------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86926 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Dedicated controller necessary? - Go on, just buy a Sonos then! - Are the two extra clicks really that bad? - The original Controller works well! - Yes, such a controller would be the icing on the cake! ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Muele;624649 Wrote: > > >Yes, such a controller would be the icing on the cake! > Sure, if it came from Logitech, maybe it would generate a few extra > sales but probably not enough to justify the effort. For existing > customers I think aftersales of such a controller would be close to 0. > Based on the expected pricetag of such a device, compared to what > alternatives are out there. I have different "speculative" take. I believe Logitech would like to increase their share of the streamed media market. This is evident by their acquisition of SlimDevices and their partnership with Google. So far, as separated offerings the SqueezeBox and Revue have not been very successful. I would not be surprised if the Squeezebox and the Revue were integrated to give customers a "fully" integrated stream media solution. The Revue already has the functionality of a Harmony remote including an IR blaster to control AV components. Adding a bit of hardware to make it into a "SqueezeVue or ReSqueeze" should not be that hard and it would remove the hardware fragmentation they currently have with music and video stream players. The recent development of LMS hints that Logitech is moving in this direction either with completely "new" hardware box that can take advantage of their new Media Server, currently under development, or with the integration of their existing assets in an "enhanced" Revue box. This also would allow them to integrate their streamed media development and cut cost. With such a device it would then be possible to control all of your AV components with a single remote and even allow you to view your album art using your computer, Smartphone and on your TV if you so desire. The Revue already has a Smartphone remote app. Again, this is all speculation, but given that LMS is also a video server and that the current product line has no offerings to take advantage of this additional server functionality... makes one wonder. -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86926 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
