octafish;622307 Wrote: > Then I may have wasted money going down the NAS route. On Synology's > advice I avoided the 'j' series for Squeezebox and bought the next one > up with 256MB RAM 1.6 GHz CPU etc and probably naively assumed all > would be fine . I had thought that a NAS box was a much more efficient > way of streaming my music - like you I only use either CD quality or > Hi-Res files (FLAC). > > The idea of leaving my main (overclocked) Win 7 machine switched on > with its 850W PSU and multiple HDDs dismays me a bit. I have saved > very noticeably on my electricity bill by using my laptop as much as I > can and not leaving the main PC whirring away. > > I'll have to try both ways and if it's as bad as you say I'll have to > forgo the convenience of the NAS with its scheduled powering on and off > etc. Shame, as it's use would reduce to storing the family pictures - a > bit of overkill. > > But... I found the SB software on Synology's site ending in .spk (as > above) but have no clue as to how I go about installing it on anything. > Any pointers? > > Thanks for getting back. > Steve
There are instructions on the synology website. When I get a chance I'll look over there and if I find what you need I'll update this post or add a new one. -- edmondwolfman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ edmondwolfman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40367 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86717 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
