MelonMonkey;165919 Wrote: 
> The unfortunate reality is that Slim were not careful or just outright
> careless when choosing the device ID and command codes for their
> commands.
> 
> Given the lack of reasearch to make sure they did not collide with
> other devices, they should have made sure to include two completely
> different device ID's in the remote and allow switching to the
> different set.
> 
> "Use another remote" is a pretty cheeky response when Slim has managed
> to engineer a physical layout for their controller that fits very well
> with the navigation concepts of the devices.  The fit and finish on the
> new models is also superb.  I'd not want to use any of my universals to
> control the Squeezebox to tell you the truth. And I've got various of
> the top-end Harmony models, Pronto and even Home Theater Master MX-850.

This is a surprisingly bitter response to a conflict that seems to
affect just one or two devices.  Surely other audio hardware faces
similar, occasional conflicts when used with a wide variety of brands
from different nations.  At least with the squeezebox we have a lot of
possible solutions including using different remotes, web browsers,
etc.


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