tamanaco;354289 Wrote: 
> I have to assume that you're the only person that uses your iPhone as a
> remote. 

That is an odd assumption.

tamanaco;354289 Wrote: 
> 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. 

That has not been my experience. I have not done my own objective
tests, but my subjective experience is that the iPhone lasts much, much
longer. 'Pippin's objective power consumption tests'
(http://penguinlovesmusic.de/?p=65) with the addition of streaming
music dramatically outpace anything my controller is capable of. That
test is much more demanding than typical use, in which auto-lock is on,
no streaming takes place, and phone and remote use is intermittent.

In defence of the controller, I believe that it tends to keep the wi-fi
connection active for longer than the iPhone. This is evidenced by the
immediate response to track control and volume adjustment. However, I
would prefer the wait of a few seconds (literally) in the name of
longer battery life.


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