They did sell the Touch for quite a while but they dismantled most of
the development team even before the release.
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Mnyb wrote:
Yes it still has a display with I think is fine.
Display good, but including an expensive touch screen in a device
tethered to your hifi by short audio leads when almost anyone who would
be interested in buying it already had a smart phone, wireless network
and could buy a
ModelCitizen wrote:
Display good, but including an expensive touch screen in a device
Except the touchscreen isn't expensive at all. Similar screens are on
every dime-a-dozen phone, GPS, etc. It may have seemed a lot fancier
than the VFD screens that had been used in previous SBs, but it was
You do need to factor in the programming required but the main point is
not the cost its the fact that the inclusion of a touch screen so
closely tethered to the HiFi when virtually everyone had a hand held
controller in the shape of a smart phone seemed a bit misguided.
Certainly for me the
I rarely use the touch screen, and in one of my touches it is in a
cabinet where I don't even see it. However, based on lots of posts (even
a recent thread about the catch 22 of setting up SB3 without remote), it
seems to me to be important to have some easy mechanism for setting up
or
ModelCitizen wrote:
You do need to factor in the programming required.
That may well have been the larger share of the cost, but a lot of that
was probably easy to spin off from the beginnings of SqueezeOS on the SB
Controller.
ModelCitizen wrote:
But the main point is not the cost. The
pippin wrote:
Well, the ridiculous thing is that I believe Logitech got better sales
of the Touch than they ever expected, they killed it because they
_thought_ it wouldn't sell and got caught by surprise when it did but it
was too late, they were already throwing all available resources at
JJZolx wrote:
The development and support costs of the Squeezebox product line had to
have seemed astronomical in comparison to their traditional products
like mice, keyboards and PC speakers.
Yes and this, along with their failure to understand the strengths of
the product, led them to
One could greatly reduce the Touch's confused identity by .
1. Remove the built in server and just pretend that that never happened
:)
2. Use the freed up resources to make the USB an oficial ,audio output
.
( but I suspect this would have had to happen in the development state .
In reality
Dogberry2 wrote:
Good luck with your new music solution, Autopilot. I hope it works out
well for your needs.
As for me, I don't really have any maintenance issues, but since I'm
the only one who puts new music into the system, that does simplify
things. I know my wife would never want to
Interesting how people have different experiences with the same product.
My two Touchs, an old SB3 and a Radio are quite reliable whether it is
playing NPR on the Radio in the kitchen or choosing music off my server
for the main stereo. And, if the Squeezeboxes ever collectively die, I
know my
Well, the ridiculous thing is that I believe Logitech got better sales
of the Touch than they ever expected, they killed it because they
_thought_ it wouldn't sell and got caught by surprise when it did but it
was too late, they were already throwing all available resources at the
Google TV which
Yes, as we know Logitech were not a very bright or sophisticated company
and probably should have stuck to inanimates such as mouse, keyboards
and speakers. A more imaginative company might have done things very
differently.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Thanks guys. I'll pop in from time to time, one day I hope I have the
time and money to dive back in. There are some cool things in the
pipeline.
I understand the defensiveness of people about their systems, and I know
it can be a very stable system. I'm not trying to be negative, indeed I
have
Fully understand and best wishes. I'm sure many around here thank you
for your many contributions to the forum and the users of the squeezebox
ecosystem. For me, as much as I enjoy the way the SB system
transformed my listening experience, I really enjoy the (mostly) nice
folks that hang out at
Absolutely, I have learnt a lot on these forums. Not just directly
related to Squeezebox, bu many aspects of audio and technology.
Cheers, auto.
*lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a,
mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta
1's.
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
adios.
Like others on
Sorry to see you go autopilot. I don't fully understand your reasons for
changing systems, but I trust that you know what is best for your
situation. For the last several years my SB system has just worked for
me, and I don't think it's defensive to say so. Obviously, YMMV.
Happy listening, and
bklaas wrote:
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
autopilot wrote:
Ben, what a legend. I know what a huge part you played in making it all
happen. Thank you :)
I wish I had not mentioned 'stability'. That's not really what I wanted
to convey. It's more general maintenance, for example my wife or young
children wanting to buy and add a
bklaas wrote:
Sorry to see you go autopilot. It's a testament to how strong the user
community is when, more than a year after Logitech gave up on
Squeezebox, there are people that have such an affinity for it they are
still having active discussions about it. Even in your case, to say
Good luck with your new music solution, Autopilot. I hope it works out
well for your needs.
As for me, I don't really have any maintenance issues, but since I'm
the only one who puts new music into the system, that does simplify
things. I know my wife would never want to have to bother with that
It makes me a little sad, well very sad actually, but its time for me to
move on and my Squeezeboxes have been sold.
Really I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the developers past and
present, the third party plugin creators, and the community as a whole.
Squeezebox changed my life in many
From one old timer to another I have to say that your announcement has
saddened me. And also surprised me a little. My set up has been stable
for years. I never need to touch it, it just works.
Anyway. Good luck.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known
Last.fm/user/ModelCitizen
Thanks MC. Yes, it's not that unstable but it does require a certain
amount of maintenance. But that's not really the only reason, it's
partly financial. My use case does not match so much anymore. If I had
the money spare a decent NAS would have helped too.
I hope you get to enjoy your
I can not understand this decision and the reasons stated.
An old PC with sufficient power is very cheap and allows very decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality. Another option are NAS
devices from Synology and similar which also provide decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality
Like Autopilot my usage has changed in the last decade (it's not that
long is it?). I now mostly use my system for listening to BBC Radio 4
(really!), although I do often play local music, various other internet
radio services, use MusicIP, synchronisation and various plugins.
Triode's iPlayer
Otto-Wilhelm wrote:
I can not understand this decision and the reasons stated.
An old PC with sufficient power is very cheap and allows very decent
Squeezebox/Logitech Server functionality. Another option are NAS
devices from Synology and similar which also provide decent
Thanks MC. Yes, it's not that unstable but it does require a certain
amount of maintenance.
The core LMS server has remained pretty stable for me for a long time, and I've
always close to the bleeding edge, running from the latest server source code
updates.
What sometimes goes unstable are
Sorry to see you go. Best of luck going forward with whatever you decide
to do.
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autopilot wrote:
It makes me a little sad, well very sad actually, but its time for me to
move on and my Squeezeboxes have been sold.
I'm really sorry to see you go, you will be missed around here.
You are of course very welcome to remain active in the community even if
you don't own any
Apple, cheap and stable!? Yeah, right!
My SB system just works and my family use every day with zero suppport.
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