jmourik;243710 Wrote: > Don't think the "better" argument works, remember vhs vs. betamax? And > >>I<< know SB is better than Roku, but that's because I'm into this > stuff. iPods aren't the best in sound quality, but they're number one > anyway! > I'm just afraid people who are not into all this as much as most people > here on the boards, won't know or appreciate the differences between the > SB and the Roku. And then opt for that way cheaper Roku (and the thing > doesn't look bad anyway). > So my suggestion is to bring out a Sb4 that's up a notch from the sb3, > for say $400. Then Sell the Sb3 for $200 :-) > > jan
Better vs. Cheaper is not what killed BetaMax. What killed BetaMax was they did not believe in a place called Blockbuster or all the "Adult" titles that were put on VHS. If one wanted to go in the back room or behind the curtain for the "special" movies, one had to own a VHS. Porno killed BetaMax! People that want to play MP4s and also dont think there is any difference in an MP3 played on an iPod or their home stereo ARE going to buy the cheapest player they can, period. At this time that is ROKU and as they keep losing market share they will keep dropping their price. Kia is a car as is Hyundai. You do not see BMW, Audi, and Porsche making crap just to compete price wise because they sell cars also. Logitech is doing the right thing. They are setting the standard and bringing the market to them. The word is out and once anybody you talk to about it can buy SB3 at any big box store, lookout. We had a few friends over for dinner last night and I had a background music playlist running before, during, and after dinner. While we were having our after dinners drinks in the living room, somebody asked if I burned a bunch of MP3s to play all night. I said no the CD palyer is not even on and ask who their favorite Artist was. They said Van Morrison and I asked what song. I played it in seconds and they asked if I could make it play all Van Morrison songs, which I did. Anyway, two of the couples we had over want my help setting up Squeezebox networks in their homes before Thanksgiving. -- iPhone iPhone Last.FM http://www.lastfm.com/user/mePhone Media Room: Transporter, Vandersteen Quatro Signature, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center Channel, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco 710, RAM Oppo DV970HD, VeraStarr 6.4SE Living Room: Squeezebox 3, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold Bedroom: Squeezebox 3, Thiel 2.3, NAD C370 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39408
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