LeeA wrote: > I have 500 CD's on two 32 GB flash drives. My Sony megaplayers died > and I'm thinking of tossing the CD's. > > My computer is in another room from my home stereo and even tho it's > wireless, I'm not crazy about leaving my puter on all the time.....so > I'm interested in the Touch and I'm thinking I have the following > options: > > 1. get an IPOD Classic and run it into a 'qualitiy' dock and then > component cable it (my receiver is 30 yrs old) to my receiver. I > understand the i-20 dock will convert the signal from analog to digital > and give me very good sound. > > 2. get the SB Touch, and use a HDD powered with a power hub. to hold my > collection...but I understand the HDD's scan a whole lot and low > everything down and might be buggy....I understand when they sleep, they > go thru an entire scan each time awoken.... Would a solid state drive > be better? Would I need an external power suppy with a solid state > drive? > > 3.How about if I use a 64 or 128 GB flash thumb USB drive? I read it > wouldn't need external power suppy. > > 4. separate barebones mini computer just for the SB, since they're so > small it could hide in my stereo cabinet. Would I need to buy Windows > to load my music collection onto it? > > Wouldn't just going with #3 eliminate all the problems described above? > > Many thanks
Both 2 and 3 will have mostly the same issues because they are mostly the result of running the server built in to the Touch (referred to as TinyLMS), its a stripped down version of the server in order to fit in the Touch. The slowness issues, having problems scanning etc are due to the TinyLMS running on a low powered computer (the Touch) with a very small amount of memory. The only advantage going with a stick has is it might avoid the disconnecting problems of an HDD when it sleeps. So an SDD isn't going to help either for most of the issues. Number 4 is a good solution, you do NOT need windows to do this. If you get a PC compatible small low powered computer you can use vortexbox software which contains a linux OS and all the server software etc and is free. The cheapest solution is a sheevaplug ($100) and squeezeplug software which again includes linux as the OS. Even running on a sheevaplug is going to give you a way better experience then running off TinyLMS. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95360 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
