Rather than continue to complain that the Touch might not do everything I want it to do using just an AC-powered EHD, I decided to see what I could do on my end to make this kind of system work. Then I remembered I have an HP Pavillion dv6500 (2GB RAM, 140 GB HD) that I haven't used since I got an iMac and MacBook Pro last year.
Would it make sense for me to turn the HP into a music server with the VortexBox ISO to use in conjunction with a Touch? Other people in the community have spoken favorably about the VortexBox appliance, but frankly I don't want to spend that kind of money if there's a cheaper and equally effective alternative. I'll still need about 2TB to store my music collection. Should I connect my AC-powered EHD to the VortexBox-enabled HP that will serve the Touch? Any other suggestions? To be honest, most of this technical stuff is way over my head. All I really want is something that gives me reliable access to audiophile-quality music files on my stereo system - without having to keep my desktop system on 24/7. I should also mention that I have an iPod Touch that I can use as a remote with iPeng. Please help this forever-humble neophyte. I bow to your superior geekness and the power that emanates from it. Help, you guys! -- iwannatouch ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iwannatouch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36407 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79290 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
