kphinney;506814 Wrote: > To an extent I have to rely on "form follows function". The function of > the TP is to produce audiophile quality sound. The purpose of a color > touch screen is to act as a GUI. Look at the plugins that are > Touch-centric: Facebook is a good example. > > The vacuum display excels at displaying readable text from a distance > quite clearly. My listening chair is centered 98 inches from the center > line of my speakers which are approximately 24" from the amp, TP, and > gear. The Vacuum Fluorescent Display worked perfectly well at this > distance when the TP was part of my hi-fi setup. > > Some may feel cover art is important. I'd suggest the new Controller. > If flipping thru your collection directly on the unit is important, then > perhaps the Touch would work but it'd have to be modified along with the > room to make it work in an audiophile setting; a touch screen could > reside next to my chair connected to some form of faceless unit in my > rack (12' of loss-inducing cable would not be acceptable). Sounds a lot > like the Duet and Controller (add a good DAC please!!). > > The purpose of listening is to hear. To hear correctly I cannot be > within arms reach of my rack. The VFD can do this. A touch screen > cannot.
Well keep in mind I think following the Touch line of products does not necessarily mean having a touch screen. Just means it will most likely have an LCD and use the Squeezeplay OS. Heck if you really want to maintain a simplistic approach I could see the argument that the next TP not have any graphic display at all, maybe just a few indicators or simple text display. Have it come with a Controller like remote. I agree a VFD makes for an excellent display, however LCDs can do a fine job at displaying to same amount of info over the same distance in a light controlled area. LCDs still lack being able to work well in brightly lit areas such as cars and outside. -- m1abrams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ m1abrams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=850 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
