jimbo45;510729 Wrote: > Hi all > So far I've really enjoyed using the squeezebox radio -- but I'd love > just a small modification. > > Could a future product allow connection of a USB disk and play music > from the local device -- I've got about 300 GB of music stored on one of > those nice tiny WD passport USB disks. Would be great if the radio could > also play music from local files stored on that disk. > > There is already a Line In input and the radio must have some type of > OS (probably a small Linux) embedded into it - so the chances are USB > support already exists in the kernel. All one would need is to add a USB > connector to the case -- not IMO a difficult engineering job to do. > > Cheers > jimbo
Simple solution Jimbo, buy a Touch when they are released. Put the USB drive on the Touch USB port and run TinySBS on the Touch. As Pat likes to say, "Everybody needs more then one Squeezebox." -*He is correct you know*-. And I believe Aubuti is correct that the SB Radio doesn't have the memory or processor power to run TinySBS. Also the changes would most likely push the price point way to far up to make the SB Radio no long make sense (IE might as well buy a Boom). -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74543 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
