MostlyLucid;368066 Wrote: > OK...Was not sure if I should post this here or elsewhere...went with > both: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I'm sorry if I am beating a dead horse...but please understand, I am > about to but a ipod touch *strictly* for this purpose. > > How completely is Rhapsody integrated into your application? >
Actually, I cannot really tell because I have no access to Rhapsody myself, but other users here on the forum where quite enthusiastic about it. iPeng DOES support the search fields, so searching with the iPod's keyboard should work, if results are alphabetically sorted it should show an index for long lists and also artwork, if present. Search this thread for some screenshots. One "quirk" of the Rhapsody implementation, as I understand, is that you have to use the "touch-and-hold" gesture to start tracks and albums because Rhapsody would always show a lower level when clicking. amcluesent;368078 Wrote: > > 2) The Controller is also a music player (when using the latest s/w) > with the same functions as the Receiver as both are driven by the > SqeezeCenter. > The iPod is a music player, too :-) But you are right, streaming to iPeng is not (yet) implemented. But how long did it take the controller until that worked (actually, it's still no "official" functionality) > > 3) The Controller presents the server-side search/browse plugins on the > SqueezeCenter, which I find essential YMMV > Which ones do you miss most? > > 4) In their current releases, the two controller apps are just plain > slow and buggy - at least when your library get sizeable (3000+ > albums) > > Fair enough, the developers of the Controller got to specify the h/w > exactly as they needed it and have had ages to get to grips with the > s/w dev. environment and have shipped *loads* of bug-fixes. Can't argue with buggy right now :-( That's one of the issues with the way the App Store works. You find it hard to do REALLY large scale betas (I have ~30 people in my beta program right now, which already makes it a bit complicated, and all these issues went in uncaught), but especially it takes long to supply fixes. The "The The" fix is now ready for almost two days, yet I cannot say, when it will be out. But what exactly do you find slow? The synchronization with the server is the only thing that comes to mind. But except for that I'm ready for a shootout against the controller on all browsing tasks, especially complex ones. How long does it take you to get to, say, find, say, "Ringleader of the Tormentors" by "Morrissey" in your 3.000 album library? -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
