ds2021;354262 Wrote: > Have to disagree. I see iPeng as a superior interface for control of > music and especially multiple players. I see the iPhone as superior > hardware to the Controller, with its larger screen with multi-touch, > better battery life, and better processing capacity. The wi-fi battery > drain issues you refer to apply to any device, including the > Controller, and my experience is that the battery life on the iPhone > (being used not only to control music, but as a phone and internet > tablet as well) is superior to the Controller. I am eager to try a > native app.
I'm glad you're happy with iPeng. I have to assume that you're the only person that uses your iPhone as a remote. As "home" remote a "personal" multipurpose device on the hands of others is an accident wating to happen. As a "personal" remote the iPhone with iPeng is fine. I assume that you keep your phone on at all times to receive calls. This means that you have to connect to the WiFi and Cell network simultaneously to take full advantage of the iPhone as a remote. This connections along with the large touch screen will drain the iPhone battery a lot faster than the battery of a standalone SBC. My experiences using multiple purpose devices as "home" remotes have not been uplifting. That is the reason I mentioned in my post that using a Smartphone/iPhone as "remote" mobile "player" made a lot more sense. Again, if you want to use a Smartphone/iPhone as a remote, synching it to a local or a remote hardware player using SqueezePlay would cover the "remote" aspects when you're home or away. ds2021;354262 Wrote: > Some will clearly prefer the Controller to a multi-purpose handheld > device. That is fine, and I hope the Controller suits the needs of > those people. My experience has been, mistress aside, that I prefer > iPeng to my Controller but lament the latency issues inherent to a web > interface. The Controller is a "dedicated" remote with "optional" muscic playing capabilities. I dare to say that the iPhone is a excellent music player with "optional" remote capabilities. I believe that CLI based SqueezePlay on multi-platforms is the way to go... but to each its own. -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54336 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
