sander;462109 Wrote: > I meant the controller as a player has always been pretty flaky for me. > It's frequently slow to respond, randomly looses connection under heavy > usage, the output doesn't switch correctly (I know there's a plugin for > that now) and the cover art randomly stops working. The icing on the > cake is it looks like it will never sync correctly which makes it > basically half a player in my book. > > In my opinion the controller was never able to overcome its hardware > limitations. The cpu is too weak to give a really fluid experience, but > it uses enough power that the power saving really becomes obtrusive. I > just hope Logitech upholds its tradition of supporting and continuing to > support and enhance older players. > > For my usage as a slightly enhanced controller which is easier to do > extended searches from and ersatz color screen unit (it's docked 99% of > the time) its OK. My other big disappointment was the lack of > screensavers, but 7.4 should fix that. > > My receivers have been flawless, for their limited functionality, but I > can't see someone shelling out $300+ for the duet when the new devices > are so much cheaper.
Honestly, Playback on the controller was never an advertised or supported feature (I don't believe ... correct me if I'm wrong). I do believe that this feature has gotten quite a bit better in the 7.4 branch though. -- Matt Wise ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Wise's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68270 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
