. > My underrstanding of MySB.com is that it provides services the 'dumb' thin client players can't provide when there is no local SBS on a dedicated machine, like 'Favourites storing', 'player configuration' or 'alarm functionality' for example. Now what would I need the MySB.com SC servers for for the Touch with TinySC anymore? JJZolx;502429 Wrote: > > To wake the Touch itself? I doubt it. The philosophy has always been > "leave it on". It doesn't even have a power button, like every other > Squeezebox. > Won't at least the display suffer excessive wearing from 'Always on'? JJZolx;502429 Wrote: > > Squeezebox Server has never automatically transcoded lossless to a > lossy format when it detected a bad connection (actually, the server has > never even detected bad connections - you just get dropouts). But you can set 'Bitrate Limiting' manually for specific players, which is what I meant. But I guess I will simply resort to Powerline networking to get a connection to my Boom in the kitchen. :-) -- signor_rossi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ signor_rossi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11941 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73380 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
