joncourage;145082 Wrote: > > > Maybe there's a market for someone to develop a sonos-form-factor > remote for slimserver.
This is more or less what I've been saying for a while now. ->Dream Begin->... Slim Devices should contract or partner with a "Universal" remote control manufacturer like Logitech and build a GUI/WiFI/IR remote control tailored for the Squeezebox. A remote with a color LCD to view album art, lirics tracks, playlist… etc with a variable speed thumb-wheel to facilitate the navigation of the Slimserver music library. WiFi to get rich content like album art and to interact with the Slimserver. In other words, I'd like to control the content of my Slimserver library via a Squeezebox remote just like I control the content of my MP3 player. In addition this remote should also be a "Universal" IR remote. It'd use IR codes to control the rest of my AV system. I just want "ONE" remote. An over simplified example of such hybrid is the Logitech remote for the Xbox 360 which was made with extra buttons to control the Xbox http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/detailsharmony/US/EN,CRID=2084,CONTENTID=11250 I agree with what cardinalfang says. The Squeezebox remote control should make the navigation through my music library a pleasant experience. A web interface is fine for changing the Slimserver settings, configuring the Plug-ins, troubleshooting/debugging and all that other stuff, but the web interface is overkill just to change a radio station while I'm lying on the sofa. Many, many computer based products have failed because develpers fail to realize that watching TV and listening to the stereo are mostly "passive" activities not interactive. I know, I know... I tried Slimremote and the such, but I found that trying to use devices that were not designed to be remotes has its idiosyncrasies. I know the SB has a wonderful remote, but once in a while I'd like to select albums and songs without having to look at the Squeezebox. Let me walk around the house and let me select the song I want to hear without having to go back to the living room and face the SB. Again, the existing remote is more than adequate for those that enjoy the character based interface of the Squeezebox. I'm talking about an "optional" deluxe remote... for additional $$$ with a graphical non-web based interface. PS. WiFi can be a battery killer so the remote would have to be built with rechargeable batteries using the newer energy efficient WiFi chips and have a recharging docking station. />Dream End</ -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28499 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
