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Dell To Make MP3 Home Stereo Component

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the rackable-tunes dept.

ytsejam-ppc writes "C|Net has this story on a new MP3 player that will be part of your home stereo system, but use a connection to your PC to get MP3 files." $199 if bought with a PC configured with home networking capabilities and $249 if bought separately. Not bad, although I'm not seeing how much disk space, or what sort of UI you get.

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  1. Here's a cheaper version of this gadget. by Christopher+Thomas · · Score: 5

    ...A 20-foot stereo patch cord.

    My computer is in my living room. My stereo is in my living room. For those who are still starving students, substitute "bedroom" for "livingroom" above.

    Most of us who are geeky enough to use MP3s are geeky enough to either a) have our computer in the room in which we spend the most time - which probably also has our stereo, or b) have a spare computer kicking around which may already be in the stereo room.

    I question whether a storage-less MP3-to-stereo device is aiming for a market that exists.