aubuti wrote: > In addition to getting something with sufficient horsepower to run LMS, > I would also suggest using something that is sufficiently "open" to > allow you to install what you want. > > Consider this example. There are already changes in LMS 7.8.0 (currently > in beta version) that provide support for TuneIn via the locally-running > LMS, which could be important when the plug is eventually pulled on > mysqueezebox.com. It is quite possible/likely that Logitech will never > officially release 7.8.0, instead leaving it as a SB-community-supported > effort. In turn, this could mean that the people at ZyXEL never release > an LMS update to the "unofficial" 7.8.0. The question then becomes, can > _you_ install the community-supported 7.8.0 on the NAS, or is the ZyXEL > firmware too locked-down, making it difficult or impossible for you to > do so? > > I realize the paragraph above has a lot of "ifs", "maybes", "likelys", > and so forth, but I don't think it is wild speculation about what the > future may hold. If you want to buy a NAS that may still be usable for > SBs in a few years, make sure you get something that allows you > sufficient root/admin rights to install whatever flavor of fix the > community comes up with, and doesn't leave you entirely dependent on > Logitech or the NAS manufacturer.
very good points. and ReadyNas units are not exactly user friendly regarding root/admin access either. *Location 1:* VortexBox Appliance 4TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet) *Location 2:* VBA 3TB (2.2) > LMS 7.7.2 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win7(64) > LMS 7.8 > SqueezePlay *Spares:* VBA 4TB, SB3, Touch (3), Radio (3), CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone4S (iPeng), iPad2 (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.7 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Tagging - mp3tag, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99548 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
