Depends on what you definition of hard drive player is. It can be defined as a:eonic which looks like a hard drive, b:CAVS jukebox or c: computer based. I fall under c. All must go through the audits to use SC material on them.

well i had a madboy karaoke player that would allow you to plug in a usb hard drive, as long as it was formatted in FAT32, which kinda defeats the purpose because of the limited storeage that format can handle.

If i was hosting right now, even tho I mainly use a computer, I would still buy a RSQ K2 system, it can support 2 1 T drives.

-James

Any device with a HD in it is a HD player whether one calls it a desk top, laptop, CAVs or anything else.

Technically you are correct tim, it does seem though most hosts consider just the stand alone HD player jukebox as a different type of animal compared to the more complex true PC system.

it does seem though most hosts consider just the stand alone HD player jukebox as a different type of animal compared to the more complex true PC system.

You are the one who keep changing the definition. We have said all along that your magic box is a computer. Under the hood it's a PC, but it has been crippled so it can only do one thing and never be re-purposed or used for anything else. A total waste of money IMHO. My $200 eBay laptop does all your magic box does, and an infinite amount more.

This is a dumb question.

Since I was mostly a mobile KJ I looked for equipment that met certain specifications to being moved continually. Mainly Durability (it's a computer so it is as durable as a computer), Reliability (its a computer so as durable as a computer), Simplicity (find "cool change" in there without using a book like a pc host can), and of course Mobility (an 8 pound 2 rack space unit is more mobile than a slim 5 pound laptop?)

The hosts I know who are using CAVS machines do so because they are intimidated by technology. They wanted the simplest solution they could find to avoid lugging around their discs and either the salesman at the karaoke store or one of their peers showed them how it was as simple as operating their VCR (the one with black tape over the flashing 12:00).

They bought their machines and took six months to load their discs and learn to use the system before taking it to a live show.
These same hosts refuse to tap into the venue's tv system for an audience screen because they don't know how and are afraid to learn (they are all in their late fifties and sixties).

Had someone told them it was a computer prior to their purchase they would have never considered buying one because in their minds computers are too scary, complicated, and impossible for them to learn how to operate.

I'm not painting all CAVS users with this broad brush, only the few I know personally.

P.S. They also use disposable film cameras to take photos at their shows and take them to Walgreens for developing and double prints because digital cameras are too hard to operate.