That's sort-of the point; it's a box to get non-computer people into the wonders of mp3/digital audio. They get to rip all their CDs, stream them around the house, use natty MP3 portables, burn MP3 CDs or audio CDs, etc.

It's the sort of box that my parents could handle; I've already set musicmatch up on their home PC and showed them how to rip stuff (and play it with their rio receiver) but they've not ripped any new content - it's too intimidating.

OTOH, if you give them a box with a CD tray and a record button, they're just fine with that.

Hugo