sawdin;524051 Wrote: > Another pre-purchase newbie question. What are the advantages and > disadvantages to using a HDD drive connected to a Touch via USB as > opposed to using a HDD drive connected to my pc? (My pc will be in a > different room than the touch and my main audio system)? I assume that > in either case, the HDD will be part of my home wireless network. Is > that a correct assumption? Is the only difference one of speed in terms > of access time, or are there other additional differences in terms of > software used and ease of use?
The software is mostly the same: the version of SBS for the touch has a bunch of things disabled for performance, however (like the Web interface, since it tends to make some complex SQL queries to render long lists as well as plugins, support for very very old Squeezeboxes, and transcoding). Most people won't miss much except the webui and the plugins. > > PS... I have not yet purchased the Touch and thus do not have any > experience with SB 'server' software (or any server software, for that > matter). > I always recommend people grab a copy of SBS and install it and set it up and get used to it. There are even software clients that, while not giving you the exact feel of the hardware do a reasonable job of faking it. (Squeezeplay, for example, is the same basic code that runs on the 'new' products like SBC, Radio and Touch... but your PC most likely doesn't have knobs or a touch screen that Squeezeplay can use, so it won't be an exact copy... but it should be close enough to get a feel for things if you squint right. Just keep in mind it's not a real player and some things like Pandora may not work.) That way when you get your first SB product, you're all set and can just plug it in... -- snarlydwarf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76073 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
