Unless a server product has RAIDed storage and/or the ability to create backups then it's a dead duck as far as I'm concerned.
As I've posted many times on this forum, what *I* want is a hard-driveless Meridian media player akin to a Squeezebox, but with the following additions:
1) The Meridian player maintains a URL library of what you've got, regardless of the sharing protocol (ftp, smb, nfs, internet...).
2) The Meridian player allows you to record
metadata on a per-track or album basis.
Wouldn't it be lovely to have the Meridian product normalize your perfect rips (a 518 gain function with memory anyone?) and automatically apply your favourite DSP preset on a per-track basis?3) It would look damn cool, cost a fortune, and we'd all buy one! (well maybe apart from Mr M
).
The above applies to audio only, but I'm sure video clips and images could also be added to the functionality.
A hard-drive and ripping capability *could* be an option, but in the networked home age, I prefer to manage my data myself.
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