[sclug] Jukebox

[Tom Chance]

On Friday 26 Aug 2005 23:27, Alan Pearson wrote:
> www.slimdevices.com

I had a look at them. Streaming devices seem all the rage at the moment. But 
they require me to have both my computer *and* this device on, in which case 
I might as well just keep lugging my laptop back and forth :)

What I really want is a small box that will boot up nice and quick and play my 
music without needing twenty other devices running up my electricity bill ;)

Regards,
Tom

> On 26 Aug 2005, at 22:50, Tom Chance wrote:
> > Ahoy,
> >
> > I've been wanting some kind of stereo device for a while now, but I've
> > recently got some money to finally sort one out.
> >
> > Basically I want to be able to store my OGG collection on a box
> > that will:
> >
> > - plug into my PC speakers, and eventually a decent set of speakers
> > + amp
> > - allow me to browse and manage playlists
> >
> > At the moment I'm considering either building up a shuttle PC,
> > plugging it
> > into my TV and running a stripped down GNU/Linux set-up on it. That
> > way I get
> > all the power of software like amaroK in a small, quiet box. I also
> > thought
> > about trying to find a really small laptop so it stays out of the
> > way but
> > also has a screen with it.
> >
> > The problem with these two solutions is that they're still quite
> > pricey. A
> > basic Shuttle PC with TV-out goes for around ?350, whilst the
> > laptop would
> > need to be second hand and I'm not too happy with the prospect of
> > it packing
> > up a year later.
> >
> > Has anyone else done anything similar, and if so what do they suggest?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tom
> >
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