RE: SliMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player

["Tony Butler" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Butler [mailto:uhka_d@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 07 June 2002 15:55
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SliMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player

Just catching up on my mail since being away - UKHA_D of course takes
the
biscuit for greatest no of emails :)
Seems I just missed the TiVo =A399 deal - that would have stopped all my prevaricating about SKY+ :(
(and now to the topic at hand).

Looks an interesting device indeed - Ken are you going for a Rio vs AT
vs
Slimp shootout then? :-)

I hate to say this, but _could_ be interested.  Am a mug when it comes=
to
tech toys :(

I would like to know how it compares to the AT though, as it suffers
from
some of the same 'problems' as the DDAR/Rio - ie:
- Low WAF due to crap/(or in this case) no built in controls.  SWMBO prefers to twiddle knobs and press buttons ala AT.
- Have to run server side software
- No WMA/streaming WM support (that I could see mentioned)
- No optical out (in case I do decide to hook the AT up that way and am
wowed by superior quality.
- Wall wart :-(

OTOH,
- nice and slim
- very easy to read lovely big display
- price somewhere between AT and Rio
- sensibly (IMO) doesn't bother with built in amp.

OTOH2 though, perl - eugh! :]

Dunno if the 30,000 'limit' on the AT will be an issue for me (not a
Distributed Audio member :-)) but you never know......


Tony

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 05 June 2002 22:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] SliMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player
> >
> > Robin,
> >
> > What kind of storage can this player handle?
> >
> > Just thinking that the DDAR can't handle large amounts or large > > playlists and this *may* be a better bet than the Audiotron since= it
> > appears to have limits on sizes as well.
> >
> > I may be prepared to organise a buy on this if there is enough intrest.
> >
> > K.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Robin Edwards [mailto:robin@xxxxxxx] > > > Sent: 05 June 2002 22:47
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] SliMP3 Ethernet MP3 Player
> > >
> > > Chris,
> > >       I've got one too, well actual= ly after talking to SWMBO nicely I
> > got
> > > two too!  Wouldn't be without it.  Just one more c= hance of sitting
in
> > > chair ... once CD is ripped and filed away never need to cha= nge
one
> > again,
> > > unless the server pops its clogs and I have to re-do everyth= ing.
> > >
> > >       robin
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:47:29 +0100
> > > "Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well worth a look -
> > > > http://www.tomshardware.com/newsletter/vol2/21/slimp3.html<= /a>
> > > >
> > > > So who's gonna be the first to get one?
> > > >
> > > > Kind Regards,
> > > > Chris Bond
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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