andynormancx;668577 Wrote: 
> Doesn't the Apple TV have the benefit of a display to set it up with
> i.e. the TV ?
> 
> The Controller/Receiver combination of the Duet attempt to use a very
> clever trick be able to set the Receiver up over wifi. When in setup
> mode the Receiver creates an ad hoc wifi network that the Controller
> connects to in order to set it up.
> 
> It certainly wouldn't be possible for Logitech to create an iOS app
> that reproduces this setup process. iOS simply doesn't grant apps the
> low level network access required to pull off this trick.
> 
> One would hope that if Logitech did I future headless unit that they'd
> take the approach that routers do, make the user connect it via
> Ethernet and use a web server on the player for wifi setup.

Very good points, and a good approach on setting it up.  I don't think
it would be terribly hard to implement, but it's a marketing decision
that they don't want to make.  Looks like Sonos wins on that front, but
on the other hand, you certainly pay a premium for the Sonos brand even
though it doesn't have the sound quality of the Touch.


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