Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread garym
toby10 wrote: > Only the SB Radio model, no others. Even then, the features & functions > are much more limited on UE vs SB. Yes, and it's not like I would want to change to UE on other players even if I could. ;-) garym

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread Mnyb
toby10 wrote: > Only the SB Radio model, no others. Even then, the features & functions > are much more limited on UE vs SB. Yes frontal lobotomi is not an option :D Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > Well, if true, the last part of garym's post #2 is a bit reassuring if > existing players can be converted to UES with just a software update. Only the SB Radio model, no others. Even then, the features & functions are much more limited on UE vs SB.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread buffettck
Well, if true, the last part of garym's post #2 is a bit reassuring if existing players can be converted to UES with just a software update. buffettck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=50355 View th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > Well, that sucks. Especially for the people who bought SB players right > at the end. I've only had mine for a year, if that. *pissed* Yup, we all agree on that one, old and new SB converts. :) The unknown is how/when this will all happen. One year? Two years? Five yea

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread buffettck
toby10 wrote: > In two years all of the SqueezeBox players will be past their warranty > periods with no more sales of players to pay for continued SqueezeBox > support (LMS and MySB.com). Logitech does not even offer repairs of the > past and current players, only entire player replacement and

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > . Would a car manufacturer stop supporting/maintaining discontinued > models of their cars at its dealerships? NOPE. Yes, but only because the dealership can make money supporting/maintaining the car. Try bringing your car to a dealership (without a warranty issue cover

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread buffettck
Mnyb wrote: > Yea but the Squeebox sales financed the mysb.com , keyboards has nothing > to do with this part of Logitech . And the Keyboards would not need > mysb.com to function ;) Well, then I hope Logitech reads this (highly doubtful, though) because if they ever nuked mysb, then I will NEVE

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-06 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > So, you're saying Logitech will cease supporting all of the those > players and leave their customers twisting in the wind? I highly doubt > it. What is this "no more hardware sales"? They sell more than just > players. They have other revenue streams. I'm looking at my Lo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-05 Thread Mnyb
But I do wonder how they calculate those things when pricing the Radio or Touch . How many years upkeep of the service was prepaid when I bought it ? Forever is not to be expected as the products will cease to function or be naturally obsoleted anyway . Or another perpective how many new players

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-05 Thread Mnyb
buffettck wrote: > So, you're saying Logitech will cease supporting all of the those > players and leave their customers twisting in the wind? I highly doubt > it. What is this "no more hardware sales"? They sell more than just > players. They have other revenue streams. I'm looking at my Lo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-05 Thread buffettck
toby10 wrote: > No more hardware sales to pay for it's upkeep. Probably be around for > at least a couple more years. So, you're saying Logitech will cease supporting all of the those players and leave their customers twisting in the wind? I highly doubt it. What is this "no more hardware sal

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-05 Thread toby10
buffettck wrote: > Why would mysb go away? Is this a real concern? No more hardware sales to pay for it's upkeep. Probably be around for at least a couple more years. toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-10-04 Thread buffettck
garym wrote: > In the future if mysb.com goes away, you can simply convert it to a > UESmartRadio. Logitech has already said this will be possible with > software update. Why would mysb go away? Is this a real concern?

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread garym
Ciuf wrote: > Uh!! My wife says I understand nothing... except when there's > something to repair at home, when she needs help, when Windows doesn't > start, when Windows doesn't shut down, when she wants to buy shoes by > internet, when we must go to take her mother to the railway station, >

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread Ciuf
garym wrote: > I don't think I understand "all" (or at least my wife doesn't think so). Uh!! My wife says I understand nothing... except when there's something to repair at home, when she needs help, when Windows doesn't start, when Windows doesn't shut down, when she wants to buy shoes by i

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread garym
Ciuf wrote: > because You understood all... You are welcome. Happy to help clarify. p.s. I don't think I understand "all" (or at least my wife doesn't think so). garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread Ciuf
garym wrote: > The radio (and your expected use) leads to a simple answer. You can buy > a SB Radio, and later (if you want) you can convert it with free > firmware change to be one of the new UESmart Radios. Or you can simply > buy a UESmartRadio now. If the SB Radio is much cheaper, I'd buy i

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread garym
Ciuf wrote: > Hi! I'm Luca from Italy, I'm new here and glad to join this forum. :) > > After one my friend (squeezebox addicted) told me all the best things > about Radio, I was going to buy a Squeezebox Radio for a good price in > Germany, but. I came here to have some informations and fou

[SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox Radio. To buy or not to buy.

2012-09-29 Thread Ciuf
Hi! I'm Luca from Italy, I'm new here and glad to join this forum. :) After one my friend (squeezebox addicted) told me all the best things about Radio, I was going to buy a Squeezebox Radio for a good price in Germany, but. I came here to have some informations and found so many messages and