gellie;514084 Wrote: > Usually when there are repeated delays on a new product its a bust.I see > multiple problems with the touch if it every gets released.
Since you don't own one, why don't you keep your opinion to yourself until you do! And just how exactly do you see multiple problems with the Touch when again you don't own one?! How can you make such a statement without ever touching or using a Touch? The Touch is stable. I use mine for hours everyday without any issues. It has been this way for months. Touch has been working fine as a direct SB3 replacement with FLAC for months. The issue is not one of stability in my opinion (and again I have one), this word is being misused in my opinion. In my opinion, the Firmware is stable. The bugs are being wrapped up, TinySBS is being finalized, and adjustments/additions are being made so that the Touch will perform the features that are listed on the outside of the box. TinySBS is one of the features that should make this product much more Mass Market Friendly/Acceptable especially for those that don't want to run a PC or Server. TinySBS is working at this point, but it is my opinion that it is not to the point of being idiot proof which is probably one of the things holding the Touch release back. There aren't going to be any changes to the hardware. The hardware is finished and works fine. Touch Squeezeboxes are piled up in warehouses just waiting to be released once the Firmware covers all the features advertised and is finalized for release. The subject is not the hardware but the Firmware. And like all Software/Firmware development, setting goals and reaching them is always hard. Firmware tends to be more serial then parallel, sure a few things can be done at the same time, but many of the major functions/features have to be knocked out one at a time. And in defense of the guys that are working hard everyday to finish up Touch, the new Firmware releases Beta users are receiving are better with each release. Lastly, if I could buy 5 Touch units today with its current Firmware release, I would. That is how stable it is and how well it already does what I need and want it to do. -- 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=73231 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
