mherger;644716 Wrote:
> > You can't replace IR remotes with Apps. An App is not responsive
> > enough.
>
> Hehe... interesting you mention this (and it doesn't only apply to IR
>
> remotes): I still often grab the good old Controller to quickly skip a
>
> track or change the volume, as firing up iPeng/SqueezePad/Controller
> app
> takes too long...
>
That's when I use the Harmony remote, the Controller is to far away
since I need to have it in the dock for it to have battery when I need
it and the Controller dock is not standing in the middle of my living
room table. The Harmony on the other hand is placed on the living room
table. The Harmony needs to go into its charge station with a few weeks
interval, but its battery consumption is no where near the Controller.
Besides this, the Controller isn't able to switch output on my Sherwood
amplifier and doesn't understand that it should change the volume on the
Sherwood amplifier and not on the Squeezebox Touch.
And on top of this, even if the Controller was able to solve the above,
it won't enter my living room table as their is only place for one
remote there and the Controller is never going to be able to control
all my other IR based devices in a user friendly way, too few hard
buttons on it to make that possible.
I could think of mixing:
- A simple Harmony for simple duties
- An iPhone/iPad app with a IR blaster system for more complex
operations
The problem is just that any non geeky IR blaster system I've seen so
far has been more expensive than the a Harmony remote which can solve
all the needs.
Maybe the $99 Revue with included IR-blasters could be an option, if
Logitech would sell it outside US.
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