RE: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
The last thing I expect from gizmodo is accuracy! To play devil's advocate, $100 will seem like a lot to the average person for two products that do essentially the same thing. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify

RE: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
By the way it's even worse in the UK. £100 ($175) between the M1000 and the SB3. Ouch! This new case may be more appealing to the 'average user' but the price certainly won't be. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and

RE: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
The first web site I found on google (it would pain me to provide a link where someone could buy one) was £136.16 for the SB1000 including the wireless adaptor. The SB3 is £236 on dabs.com who usually have very competitive prices. I'm not trying to promote the Roku product but this is a HUGE

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Aaron Zinck
I was spitting at this comment on the article This product seems pretty much identical in functionality to the Roku Soundbridge, except it costs over $100 more. When is someone going to make a network mp3 player that I can connect directly to my external harddrive full of music? Funny thing

RE: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
No! you might buy one! James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___ Discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread kdf
On 26-Oct-05, at 12:29 AM, max.spicer wrote: I think shvejk meant that these were the incorrect facts that were stated in the review! I know. then I read the bottom of the article, where some idiot thinks the roku came first. ___ Discuss

RE: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
I see there's a article up on the register now, where they think the display is still character based... a bright, crisp 20 x 32 vacuum fluorescent display James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Josef Shvejk
Register article now updated - maybe because of the note I sent him. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/26/slim_devices_squeezebox_3/ Yeah, but they still have the WMA support backward. SB3 natively supports WMA. No need for transcoding. ___ Discuss

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 on gizmodo.com

2005-10-26 Thread Jack Coates
Josef Shvejk wrote: Register article now updated - maybe because of the note I sent him. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/26/slim_devices_squeezebox_3/ Yeah, but they still have the WMA support backward. SB3 natively supports WMA. No need for transcoding. But at least el Reg