bruce wrote: > I agree that in many scenarios the touch screen is irrelevant. (Both my > Classics are behind glass.) I hope that either the touch functionality > is not expensive to include (does anyone know?) or Logitech will > eventually introduce a cheaper non-touch version.
Touch screens are commodities these days. The old style screen was very expensive. I have not looked at the volume pricing, but I expect that a great, color touch screen is no more expensive than the old VLD screen. I do not expect (but I have no inside information) that a non-touch version will ever be made. What I expect is that touch screens will become ever cheaper as more cell phones and computer monitors include touch screens. Focusing on the screen is a bit misguided, IMHO. The Touch is much more than a Classic with a touch screen. Its a computer. Its not really a "slim device" as it can do things like read music off of a thumb or even external disk drive. For folks who already have a SlimServer, the ability of the Touch to work as a serverless system may not be all that critical, but for new users, it will be a godsend. Plus the DAC inside the Touch is better than the one in a Classic, so if you care about audio quality, you can save the cost of an expensive external DAC. Its better. Really. It will be releases soon, as soon as the software is ready. And I am sure that over time, the price will come down. What folks tend to forget is that the Classic is just a new name on a SB3, and the SB3 is just a new plastic package on the SB2. Its really old. Its ancient, almost prehistoric, in computer peripheral times. The underlying technology of the Classic/SB3/SB2 is nearly too old to contemplate. Sure, its dirt cheap, but so is a Pentium 4 computer. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
