Anyone ever heard of this??

polrbehr
polrbehr Posts: 2,825
edited September 2017 in Going Digital
https://www.amazon.com/brennan-Brennan-B2-500Gb-Metallic/dp/B017Q9MMRG/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1504892497&sr=1-8&keywords=brennan+b2

http://www.thebrennan.com/

I was combing through YouTube yesterday and an ad came up for this thing from Brennan.
Normally I wait the lousy 5 seconds and click the Skip Ad button, but this one I actually watched for the whole 1:30.
Seems like a pretty decent way to access/save music, it supposedly can rip CDs directly to the internal HD, other options as well. For less than 5 bills a 500gb version can be had.

Opinions?
So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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Comments

  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    edited September 2017
    What does it do that one cannot do with a 'pute (and keep $500 smackers in one's pocket)?

    PS The above is meant as a legitimate question, not snark. I..e., what is the value add over stuff (hard- and software) one might already have on hand?
  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,825
    edited September 2017
    I already run a Squeezebox Duet, fed from a networked PC; no complaints about it other than an occasional buffer issue (seems like my new router eliminated that).
    This thing just looked intriguing, I might be tempted to do an A/B with it, but I do wish the price was a bit lower.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    The few reviews that were posted on Amazon were not favorable. I suggest you keep looking.
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  • From the pic of the back shows some outputs/inputs missing that are labeled. Cat 5 not available but labeled, and Coax not available but labeled.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    From the pic of the back shows some outputs/inputs missing that are labeled. Cat 5 not available but labeled, and Coax not available but labeled.

    The USB ports are labelled "USB A", "USB B", and "USB C", but judging from their size and shape, all 3 are USB A ports.