Nostromo;134465 Wrote: 
> I'm happy with the remote and the way things are right now. And I
> certainly don't want to hide my Squeezebox. I think it looks great. 
> 
> What you're suggesting should be optional. I'm very happy with the
> price of the Squeezebox, particularly since its better, soundwise, than
> the SONOS. The SONOS remote certainly looks cool, but its ridiculously
> expensive en looks HUGE.
> 
> The ideal remote, for me, would be a mix between the current remote and
> the iPod video with that big, yet still portable screen and that scroll
> wheel. But that, too, should be optional.
> 
> Have you tried the Nokia, btw?

I'd be more likely to get (and hide) a Transporter, and put the "free"
SqueezeBox in a back room somewhere (or tote it out to the deck with
some amp'd speakers, etc.), leaving no visible tuning aid in our main
room.  

The nice thing about the device I mentioned in my first post is that
it's relatively small, but even better, incredibly inexpensive (much
less than the Sonos remote, anyway).  With an onboard Linux or CE OS, a
developer could do pretty amazing things with UI/functionality,
particularly since it has tactile tracking (which is the main selling
point of the iPod, etc., IMHO).

Haven't tried the Nokia, but others report that it feels slow.  I
understand it's also using a web-based interface, which generally means
compromises in functionality compared with a dedicated, optimized, fat
client UI.  If I'm wrong about this, let me know.


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