MDB;609821 Wrote: > With much interest I read the opening post. For over half a year I've > been doubting if I should buy a SB-Touch or not. The setup I want is > the same like Jeans: a Touch fed by an external USB-disk. > I don't like the thought of energyconsuming NAS under my desk, even my > babygirl has 'green'lightbulbs in her bedlighting. The only device that > may make my electric meter go rinkle is my beautifull vacuum tube > amplifier :) > So I was thinking to buy a USB-powered WD 160Gb Elements and a SBTouch > and hook it all together. My question to you is: is it the best choice? > In the posts you wrote I sometimes read some cynism and it makes me > wonder if I'm doing the right thing. I do know a thing or two about > computers and Linux etc, so a bumpy road won't make it impossible for > me to get to my destination. But if the SBTouch turns out to be a 10k > miles journey, I might get an alternative.
I wouldn't call it a 10K but its no walk in the park either. I began using the full SBS on an old refurbished PC after a couple of months of trying (sometimes successfully) to use TinySB with an attached USB self powered 320GB HDD (~15,000 mixed FLAC/MP3 files). If the post I just read here is correct, I will look forward to going back to the attached USB HDD and TinySB. However, in the mean time, using the server is a lot more convenient than hassling with the Touch to listen to music. This is not to say that it doesn't work, it does, so IMO don't use that as a breaking point in deciding to go with the Touch, once you listen to the thing, you wont be disappointed. -- carib ------------------------------------------------------------------------ carib's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34240 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82070 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
