Mr Bond (cant spell french me!!)
"Not disagreeing. Just stating that the Roku has a cheaper cost of entry and requires few pieces of equipment."
Yep, the Roku is cheaper, but they are different products pretty much. Does the Roku require an amp by the way, I'm not sure!!!. Also, how does the Roku require fewer pieces of equipment, all sonos needs is a source and a set of speakers when you look at it. I will give you one thing, it would be nice if Sonos was cheaper, but when you compare the two products, or Sonos agains any other multiroom quipment (wired or wireless), you will see why the price difference.
Brian,
You need speakers in whichever room you want music in, which is whichever room you will have a zoneplayer in. They dont have to be integrated or ceiling mounted etc, you can use normal stereo speakers or whatever you want. Just make sure they are the correct impedence.
EFM,
The frist zp has to be pyhsically connected (via ethernet/lan cable) to your source. This could mean that it is plugged directly into your router, directly into your pc or NAS or whatever. Think of it as an amp, in order to hear music, it has to be connected to a source (cd player etc). Once the first zone is wired, then all the rest can be wireless (assuming no range probelms etc).
Listening to sonos through your cinema system is a doddle. The ZP100 has both standard speaker outputs, but it also has audio left/right ouputs that can be connected to an amp. It also has audio left/right inputs, so you can connect your home cinema system to it, and listed to movies/tv or radio (if your cd player has one) etc in stereo anywhere else in the house.
Once you have BB, you an also listen to any internet radio station in the world, in any room (except realplayer stations).
The ZP80 is a cheaper version of the ZP100, in that the ZP80 does not have an amp, so you must use an external amp (your home cinema system for example) to listen to music. Might be a cheaper option for one of your zones. Personally, I would go for the ZP100's all the time though
Another feature with each ZP, you get 4 ethernet ports as well. So for example, my ZP in the living room is behind my telly, and next to my XBOX. the ZP connects wireless back to the first ZP, but because it has 4 ethernet ports on it, I simply hook up my xbox to it, and I am live, without having to run cable for it, or buy expensive adaptors for the xbox.
Can Roku do that mr Bond
Think I might be getting a little obsessive now!!
I bought my system in O'Callaghans electrical, Oliver Plunket st cork. There is a guy there that deals specifically with multirrom systems that I would advise anyone ask speak to him. I could give his name, but not sure if its wise to on this public forum (would his first name be okay).
Otherwise, if anyone PM's me I will provide his contact details etc
Wexfordman