andynormancx;355227 Wrote: > Well written iPhone apps start up in under a second. The iPhone > reconnects to wifi faster than the Controller does. There is also no > issue with the iPhone having to wake up from suspend, like the > Controller has to when it has been idle for more than an hour. > > At the same time the iPhone's battery life is better, while giving near > instant wifi reconnection and app startup. > > A well written iPhone app is going to equal or beat the Controller in > most areas: > > - it should be just as responsive > - the UI has the potential to be easier to use (the flick to scroll > approach to navigating lists on the iPhone works better than the > Controller's wheel and the iPhone can also have its handy "jump to the > initial letter" navigation) > - text entry will be far, far faster > - it reconnects to the network faster > - it never has to wake from suspend > - its battery life is better > > Where the iPhone will lose out is the lack of hardware buttons for > volume and playback control. Picking up the Controller to adjust the > volume or pause will be a fair bit quicker than the iPhone app, > assuming the Controller isn't suspended of course. > > I guess I should say that I own an iPhone 3G and a Controller. They are > both great devices in their own ways. I could probably live without the > Controller, I find it hard to see how I lived before the iPhone, sad eh > ? ;)
I'm really taken by the devotion of iPhone users. This is a compliment. I guess my issue with the "iPhone" or any cell phone as a remote is that I get too many calls and emails. Even after hours. After I get home from work I put my phone on its charger and don't want to go near it for fear that I might end up doing some more work. Or with the current downsizing trend I don't want to get the news that I'm one of the lucky ones selected for an extended vacation. I want to be left alone while I'm at home listening to my SqueezeBox. In my case, I see the iTouch as a better option for the Sonos solution. I agree about the touchscreen interface of the iPhone/iTouch... it leaves a lot to be desired as I compare with a traditional remotes with physical buttons. Call me old fashion, but I want buttons in my remote. As I said before, for me listening to music is more of a "passive" activity than an "interactive" one. I want to hold a beer (an IPA preferably) on one hand and the remote on the other and without looking at the remote lower/raise the volume or skip to the next song. I am not one of those folks that can handle a touchscreen with one hand without looking at it. Having to use two hands to use my remote forces me to put down my beer. That's a no, no... after a long day. I have played with the Phillips Pronto and with the not too popular Harmony 1000. These had ergonomically efficient "physical" buttons for certain frequently used functions. I don't see these in the iPhone/iTouch. Not having at least a comfortable volume up/down button would drive me up a wall. Touchscreens are the trend, but I'm afraid that it also has its limitations as a remote. A combination of ergonomically placed buttons and a touchscreen would be best. Seeing all these iPhones I'm thinking I need to go to touchscreen school. -- 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 discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
