>However, my understanding is that an internet connection >is *not* needed for setup and playback of local music, if you have a >local instance of Squeezecenter running. > I don't think that's the case, or if so, it's certainly not obvious.
It was said that setup should be quick to get the user to the point where music can be played, and that was justification for changing from the SB3 setup model of connecting to a local Squeezebox Server (which would require installing software on a PC before music could be played), to the new setup model of requiring an internet connection and making no attempt to find local music. Personally, I think it should ask what music the user would like to setup the device to use: 1. Use local squeezebox Server for playing your music 2. Use MySqueezebox.com for playing internet music 3. Device-only (Tiny SC), for playing music on a USB device [Touch player setup only] Potentially, there could be an option to configure device with no Squeezebox Server or MySqueezebox.com. e.g. to use it as an amplifier for a portable media player (line-in), or when the player cannot connect to a wireless router and you just want to set up the rest of the device and at least use it as a clock (maybe alarm clock with simple tone beep), whilst waiting for internet/PC to get fixed. I've heard rumours that you can press Back when asked to enter MySqueezebox.com account details, to skip that stage. If so, I don't think there's anything to highlight that is possible; it's almost like it's still seen as a mandatory requirement to connect to their website to authenticate the player, and if there are issues they will then tell you the secret way to bypass that step. _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
