dick;303592 Wrote: > I've noticed mention in the odd post about a standalone unit that's able > to rip, store and serve music. I guess it'll appear in some people's > wishlist as an alternative to using a computer or NAS. > > Well, it looks like someone's gone ahead and done it... > http://www.3ga.org.uk/home/ > > Clearly, to produce a consumer device that rips and tags CDs is a > potential nightmare (as posts on the ripping/tagging forum will > testify) so any attempt to do this on a commercial basis will have made > compromises. I find it interesting to see what those decisions were. > For example, rather than have the unit connect to the internet, it > contains its own CD database which can be updated at a cost. It also > contains a 60W amplifier. > > I feel the Slim Devices platform has many advantages if Logitech > decides this type of product has commercial viability (not least flac > and network connectivity) so it will be interesting to see if this > product is successful.
Looks like a simpler version of other devices that have been out for years. Olive: http://www.olive.us/products/opus4.html?PHPSESSID=8c5cd8553be0efbbd6f2b7b216c4f913 Yamaha: http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/productdetail.html?CNTID=560668&CTID=5041366 -- toby10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47887 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
