Maybe you should look at the McIntosh music server. Dan Shmalo;155322 Wrote: > I bought a SB3 and was very happy to pump the mp3's in my office through > my > HT. I really wanted an interactive display on my TV but chose SB3 bc > of the > audiophiles who raved about it. FYI - I am a discerning music fan but > I do > not know the science/technology/lingo behind it - thus I am not an > "audiophile." I passed on the HomeDock deluxe which had the exact on > screen > interface I wanted bc it was reviewed as inferior sound. I passed on > the > Sonos bc it is silly how expensive it is. > > I do not like the SS interface (I must try Moose soon). I love Helium > (beautiful) and J. River. I just bought the new Yamaha RX-V2700. > Supposedly it has a mp3, networking super system. > > Here is what I want. > Laptop Control (browser) I want to control my HT from my laptop on the > couch. I want to interface and pick songs from my laptops web browser. > If > I chose I want to have that screen projected on the TV. > > Remote - I want my harmony 880 to select from a TV interface and let > the TV > stay on displaying the album art, song list, lyrics etc (ie Helium or > J. > River). If I so choose I want to have that same interface on my laptop > and > not have to use or have on the TV. > > Does the SB3/SS simply stream to the receiver or is there something > more > magical. What if I rolled a PC up to the receiver and plugged it into > the > USB on my Yamaha 2700. > > I know I am all over the place. I have decent equipment and I am > above > average in tech savvy. I just have too many gaps in my knowledge on > this > new area (home theater). Thanks in advance for the help. > > Dan360
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