Re: Logitechs Squeezebox Duet to Crash the Sonos Party?

["Jon Wilkins" <jonpdwilkins@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 6, 2008 10:21 PM, Richard <rich_lists@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>   Looks like the wheel is better placed so it can be used one handed
then
> a
> certain popular mp3 player. Looks to be a winner if the UI is snappy
fast
> and since it uses proper wifi not some proprietary hack-job mesh then
I
> could use the remote house wide without buying overpriced accesspoints
> that
> only serve one purpose like with sonos.
>
> Bit light on info tho. The big shortcoming with squeezebox has always
> being
> its dependence on a single machine running its server software, so
playing
> off a NAS was a no-no. The article says that it lets you do it when
your
> computer is off, so who knows, have they abandoned that flawed model
of
> operation?
>
> Also nothing about a track limit or codec support - those are 2 things
> that
> sonos is weak on again, so if this does flac and the newer wma's, and
> doesn't freak out at over 50000 tracks it also could be a winner.
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> Mark McCall
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 3:44 AM
>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [ukha_d] Logitechs Squeezebox Duet to Crash the Sonos Party?
>
> The second release from Logitech today, and one that may not having
Sonos
> celebrating. The Logitech Squeezebox Duet provides a colour wireless
> controller witha 2.4-inch full-color LCD screen and a scroll wheel.
The
> wireless receiver uses 802.11g and multiple receivers round the house
can
> be controlled by one Controller...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3xraed
>
> M.
>
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