[1oldguy]

That's alright James...I'll be the forum Guinea Pig as I'll be getting one 

Maybe a set of 7B SST2 to go along with it 

Keith

I know where you can get a great deal on a set.

[Mag]

My 500GB hard drive for BDP-1.

[Napalm]

My 500GB hard drive for BDP-1.

You should be able to cram at least 700 uncompressed CDs on it.

Nap. 

[whanafi]

I'm enjoying my Slim Devices Transport, Squeezeboxes, and the Touch, as well as my BDA-1, and hoping that people who buy the BDP-1 will not get annoyed at not having network connectivity to their source files. 

I am also hoping they have money left over to buy digital music, thereby expanding the market and increasing choice for us all.

[Napalm]

I'm enjoying my Slim Devices Transport, Squeezeboxes, and the Touch, as well as my BDA-1, and hoping that people who buy the BDP-1 will not get annoyed at not having network connectivity to their source files. 

I am also hoping they have money left over to buy digital music, thereby expanding the market and increasing choice for us all.

My experiences with Logitech:

-A gaming keyboard that never worked properly, screwed up all other USB devices and eventually died taking the computer's USB port with it
-An universal remote that needed to be connected to a PC and internet in order to be programmed but couldn't be programmed to work with my BP6
-Several mice that needed 40 MB drivers that slowed the computers down to a crawl; fortunately they died quickly

Enough is enough.

Nap.

[srb]

My experiences with Logitech:

- A diNovo Edge Bluetooth keyboard that so far has worked perfectly for 3 years
 
- A MX wireless mouse that so far has worked perfectly for 3 years
 
- A diNovo wireless keyboard that so far has worked perfectly for 2 years
 
Haven't tried any of the Squeezebox/Transporter devices, but there are a lot of satisfied users out there.
 
Steve
 
 

[whanafi]

My experiences with Logitech:

-A gaming keyboard that never worked properly, screwed up all other USB devices and eventually died taking the computer's USB port with it
-An universal remote that needed to be connected to a PC and internet in order to be programmed but couldn't be programmed to work with my BP6
-Several mice that needed 40 MB drivers that slowed the computers down to a crawl; fortunately they died quickly

Enough is enough.

Nap.

Yes, we have observed your antipathy to Logitech before, but I still fail to understand what that has to do with products manufactured by Slim Devices.  SD was acquired by Logitech, which says nothing about the products or how they work, other than Logitech felt the company was worth acquiring.

I, and other forum members, have successfully used, Slim Devices products since they were invented.  You haven't.  Trying to generalize the value of one product from a completely unrelated experience/product just seems pointless.

The remote you refer to was made by Harmony (a Canadian company) also acquired by Logitech.  BTW, most of us get that connecting to a PC and the Internet is a good thing.  You have access to the largest database of control codes in the world, and it is constantly being updated. 

The fact that a widely used consumer product fails to support a single obscure high end audio product is hardly a valid complaint.  I use my Harmony remote to control the BP26 without problems, so not even sure you are correct, just that you couldn't make it work.

Nap, I enjoy most of your posts, but this is a dead horse and below your normal standards of discourse.  Enough is enough.

[Napalm]

BTW, most of us get that connecting to a PC and the Internet is a good thing.  You have access to the largest database of control codes in the world, and it is constantly being updated. 

This is not about downloading patches. This is about having to be online and connected to their servers for each and every button programming/reprogramming. Wait until they discontinue support for this model and decommission the database server. Then let me know how great it works from the user point of view.

What would you think about your digital camera needing to be connected to Internet every time you want to modify a setting.

Nap.

[whanafi]

This is not about downloading patches. This is about having to be online and connected to their servers for each and every button programming/reprogramming. Wait until they discontinue support for this model and decommission the database server. Then let me know how great it works from the user point of view.

What would you think about your digital camera needing to be connected to Internet every time you want to modify a setting.

Nap.

I don't buy, nor am I aware of a digital camera that needs to be connected to Internet to change settings. 

The Harmony idea was to create programmability - something you pay $4K to get from the HT installation people like Creston - at the consumer level.  They succeeded.

It is a consumer device - disposable - I don't expect it to be supported forever, especially since it is a clever device that does exactly what it is supposed to.  I run my whole system - audio and HT off a Harmony One.  What is not to like?

[Phil A]

I don't buy, nor am I aware of a digital camera that needs to be connected to Internet to change settings. 

The Harmony idea was to create programmability - something you pay $4K to get from the HT installation people like Creston - at the consumer level.  They succeeded.

It is a consumer device - disposable - I don't expect it to be supported forever, especially since it is a clever device that does exactly what it is supposed to.  I run my whole system - audio and HT off a Harmony One.  What is not to like?

I concur.  I didn't want to like Harmony.  I had Philips Pronto remotes at one point for the main, bedroom and basement systems.  I got them free with Philips VISA points.  I loved the way you can customize screens with the Prontos and if you are a crazy audiophile who does comparisons lots it does make it easy to switch between devices.  A friend told me about the Harmony One.  I decided to try it when the old Prontos went down one by one.  I liked it so much I bought a Harmony 890 and I keep it in the bedroom system but I also have the basement system programmed on it.  It does especially make it very easy for the basement and bedroom systems which I don't use as often and don't have to think about what input is connected.  I'm still waiting to see (hopefully) the Logitech Squeezebox Touch in a local store.  Logitech has certainly created nice interfaces for the consumer that are easy to use.  If I had tons of time on my hands and also was the only user I could see wanting to have something that I could do more with vs. rely on their interface.  I'd rather spend the time enjoying the hardware and software I own than mess with something that works so well.