I am going to be as gentle as I can, so please try not to take this the wrong way. These types of posts just really get me going. How can you have any thoughts when you yourself admit that you don't even own one? Your -thoughts- are based on bad assumptions because you don't own one or bother to research the product first. I have an idea, how about reading the product descriptions on the Slim Devices website for a start. Then maybe read some reviews or better yet buy one. Get some skin in the game, then have at wanting it re-engineered.
ericplan;350914 Wrote: > I do not own a squeezebox yet, but in the near future I will... > Some thoughts: > I do like the new remote with graphic display, but I dislike remotes in > general*. There are always issues with battery life and robustness. The Controller on the Duet is rechargeable. It goes in its recharging cradle when it needs a charge. So battery life is manageable. The Controller is fairly robust, but like any electronic device it is not designed to be dropped or used as a hammer! ericplan;350914 Wrote: > And in this case (Squeezebox 3 or Duet) you loose control when the > remote fails. First, the Controller with the Duet is NOT a remote, it is a Controller. Second, if it fails you can use the WebUI until you get a replacement. And if the remote fails on an SB3, you can use any Harmony remote or the WebUI to operate the SB3. By the way, you can reach the SB3 or Duet Receiver with any laptop, PDA, or PC on your network. In my case with all the PCs and laptops in the house, that means many locations to access the units around the house other then the Controller or the remote. ericplan;350914 Wrote: > My perfect Squeezebox will be a combined Boom and Duet, a fixed "cube > like" apparatus without speakers, displaying the cover art on the built > in display and operated by some buttons and a big jog dial. Just for > convenience a squeezebox 3 remote is added, but not needed. And because > the "cube" has some space inside, the power supply is a built in > multivoltage (110-240 V 50-60 Hz) instead of a clumsy adapter. A real > power on/off button adds to the green aspect of this one! How do you even think you know what your perfect Squeezebox is or will be when you don't even own the basic unit yet????????!!!!!!!!!!!! And the reason the power supply is outboard on the Boom is many fold. First, it removes a huge issue with having the unit certified in all the countries it is sold in because it doesn't have a an internal PS. Second all that space is saved for better bass response. It is easier to sell all over the world when only the slide on outlet adapter needs changed to make it Country correct. That makes manufacturing easier because all the main units are the same. And on and on. Who cares about the Green Aspect? I can almost say for certain that almost everybody on this board has their TV set to instant on. Slim Devices are network devices and by design and default need to be at powered on standby. Last, its electricity, which is renewable unlike oil. Its already made and because it is AC it isn't stored so you might as well use it instead of just letting it go to waste. You are not going to notice any difference in your monthly bill leaving an SB3 plugged in all the time! ericplan;350914 Wrote: > Will I ever see this one? I hope not in my lifetime. The display would be a total waste. The whole idea behind the Duet is to bring the display/screen to the user, not the user to the unit every time you want to know something. Why get up and down every song when you can sit and enjoy the music from any location. One really needs to own one first before making suggestions about what is needed or wrong with it. ericplan;350914 Wrote: > * Over the years I discarded drills, toothbrushes, electric razors etc. > all because the rechargeable battery failed and was not replaceable, > not available anymore or the spare battery costed more than a new. > Apart from the battery all this stuff was working well. The batteries in the SB3 remote are AA so either throw them out or use rechargeable batteries. The rechargeable battery comes out of the Controller so when its life is over buy a new rechargeable battery, don't throw the Controller out. Slim Devices remotes and Controllers are NOT throw-aways. By the way, if youre so green, why are you throwing out rechargeable units just because the rechargeable battery needs replaced. I am on my fourth replacement battery on my electric razor. In fact, they sent me the latest model for free (well almost, cost of the old battery) the last time I sent it in for a replacement battery because the old battery was no longer available. But again since you don't own any Slim Devices, you wouldn't know that the unit remotes and Controllers are user serviceable now would you? -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: SB3, GFR-700HD, Thiel 2.3, Second Boom Home Office: SB3, NAD C370, two VSM-1 Home Gym: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53903
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