tamanaco;354250 Wrote: > I think folks at SD and independent developers tried going down a > similar road a while ago, but found themselves with the restrictions > inherent of multipurpose mobile devices, such as PDAs. I find this > iPhone Controller app "cute", but not a "real" solution as a "remote" > for home use. With the current generation of WiFi chips (including the > one in the iPhone) maintaining WiFi connection for prolonged periods is > an easy way to quickly drain the phone battery. Not to mention that > using the phone for both receiving calls and as a remote is very > inconvenient. Imagine the mistress calling you while your wife is using > your iPhone as a Sonos remote. The SD Controller, on the other hand, was > designed from the ground up as a "dedicated" WiFi home remote with a > large rechargeable battery and cradle to address the WiFi power > consumption issues. Not a jack of all trades, but a master of the SC > Server domain.
Have to disagree. I see iPeng as a superior interface for control of music and especially multiple players. I see the iPhone as superior hardware to the Controller, with its larger screen with multi-touch, better battery life, and better processing capacity. The wi-fi battery drain issues you refer to apply to any device, including the Controller, and my experience is that the battery life on the iPhone (being used not only to control music, but as a phone and internet tablet as well) is superior to the Controller. I am eager to try a native app. Some will clearly prefer the Controller to a multi-purpose handheld device. That is fine, and I hope the Controller suits the needs of those people. My experience has been, mistress aside, that I prefer iPeng to my Controller but lament the latency issues inherent to a web interface. -- ds2021 All your bass are belong to us. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ds2021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54336 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
