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"It's good, but...." on by gt4877c
Pros: Wirelessly plays the music stored on your computer through your home stereo
Cons: Scroll Wheel too slow, iTunes compatibility, Yahoo Music Unlimited Compatibility
Summary: This is a great product. A great idea. But Logitech clearly didn't spend enough time in development before getting this out to the market.
It does what it should. You plug in the device to you computer, it searches for the music, and then you select the music and it plays on your stereo.
However, there are many issues I've come accross after using the system for 2 days.
Scroll Wheel: If you want to scroll through 700 songs, forget it. The scroll wheel is set at one speed and won't speed up, even if you scroll faster. This is a serious issue when trying to select your favorite artist.
Internet Radio: It will only play stations you've added to your playlist in itunes or Win Media Player. Forget stations in Yahoo Music Unlimited, or anything that's not itunes or WMP.
iTunes Songs: Also, I've had some trouble playing some songs from iTunes. Haven't figured this out yet, but some songs will come up with an error when a playlist will try to play them. These are songs that play in iTunes normally.
PC sounds: The sounds that your PC plays when using Instant Messengers or other programs come through on my stereo now even when it is not playing music. I've looked, but I can't find a setting to turn off letting PC sounds go through to the stereo.
Other than these issues, I love the product. I wouldn't recommend it though, until Logitech get the problems fixed with an update. -
"Of all wireless music systems, this is the one to beat!" on by miles_fan
Pros: It has all the pros of their Wireless iPod but now with added DISPLAY and improved form factor
Cons: If there are any, I can't tell yet.
Summary: I was just raving to a couple people about the Logitech iPod wireless system because it gets around the DRM hand cuffs that would prevent me from enjoying my hundreds of iTunes downloads in any other room than my office if I opted to buy any number of currently available systems. Apple's own Airport Express WON'T WORK with my existing PC-based wireless network because they didn't see the need to support more than a handful of wireless routers (not the one I bought last year for $100). The SlimDevices Squeezebox description says it controls iTunes, but not until small print or a full 3rd party review do you learn that that's only for non-DMR files in playlists on iTunes--who the heck uses iTunes if they're not downloading music from it? And the cool looking but extremely pricey Sonos system won't play downloaded iTunes even though the design misleadingly mimics iPod's looks.
Then I see this 2-day old announcement on CNET and I'm thrilled. A system that circumvents unfair DRM headaches, has a DISPLAY, and provides the simple plug-and-play set up for which Logitech is famous. It may be expected to cost twice as much as their iPod system, but this one is worth more than twice what they're charging. It is likely to KILL everything else that poses as a wireless digital music system, regardless of price. This is what I've been waiting for--a company that knows that a proprietary system (their networking is proprietary) should only be used when it facilitates an end user's enjoyment of property he/she rightfully purchased and should be able to enjoy however he/she sees fit. It doesn't allow me to make copies and give them to my friends (without a loss of fidelity), but it does allow me to extend my options for personal consumption. Something no other company one has gotten right yet. Kudos Logitech. Can I get on a waiting list? -
"Works as advertised (mostly)" on by forkboy
Pros: Very easy setup, nice remote
Cons: too short usb cable for base transmitter
Summary: I concede I've only had it up and running for a day, but the Logitech DJ works very well for what it is: an inexpensive music streaming device. Installation was a breeze (but I recommend downloading the latest software from the Logitech site instead of using the included CD-ROM); the set-up wizard was very self-explanatory. It worked on it's very first try, which is a great thing considering the usual headaches that come with loading new software and hardware.
I'm only streaming to one room so I cannot speak of issues related to multiple rooms and the transmitter and receiver are fairly close together (albeit on different floors) so I'm having no reception issues.
My only complaints thus far are that the USB cable with attached transmitter (which attaches to your computer) is too short (especially when you're trying to meet the requirements of keeping the unit at least 7-feet from your wireless router) and the DJ doesn't utilize your wireless router to transmit.
On the up side, and this is big, I found mine at my local Best Buy for $49.99!! As it has been discontinued Best Buy is moving it out. This is, without a doubt, the best price I've seen anywhere. -
"Very impressive product for the price" on by silentrunning
Pros: Very easy setup. No network knowledge necessary.
Cons: A little tedious searching large music collections
Summary: I went online and researched just about every device I could find that would play my music collection from my PC to my home stereo. At the end of a few days this was the device that came up the winner based on the information available on the internet. Now that I have purchased the unit I can only say I am very satisfied. The unit has all the capabilities I wanted (In particular the PC control mode) at a very affordable price. The setup took about 10 minutes and went smoothly with no problems. I was impressed with how easy the setup was. The sound quality is very good and my music library was automatically setup very quickly. The searching is a little tedious but I notice they have a software update to improve the search features. I expect that they will continue to improve this feature. It is my sincere opinion that this is the best product in it's price range. If you want to play your digital music collection on your home stereo without a lot of hassle or expense this is the product.
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"A must have accessory for people who use stereo equipment to play their music collection." on by mcgrat07
Pros: It does what is says, and does it well
Cons: Lack of compatability with latest version of iTunes
Summary: This is a great concept with great execution. The interface/design is great. The only shortcoming is that it did not appear to work with the latest iTunes. I had to revert back to version 6 something. Not a big deal, but a flaw.
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