Milhouse;327426 Wrote: > A very good idea - my Onkyo TX-NR905 has a built-in ethernet (cable) > based music streamer and it's *rubbish* for two reasons: 1) I need to > switch on my TV to choose tracks and 2) the UI is incredibly clunky. > If, as you suggest, it were based on Receiver + Controller technology > then Onkyo would be on to a sure fire winner. Though the Controller > would need to be more versatile, taking on the role of a regular IR > remote control too in order to keep costs down, something Logitech and > their Harmony division could create I'm sure.
Your idea about the Controller being made for versatile in order to be more useful when operating a combination A/V receiver and SqueezeBox is a good one. I'm was also thinking that many, if not all, A/V receivers already have some kind of built in display and therefore the display could be modified to work in a similar manner to the SqueezeBox Classic (I believe that's what a "regular" SqueezeBox is called these days) and the A/V receiver's IR remote would also need to be modified to function as a normal SqueezeBox remote. In any event, either method for controlling the unit (Wi-Fi based Controller or IR remote) is very doable, especially considering Logitech's experience with universal remotes. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
