squeez-er;494952 Wrote: > Sorry I forgot to mention that I didn't compare the "discontinued price" > to the Touch. When I bought the classic (while it was still under > production) I paid 200 for it. > > Didn't know the MSRP was indentical, thanks for the info. > > But then again, that doesn't really matter; all that matters is that > now the customer has to pay 1/3 more than before. If I would be that > customer, I would feel like I'm paying more for something I don't need > or want. When the SB3 came out about 4 years ago its street price was around 300, and it stayed there for a long time. You'll probably be able to get an SB Touch for 200 after it has been out for 4 years as well.
Besides the touchscreen, the Touch supports hi-res audio files. More important, it is no longer a "slim device", but a full-fledged computer that is capable of running the server software itself, ie, don't need an pc running for local libraries. There are lots of reasons why it could cost more than an SB3, but actually, the street prices on release will be the same or nearly the same. Re differences between the Boom and Radio, the main ones are pretty obvious just from looking at the pictures. The Boom is stereo, the Radio is mono. The Boom has the VFD screen, the Radio has LCD. The Boom's MSRP is US$300 and the Radio's is US$200 (sorry, don't know Euro prices) -- discounts are available on both. Btw, the www.logitechsqueezebox.com web site is defunct. It should be redirecting you to the www.logitech.com site. Either way, both sites do indeed refer to Squeezebox Server software (see 2 links below), although it is also clear that they are trying to pitch the computer-less approach via www.mysqueezebox.com, Rhapsody, etc. http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/how-it-works/setting-things-up.html http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/wireless_music_systems/devices/4707&cl=us,en -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72534
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