Ocean56;579681 Wrote: > So I could 1. Get a Touch.... 2. Load SBS on, say, my laptop...3. > Connect a large USB hard drive to said laptop and download my CDs to it > (in FLAC or hi-resolution format)...4. Have my choice of streaming > Internet radio through the stereo receiver OR playing my ripped CDs > through the receiver from the laptop/hard drive/Touch combination? Yes. And in the interests of full disclosure, in principle you could connect the USB hard drive directly to the SB Touch and play your FLAC files, using a "mini" version of SBS that runs on the Touch itself. That would take your laptop out of the equation while still giving you access to your local library of music.
I say "in principle" because the built-in SBS on the Touch does not work well for a lot of people, which is why I didn't mention it in my reply to your original post. It does work for some people. The determinants of why it works for some and not others seems to be some combination of the particular external USB drive used, the size of the music library, the state of any album art in said library, the patience of the user, the phase of the moon, and perhaps other factors including dumb luck. I suggest getting a Touch and trying it out as you described, using the laptop to run SBS. If you like you can also experiment with connecting the USB drive directly to the Touch and see if you are one of the lucky ones. -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82304 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
