Prefect47
04-23-2005, 10:21
Newbie here... registered on this forum just to post this idea, only to find someone had beaten me to it (http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1125) =)
My idea was to allow the M3 remote to have some memory, basically making it a flash-based player. So you could create or load a playlist containing, say, 512MB of music, which would then be transferred of the HD into flash memory, and get a nice signal or sample played when it was ready. Or it could start playing when the first song had been transferred!
The advantage would be that you get the storage of a HD-based player combined with the versatility of a flash-based player (i.e. you can use it all the time, even when running or biking offroad). And you could upgrade the HD part to get more storage, without the cost of the playback electronics (decoder, screen, headphones). Or keep your storage and get a new playback unit with support for more codecs and stuff.
Enough rambling... when can I buy one? =D
My idea was to allow the M3 remote to have some memory, basically making it a flash-based player. So you could create or load a playlist containing, say, 512MB of music, which would then be transferred of the HD into flash memory, and get a nice signal or sample played when it was ready. Or it could start playing when the first song had been transferred!
The advantage would be that you get the storage of a HD-based player combined with the versatility of a flash-based player (i.e. you can use it all the time, even when running or biking offroad). And you could upgrade the HD part to get more storage, without the cost of the playback electronics (decoder, screen, headphones). Or keep your storage and get a new playback unit with support for more codecs and stuff.
Enough rambling... when can I buy one? =D