> I agree entirely - the last thing we want in our living rooms is some > hideous-looking geekbox. But the point about using a Pi is that it would > be a purely digital transport and can be hidden away out of sight.
Precisely. Like the Duet receiver, you don't have to look at it, it can be stuffed in a closet or tossed behind your amp. No fan, very minimal electricity draw. But yes, a bit geeky to get up and running -- not just plug and play out of the box, and the fact that it currently doesn't do Wifi out of the box is yet another downside. (On the other hand, it costs $35. I have an amp in a closet feeding my outdoor speakers, currently driven by a Duet receiver. If that guy dies, I'd look at hacking together a Raspberry Pi as a replacement, and I'm kind of interested in playing around with one even now just to see what's involved.) SBB _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
