Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-20 Thread lrossouw
sxr71, I don't have a transporter but I think many won't switch for recommendation reasons etc. They'll only switch if the audio quality is better (or they think the audio quality is better). TechCrunch gave away one of these: http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/12/15/giveaway-olive-no-4-hi-fi-digita

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-19 Thread sxr71
mdconnelly;495288 Wrote: > If you're vested in Squeezeboxen, then the HP DreamScreen (or many of > the Netbooks or an IPod for that matter) make a great alternative to the > Squeezebox Controller, but hardly a Touch replacement. That's what I would use it for, but really iPeng working with a fas

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-13 Thread mdconnelly
If you're vested in Squeezeboxen, then the HP DreamScreen (or many of the Netbooks or an IPod for that matter) make a great alternative to the Squeezebox Controller, but hardly a Touch replacement. -- mdconnelly Mike mdco

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-12 Thread mbonsack
erland;494769 Wrote: > Oh, that would be a real competitor to the SB Touch. > > The obvious disadvantages it has compared to SB Touch: > - No FLAC support (probably no lossless format support I'm guessing), I > suspect this also means that the audio circuits isn't a good as the > Touch. > It d

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-12 Thread erland
blacksburg98;494575 Wrote: > http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/dream_screen/1/accessories/KY616AA%2523ABA?AOID=47320&jumpid=ex_r329_link/1Q10Holiday-Core/kimcon/hpdirect/dreamscreen/ > $200 with 10.2" screen. > It does not support FLAC, though. > Oh, that would be a real com

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-11 Thread blacksburg98
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/dream_screen/1/accessories/KY616AA%2523ABA?AOID=47320&jumpid=ex_r329_link/1Q10Holiday-Core/kimcon/hpdirect/dreamscreen/ $200 with 10.2" screen. -- blacksburg98 blacksb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-10 Thread USAudio
They don't seem to position the Olive 2 as a competitor to the SqueezeBox, but just as an extension to the Olive 4. If they did they could potentially sell a lot more units... It seems to be a really well made unit but they need to give more details. -- USAudio

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-09 Thread lrossouw
Good looking unit. Lots of little errors in the doc though. On the face of it, it looks like good value compared to a transporter assuming similar quality. To make the transporter comparable you need to add the cost of a small server with storage and cd reader. Of course the quality needs to b

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-09 Thread Gomez
"500GB Opus N4 for £1500, a 1TB model for £1800 and a 2TB unit for £2000" Wow an extra 500gb for just £300 No Sh*t What are they doing filling it with music -- Gomez Gomez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/mem

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Olive 2 Player ?

2009-12-08 Thread sleepysurf
Looks interesting, but they don't provide any details about the DAC and analog output stage. Also, the angle of the display would make it difficult to view from your listening position. I presume they figure you'd use and iPhone or iTouch for primary control. I d/l the Opus 4 brochure, which ac