upstatemike wrote: > I always get confused when I see discussions like this because I can't > really picture the applications suggested. While I can see some > situations where haveing a volume or mute control on the player would > be handy, most of my players are in locations where they can be easily > seen but not easily reached, with remotes in the prime listening areas. > The local control scenario would certainly be an exception to normal > use. >
Right now, yes. But imagine having a picture frame like SB on the wall in the kitchen with a 7" display and buttons and wheel like the controller. That could be a useful addition for some people. > I am even more confused about the desire for LCD screens. I never used > to sit and stare at my record album covers as I was spinning discs in > the vinyl days, so I am trying to see the attraction of displaying > those covers while playing from my digital collection? It is far more > useful to see the large print artist/track information along with the > cool visualizer dispaly than it ever would be to look at album art. I > am also concerned that a small display with enough resolution for album > art will perform poorly when viewed from across the room. And I am > worried that a product that emulates the cheap and barely readable LCD > interface found on my cell phone would ruin the visual impact that > Squeezeboxes currently bring to a nice audio installation. > Not small, big... > I hope Logitech doesn't take the suggestions from this forum as a > mandate to turn the Squeezebox line into some sort of LCD driven, iPod > looking, digital lifestyle product. > I wouldn't like to see the SB line turned into boomboxes either, but I've no problems with a boombox added to the line. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
