toby10;500327 Wrote: > Yeah, I tried this last night in a very dark room, was no help. > The only buttons even slightly visible with a bright screen were the > Presets.
That's most likely because they are metallic and right next to the display. > Ok, so you've listed at least half a dozen reasons why the Radio is > inferior to the Boom. So why switch? I asked for the device for Christmas after seeing it online and my wife got it for me. At the time, I didn't know about these flaws. While I really like the form-factor, the future battery pack addition, the possibility of cool screensavers on that screen, etc. the device does not meet up to the standard set by my Boom. I still have not decided to keep it yet and still have some time to make that decision (90 days since it was purchased on our AMEX). The point of this thread was to determine if the problems I have discovered are fixable or not. Obviously, the backlight issue is not. The Sleep button issue was fixed by the KidsPlay plugin which I LOVE! I also tracked down the random reboot issue to a problem with AAC encoded files. When I reencoded the tracks to MP3 they played without rebooting the device. Regardless of my decision to keep the Radio or not, the decision to omit backlit buttons was a mistake on Logitech's part. For those who don't like the lights, a setting could be made to turn them off. If cost was an issue, I highly doubt a $209 MSRP price point would deter potential buyers. Most retailers are selling the device for $149 anyway so I doubt the price would really increase. -- jrebeiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jrebeiro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23054 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73045 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
