jeffluckett;148150 Wrote: > This is going off-topic ... but... > > 1. I love my SB3 with the VFD, it's quite beautiful. It's very bright, > and with the text set to LARGE, I can easily see it from across the > room. I do wish that it could display more information sometimes, but > I'm willing to give that up, as I can easily use my laptop and the web > interface when I'm doing something that requires more information than > what fits on the SB screen. > > 2. I agree the LCD would be a good choice for the remote, as I'd really > want the cost of that to be kept as low as possible, and VFD is also > simply too power-hungry to use on a remote relying on batteries. I'd > also like it to be full color displaying album art and such. LCD and > OLED displays are coming down in price so much, I'm sure a remote > capable of interacting with the Slim web interface could be built > economically. Unfortunately I fear that it'd be priced to high (no > matter how inexpensively it could be built) for me to justify the > purchase though (at least initially) ... because that's how the > electronics indurstry is.
Yes, I agree with you and sorenson, an LCD belongs in a remote, not in the player. Ironically the Logitech Wireless DJ has a very nice remote with a bright LCD screen. From the photos, it almost looks like a VFD, but the text clearly states it's LCD. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
