Having followed a lot of the dialog about the "issues" with the radio it seems to me that a lot depends on understanding the whole concept of "squeezeboxes". Those of us who have grown to love the several previous devices - including the duet - understand the concept and the things that need to be in place to make it work smoothly, including a properly configured local network. (I've been using the products for just over a year and they have had the biggest impact on my entertainment choices of any product since my first cd player 20 years ago).
The radio seems to have attracted a whole new group of users many of whom seem to (reasonably?)expect a plug in and play experience with minimal need to tinker. I have had a totally hassle free experience - but am well able to deal with network settings and conceptualizing when to use my local server and what works from the internet and how to get this to work seamlessly. There seems to be some effort needeed to simplify and make this product widely accessible- perhaps the beta testing in the hands of experienced squeezebox users needs to be expanded to novitiates as well. All I can say to those of you experiencing some issues is: persist and invest some time in understanding the product and, indeed, the whole squeezebox range. Those of us that have, reap the benefits of unsurpassed configurability and a wealth of features that allow us to explore music at quality levels that are unprecedented at the price point. It may be that this is too sophisticated a product for those that are not willing to invest their time to understand; my girlfriend is just such a person, but for those that are - the radio is just another example of a fantastic little device that opens up a whole new world of music, information and enjoyment at the cutting edge of innovation in this area. My radio is used every day in conjunction with the other devices to entertain me from awakening to falling asleep - I could not imagine being without them. -- linvale Squeezcenter running on ACER R1600 Windows XP Fileserver ReadyNAS Duo Main Listening Transporter / Controller Kitchen : SB3 Bedroom : Boom Bath : SBRadio Study: Duo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ linvale's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22828 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72722 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
