Comments on: Sonos launches iPhone remote, still vastly overpriced http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/10/28/sonos-launches-iphone-remote-still-vastly-overpriced/ The only tech you need Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Styloryan http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/10/28/sonos-launches-iphone-remote-still-vastly-overpriced/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Styloryan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:17:16 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=7393#comment-1288 I couldn't agree more - The Sonos stuff is soooo expensive it's untrue. You can do exactly the same with Windows Media Centre Extenders, or, like you say, Apple TV or Airport Express. It's a complete rip off designed for people with too much money and no idea about technology. I bet it's easy for a salesman to sell since the remote looks nice but if you did your homework you could achieve the same for half the price. I couldn’t agree more – The Sonos stuff is soooo expensive it’s untrue. You can do exactly the same with Windows Media Centre Extenders, or, like you say, Apple TV or Airport Express. It’s a complete rip off designed for people with too much money and no idea about technology.

I bet it’s easy for a salesman to sell since the remote looks nice but if you did your homework you could achieve the same for half the price.

]]> By: Ben Rose http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2008/10/28/sonos-launches-iphone-remote-still-vastly-overpriced/comment-page-1/#comment-1285 Ben Rose Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:56:52 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=7393#comment-1285 Sonos and Apple TV are chalk and cheese and not worthy of a direct comparison. Sonos allows direct integration with services like Napster, Rhapsody, Sirius and last.fm. These offer 'all you can' eat music bundles, like I get access to play over 4million albums for just £9.99 on Napster. That would only buy me a dozen tracks on iTunes. Additionally, Sonos will allow you to play different music in different rooms at the same time. The Apple option is fine for people who live alone in bedsits, but if your wife doesn't wanna hear your Pink Floyd and would rather listen to Take That in the kitchen, then Sonos is the way!. Sonos and Apple TV are chalk and cheese and not worthy of a direct comparison.

Sonos allows direct integration with services like Napster, Rhapsody, Sirius and last.fm. These offer ‘all you can’ eat music bundles, like I get access to play over 4million albums for just £9.99 on Napster. That would only buy me a dozen tracks on iTunes.

Additionally, Sonos will allow you to play different music in different rooms at the same time. The Apple option is fine for people who live alone in bedsits, but if your wife doesn’t wanna hear your Pink Floyd and would rather listen to Take That in the kitchen, then Sonos is the way!.

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