Is this the future of the next CD player

My LCD monitor runs completely silent. Dead silent. A PC can be located in another room as I mentioned before, or a silent PC could simply be placed out of the way, say behind a shelf or somewhere where you wouldn't even hear the roar of its silent power supply.

Even less than silent LCD monitors have these funny little things on the front called power buttons. I suppose you overlooked that feature though. I can assure you, I will have fun in my perfectly silent room. Silent except for my music, that is. I can even have fun in noisy rooms; thats right, I said it. I must be the only one here on Audiogon who can do that though. But like I said, mine's silent.

Glitch947- I guess you're unware of ripple noise, e.m.i. and r.f.i. from PC/monitor PSUs. Have fun.

Kana75- I'm very aware of ripple noise, e.m.i. and r.f.i. from PC's and monitor power supplies. To me they just add to the fun factor of any system. They are one of my favorite "tweaks" if you will, like Walker SST Extreme, a glass of red wine, and listening in my underwear after a shower. Their effect is subtle at first, but over time I have come to realize that they work some truly sublime things on the midrange and especially in the highest registers. Not to mention how easy it is to manage my music collection on the PC, but thats just a bonus. E.M.I., R.F.I. and ripple noise are at this point integral parts of my listening system that I cannot see myself removing at any point. Thank you for your words of encouragement, I'm sure that if you add these tweaks to your system you'll see what you've been missing!

"NOTHING beats the graphic interface of a mouse and monitor for navigating your vast library of music."

I totally disagree. Having tried both I find the functionality of the Squeezebox and its interface works far faster and more effectively than a mouse and screen, with any software including foobar, itunes, slimserver, etc. I find the only point of using the large screen is if you like gazing at album art, and I don't.

this may be the future but it is nothing new. SIMA came out with a similar unit a few years ago, albeit with a few less features.
i don't think msnbc or any other popular news site will accurately show us the future for technology products. check out tech oriented sites for that info...