I have been debating the usage of my controller v. iPhone recently. I have a Duet as the main system in the living room, I've recently purchased a boom which I plan to use in the Bedroom mainly (the boom is in the post)
I've downloaded the Squidgy app and plan to purchase the other two apps to decide which is best, so far I have been impressed with this type of this app and using the iPhone functionality for controlling my SB kit. In terms of pro's and con's to date - iPhone Pro's - Ease of use - Better browsing, searching and display - Ability to have another controller for a cheap price Con's - Software updates (e.g. to enable headphone playback) - No Squeezenetwork control (I listen to this a lot when laptop off) - Screen saver issue - Losing connection when screen saver comes on, I use this a lot to protect battery life and password protect for data Controller Pro's - Instant software enhancement - Future ability to listen to music from controller (big plus IMO) - Standalone - e.g. no impact from other apps such as phone ringing or checking email etc. - Controls Squeezenetwork Con's - Look, feel & user interaction not as good - Connectivity issues from time to time My current view What I will probably do is use the controller in the living room as the main unit, the iPhone will come into play mainly to control the boom as I always have my phone charging by the bed The main restriction I see with the iPhone though is not being able to control Squeezenetwork, with that in mind I will probably have to progress my plans to have a dedicated server for my music... jazztime;363310 Wrote: > Thank you for all the good comments, suggestions and recomendations! > What is most imortant to me is: > > - Stability and responsiveness. Some reports that the controller often > loose network. Is this an issue with iTouch? On the other hand some > reports, that native iTouch solutions some times crash/needs reboot. Is > this an issue with the controller? > > - Easy access to my large music collection (I'm using the alpha keys on > the standard remote a lot). It seems that iTouch is easier for accessing > large music collection (which makes sense to me) but not as convinient > for making simple changes as the controller. > > > > Why can Squidgy not cope wiht large collections? Also, is it possible > to use custombrowse on any of the iTouch native solutions? > > - Battery life. Is battery life better on the Controller or iTouch 2G > (using wifi)? > > Can both of the solution do WakeOnLan? > > It's a tough choice (cannot by both of them). The iTouch is cheaper and > seems very nice to me, but I do not plan using it for other things than > as remote for the Transporter (except perhaps browsing sites like > allmusic.com). So perhaps the controller as a dedicated remote might be > a better choice............ > > > > Oh yes - that's the price in Denmark. Saw it on ebay.co.uk for 165£, > which is of course less than in Denmark, but if I get any > warranty-issues........... -- socistep ------------------------------------------------------------------------ socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55435
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