menno;646526 Wrote: > In my opinion Logitech should just sell a Squeezeplug-like device into > which you can plug a couple of usb disks and it automagically discovers > your music and runs SBS. > > Nicholas75, this is why many of us run a small Linux box. It can > provide the 24/7 SBS with low power usage, tiny footprint, and it's > simple. My Dockstar running SBS is perfect in this regard. > > My local hifi shops sell Sonos, and not Logitech, and when I ask them > why they say it's easier for the average consumer to setup. But they > say Logitech is better value for money... > > With regard to mass market appeal, for many people it is sufficient to > have one mp3player/ipod/xbox/ps3 connected to their living room hifi to > play music. > > The big differentiator of Squeezebox it allows multi-room music. And > Logitech seems to not be highlighting this fact anymore. Sonos do... > > When friends come round and see my Squeezeboxes playing in sync around > my house then they start asking about it. And sometimes end up buying > one themselves.
I still think a small NetTop with Windows 7 (check AsRock products) or a Mac Mini is easier to use as a server. It is much easier to administrate, can turn into a desktop or a multimedia box if you feel like it, is low power if you choose it carefully and much more powerful than most NAS. I can administrate a big server, but I won't loose time with that at home, just because this way, I don't have to care about software availability for those "exotic low performance" hardware. Add that a lot of people like NAS for RAID, which is a massive mistake. They think it is a backup system, and ignore it is everything but that. It is a fault tolerance system, requiring technical knowledge, and usually useless for domestic use. Marketing liars have a great responsability for this lie. Sonos recently changed its advertising. They now present their solution more like a Wireless Music System than a multi-room system. I guess they figured out that multi-room attract very few people, and is scary for those who are looking for a simple solution. Multi-room is often for technical aware people, or for very rich people who won't never loose time installing it themselves and won't care about the price. It is nice if it can work for those who really want this feature, but I think it is wise not to scare people talking too much about that. -- nicolas75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nicolas75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89143 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
