iPhone;571416 Wrote: > A bit off topic, but I just have to respond. TinySC will NEVER be like > or what SBS is on a Server. Its not even meant to be. Its a feature to > allow one to use a local library without a Server with the knowledge > that features such as plugins are not available, speed and response are > reduced, and again that it is NOT SBS. > > People are not complaining because its not supposed to be SBS (and the > few that are just still don't get it). TinySC does what it was meant to > do which is NOT a full substitute SBS running on a PC or Server. The way > I think about TinySC is that it lets me use a Squeezebox where I > couldn't before and that it can be a way for new users to get started. > The new user has no over expectations of TinySC because they haven't > used SBS before. >
The SB Touch is advertised as having SBS built in. I have never seen it advertised as having a gimped SBS built in that performs 5-10 times slower than SBS running on an aging desktop. You have already formed what I consider to be a "lowered expectation" and can use that information when deciding whether to buy a Touch. Other folks do not know this and if they knew TinySBS was so slow they might take that into consideration. As they say, hindsight is 20/20... I am not a new user because I already own other Squeezeboxes so I do have an expectation of how SBS should perform. If the Touch was my first Squeezebox, I probably would have returned it after witnessing TinySBS in action. That said, SBS works fine on my workstation and I am not going to return it and am reasonably happy with it as a SB3 replacement. I am definitely miffed that this function - which helped push me into buying it as a SB3 replacement to begin with (a friend now has that) - does not function as I'd hoped. This is similar to the debate about whether the SB Radio should function as a reliable Alarm - there are folks who claim it was "never meant to be one". The SB Radio is advertised as an alarm replacement on several 3rd party retailers. There used to be a blurb on Logitech's own SB radio page that I've cited in the past but now I'm not finding it. I don't use it as an alarm and so I can't complain in that case...but I'm definitely sympathetic when I see other posts and I hate to see Logitech fans inexplicably attack people who don't so readily adopt "lowered expectations". I hope you eventually rethink your point of view because I do not believe it is healthy to make an argument that Logitech should deliver function that fails to meet their user's expectations... I know from your past posting history you are a solid fan who regularly defends "present" quality... as a probable buyer of SBs in the future I think that mindset can only hurt you in the long run... I'd much rather see longtime SB'ers like you pushing Logitech for better quality, faster performance, etc. -Dan -- danull ------------------------------------------------------------------------ danull's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81346 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
