DaveWr;518242 Wrote: > 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 Touch is the base platform for a new generation of players, just like the SB3 was the base platform for that generation of players. It was stripped down for the Receiver, it had speakers added for the boom and it had a spec bump, a second screen and a lot more engineering for the Transporter.
There is a lot more that can be done with the SqueezeOS platform once they get the initial product out the door. A cut down version could drop the screen, USB, SD card, slower processor less RAM (just like the board inside the Radio) for a Duet2. A Boom2 could be a Touch with speakers, making it a complete self contained system. A Controller2 could be a touch without the connectors and processor/memory from the Radio making it more battery friendly. A Touch+ could be a version with a 7" or 10" screen as a photo frame as well as a player. I'm not saying these variations would be trivial, but once heavy development is done with the Touch, things get a lot easier. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74694 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
