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[TdC]

MP3 Micro Jukebox Brennan


it's a thing of beauty! have a wee look and tell me what you think!

 

[Trem]

Its lovely but there isn't much info.

So you have to put each of your cds into it one by one and it stores them on a hard drive? Does it have internet radio? How much is it?

I would be tempted as I need to fill a space under my telly where the dvd player was.

 

[TdC]

No, it seems it's not networked at all. It has something like the CDDB in firmware (which can also be upgraded), so it can recognize your cd's, and it can copy mp3's off a usb stick or drive and play them. It can also back itself up to a usb drive or another unit, and has a 60W amp to give it some oomph. Though I admit I'd have liked to see networking and radio.

It's like the ideal restaurant music player or something. I envision it in my bedroom as an expensive design alarm clock audio player thing. Also you can run it through an existing amp via the headphone out or line out. The guy claims some amazing stuff about it, and he's not completely unknown tbh.

 

[Trem]

Its really not going to appeal to many though is it. It is lovely looking but the failure to have network on it is a massive mistake.

People will just rip their cds to mp3 then buy a squeeze box or similar, that can stream and has internet radio, the only thing this has over them is it has its own speakers and amp.

Shame really but it feels like backwards thinking to me.

 

[TdC]

yeah me too. I like it. It's pretty, and somewhat powerful and feature rich. Except for the networking awareness.

I did their survey on the site, and in the comments section I noted that I would have bought the thing if it had been networked.

 

[Cromcruaich]

You have to be lazy to spend over £300 because you cant be bothered to get up and change a CD.

 

[TdC]

exactly. if only the thing had been networked

 

[Kryten]

It's a nice little box, but perhaps redundant before it's even going to hit any "big time".
HTPC's and media centres are getting better and smaller all the time, and not at all limited to MP3's. Videos, DVD, music, blueray, HD, and some of them can do it without Windows (or any other OS) being loaded. Granted it's a little larger than a book, but only 3 or 4 of them stacked up, squeezing 2tb of data in.

And then of course soon, they'll incorporate our office keyboard bashing apps and Playstation titles too. Or so many people would like to think.

 

[MYstIC G]

It's a niche product and flawed against other offerings. Lack of online database is a big deal. The text input is smart though, can't say I've noticed that anywhere else.

 

[Tom]

I have 2 of these amplify my hifi:

So thanks but no thanks

 

[Trem]

Glowing robot penii?

 

[Tom]

If you stuck one of those up your chuff several things would glow.