I'm not an iAnything fan, but I respect the user interfaces that Apple puts out. The iPhone/iTouch interface is the measuring stick for mobile user interfaces. Windows and Linux still have some way to go as it relates to UI. To me Windows/Linux are analogous to driving a standard (Stick-Shift) car while Apple is like driving an Automatic car. I can see and understand the advantages and comfort associated with driving an Automatic, but you can never convince me to buy one. Ok it's easier to drive, but some of the fun, for me, goes right out the Window. I've been using computers for some time now and being able to use my ever decreasing tech skills to tweak my devices still appeals to me. Being able to push my car to jump start it appeals to me. iAnything devices do not easily let themselves to this kind of tweaking I love the pain associated with tweaking digital devices... call me masochist.
In regards to the iPhone/iTouch platforms vs. the SC, first let me say that the iTouch is a better fit than the iPhone. The iTouch is basically a DAP with WiFi while the iPhone is just doing too many things is more of a Cell Phone Swiss Army knife. Unlike the SC... the iTouch was not designed from the ground up to be a remote. (I'm talking at the firmware and hardware level not at the app level). As I compare the iTouch to the SC I can not help but see that the SC platform will always be "optimized" to be a "dedicated remote" to the SC server and SlimDevices Players while the iTouch platform will not. The iTouch will be optimized to interface to iTunes and to a lesser degree to other music streaming servers via installed apps. The SC is still evolving. Let's not forget that the SC has IR and Heaphones ports that are not yet "officially" enabled. If and "when" the IR is enabled, it has the potential to "directly" control legacy AV devices and therefore increased flexibility. The SC has physical buttons which, in my opinion, are better suited for certain remote control tasks. One can Play, Skip, FF, RW tracks without having to look at the screen. Maybe it is just me, but to really take advantage of the multitouch interface of the iTouch, you need to use two hand. With the SC you can easily hold a beer on one hand, skip to the next track with the other while watching the game on TV One thing that kills me is that the SC is missing is a Keypad Oh well, maybe one can be implemented via the scroll wheel. The wife is starting to scream "GET OFF THE D... COMPUTER!" Happy Thanksgiving everyone gotta go. -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55543
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