Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> If anyone from Logitech is listening: why did you guys remove the LED
> display from the Duet's receiver?
What LED display, you mean the main, big display screen? Its not LED.
Because it cost a lot of money, and the Controller's screen replaces it.
If you want, you
AFAIK, the VFD on the Squeezebox Classic is, by far, the most expensive
component on the hardware.
As other users pointed out, a Squeezebox 3 + Squeezebox Controller is a
perfectly compatible pairing, and each can be purchased separately.
It'll just cost you a bit more than the Duet (Receiver +
Louis-David Mitterrand;304184 Wrote:
> And I didn't see the price aspect. Although one wonders how expensive a
> few rows of LED can be versus the added complexity/confusion of
> maintaining a second line of nearly-identical product.
That's a VFD (vacuum flourescent display), not a string of LED
The display on the Squeezebox isn't a few rows of LEDs. It is a vacuum
fluorescent display (VFD), which is an expensive bit of glass filled
with grids, wires, phoshor coated plates and a vacuum.
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andynormancx
andynormanc
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 02:41:22AM -0700, andynormancx wrote:
>
> If you want a display then buy a Squeezebox Classic, you don't have to
> buy the Duet anymore you can just buy a Controller. Then you can have
> the best of both worlds and those of us who don't want a display can
> buy a Squeezebox
If you want a display then buy a Squeezebox Classic, you don't have to
buy the Duet anymore you can just buy a Controller. Then you can have
the best of both worlds and those of us who don't want a display can
buy a Squeezebox without one.
I am very pleased that the Receiver doesn't have a displa
> If anyone from Logitech is listening: why did you guys remove the LED
> display from the Duet's receiver?
Receiver is the alternative to the SB3, for those who don't need the display.
If you prefer the SB3 you can still buy it, as well as a Controller without the
Receiver.
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Michael
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Hi,
If anyone from Logitech is listening: why did you guys remove the LED
display from the Duet's receiver?
It's nice to walk into the living room and see what's on without having
to look/find the remote. In a social setting (think party) it's also
nice that everyone in the room can share the inf
