------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86926 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Dedicated controller necessary? - Go on, just buy a Sonos then! - Are the two extra clicks really that bad? - The original Controller works well! - Yes, such a controller would be the icing on the cake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Go on, just buy a Sonos then! You could do that, but you would probably miss the flexibility Squeezebox gives over Sonos. >Are the two extra clicks really that bad? In squeezecommander you can set the phone to keep the screen on=0 clicks (will cost some battery-time) or diable the lock-mechnanism = 1 click. >The original Controller works well! You can do some things to improve the controller, e.g. disable the powersaving features. And there's a setting somewhere to allow you to scroll one letter at a time instead of one album/artist at a time. >Yes, such a controller would be the icing on the cake! Sure, if it came from Logitech, maybe it would generate a few extra sales but probably not enough to justify the effort. For existing customers I think aftersales of such a controller would be close to 0. Based on the expected pricetag of such a device, compared to what alternatives are out there. All in all I think there are plenty of existing choices. Posting a thread like this could perhaps inspire some of the 3rd party app-developers to add the functionality you are missing. As I see it there are two issues: Keep the users from exiting the app by mistake, and allow the screen to shut off and be awakened by the accelerometer. For an existing app, the extra development could be worth the effort. (Third issue is ofcourse setup of the Receiver, but there are also 3rd party solutions for that) Take a look at what options there already are for iThings and Android, and I'm sure you'll find something with a satisfactory FAF (Family acceptance factor). -- Muele BR Mogens 2 Radios (1 battery), 2 Controllers, 2 Receivers, 1 Softsqueeze (at work), SqueezeCommander on Se X10 mini and HTC Desire. Served by an old 800 mhz IBM T21 Thinkpad (Yes I know most phones have more cpu-power these days, but it gets the job done). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Muele's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21310 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86926 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
