erland;552712 Wrote: > Let's face it, if all you want is a simple single room device that's > fast and you are satisfied with decent audio quality from high bit rate > lossy compressed music files, you should really get an iPod. For this > kind of usage an iPod with a docking station beats the Squeezebox > Touch. > > For simple usage as described above, which probably cover a large part > of the user base, an iPod it probably a cheaper and better solution. > > To see the advantage of a Squeezebox Touch, we need to talk about > things like audio quality, multi room solutions with synchronized > playback, remote control from the couch and maybe also support for > online Internet radio. > > The built-in server is a marketing feature, it can work really good if > you can live with its limitations and have the right equipment > connected to it. However, if you want to make sure you get the most out > of your Squeezebox Touch, you really need an external server IMHO. Some > people are satisfied with the limitations you have to live with if you > use the built-in server and some aren't. Some people has successfully > used the built-in server with larger libraries and some haven't, often > because they connect a hard disk that isn't optimized to get good > performance with a Touch. If you don't want an external server and only > need a single room solution and doesn't care about high-end audio > quality, get a iPod instead instead of a Touch, it will save you a lot > of trouble. > > I think it's important to understand that for some people, an iPod is > really a better solution. If all you want is the functionality of an > iPod, you will surely not get a better solution with a Squeezebox > Touch. > > However, if you need a multi room solution or you want high-end audio > quality, do not get an iPod because in this scenario a Squeezebox Touch > will offer a better solution. > > To sum it up, a Squeezebox Touch can do the same things as an iPod can > do when the iPod sits in a docking station, it's just that the iPod > will do most things better in a simple setup. The reverse is not true, > an iPod cannot do everything a Squeezebox Touch can do, for example > multi room synchronization.
iPod=Works as advertised Touch=Doesn't work as advertised. Maybe it will eventually, but it certainly doesn't with a USB drive right now. Nothing anyone is saying changes that. So just give up on the waffle OK. If you all REALLY want to compare functionality, I suspect an iPod Touch actually can have more uses that the Squeezebox of the same name. I hear you can even get a related model with a phone... -- floater ------------------------------------------------------------------------ floater's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38048 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79212 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
