dnighorn;541332 Wrote: > Are these two things compatible? I want to get a Touch for my daughter > with the goal of giving her access to all of the age-appropriate music > that we have. Since I travel frequently, I won't be home to do 24-7 > technical support. Thus, the goal is to avoid using the server > architecture of the normal SB. > > So the question: If I go this route, does it preclude access to > internet radio? We have a wireless network in the house. Can the > Touch connect to the network to get access to the internet for radio > but use the USB HD for music.
Yes, it's still able to connect to radio stations. > > Finally, does the USB port carry power for some of the portable HDs? > Depends. It provides the power that the USB spec requires, but some external drives want more and just hope a USB port will give it all the power it wants. (Some do horrible things like running two USB plugs, one for power and data, one for just power...) -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78037 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
