For me, an audio-focused media device that would easily slide into the cabinet where I keep the flat-screen TV, AV Receiver, etc. would be nice. The Touch is a step in the right direction, given that it is in essence a small computer, but I'm talking about something more like a combination SBR and server. My current setup illustrates how I think such a device would be used:
Due to connectivity issues, I recently transferred my music files and SBS to a computer that I moved into my main living area. I now rip my CDs to this computer, which is also hooked up to the TV that doubles as a monitor. I have an SB3 and my main stereo gear here as well. What would really be nice to have is a device about the size of a DVD player with all the standard connections found on SB devices, but also an HDMI out for my TV/monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, CD burner, SBS software onboard - including ripping/tagging software. USB connections would be available in the back (connect my hard drive) and front (thumb drives). An additional SBS skin would be made available that looks something like the "Touch" skin, but optimized for wide-screen TVs. I think this could have some fairly broad appeal since more and more households contain at least one TV that has a PC setting. >From time to time I leave the TV on when I'm playing music, and use the Touch skin to minimize the clutter and maximize the size of the artwork showing on the screen. I just wish I could get the text to show larger. I'd love to have a device like I'm describing, one that I could turn on only when I want to listen to my music or burn CDs, with (hopefully) less start up time than it takes to start a PC (and avoid "always on" and the cost associated with it). Turning on the TV (display) is optional when I'm playing music...I could use the SBC or IPeng for that purpose. As more and more AV devices become network-ready, it makes sense for the SB line to become integrated with these other media network appliances. -- GeeJay ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GeeJay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72512 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
