garym wrote: 
> vortexbox, squeezeplug, PC, Mac: these are all variants of the same
> thing. That is, a computer running LMS.  Some of them are more powerful
> computers than others, but they are all just computers.  (in fact the
> TOUCH is a computer too, running LMS, but it is just way, way
> underpowered to run full LMS and barely runs the stripped down
> "tinyLMS".
Exactly. As for "...the headache of running another system...", if one
wants to use a network music player like the Touch then one has to
"choose a headache":

1) running TinyLMS on the Touch,
2) running LMS on the current system (ie, computer) enough to serve your
music needs, or
3) running a different system (Vortexbox, Squeezeplug, NAS, small
computer, etc) to serve the music needs. 

Most users find (1) to be the biggest headache, but there are notable
exceptions, so it may be fine for P Nelson's needs.  For me (3) is the
smallest headache, using similar hardware to the Vortexbox that I
assembled myself for less than US$300 (and that was many years ago, you
could do it cheaper now).


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