aubuti;518195 Wrote: 
> That's true, although even Logitech wouldn't have been dumb enough to
> slap an LCD on the ageing IP3K platform, so a 'revamping' of the SB3
> would not be trivial. But the product direction is clearly away from
> slim clients and toward 'fat' clients. That does involve higher costs
> for the clients, but also opens the possibility of lower total costs,
> eg, for all those users who have been saying "I want to play my music
> but I don't want to have to turn on my PC." This is presumably intended
> to appeal more to new buyers than to those of us who already have a
> music server running.

I think with the limitations TinySC has, then total system cost
reduction will only apply for a few.  Anybody wanting multi-room
capability is repeatably paying for a simplified server capability. 
IMHO it would have made more sense to minimize player cost (it is only a
user interface, audio out, display and touch interface) and OEM a server
like Sheevaplug.  We could have continued with current plug ins etc.

Anyway, I am sure that the Touch will find it's own market niche, and
the good news is that the Duet continues.

Dave


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