The Slim system is much better than anything else I have used - the ability to browse sensibly by multiple entries in a field allows such flexibility. I'm happy to spend hours (about two today) improving my tags to make my browsing richer.
However, I agree totally that it should be improved. In threads discussing SB4s and the like, I have often expressed the need for improvements to the software and interface; the hardware is fine (indeed the architecture is such that all the improvements needed are software, which is great for existing users). So specifically? - As mentioned before, the ability to browse related info. I am about to retag my music with links, but the ability to search would be so cool. - Better skins, obviously - I think it's great that the system is open for others to contribute, but surely Slim/Logitech should produce a couple of dozen for us to choose from? Even a configurable system of what buttons we want? - Browsing by classical music fields has been requested for ages. Why so long? It is no more work than artist or album, so why do I need to spend ages configuring third party plugins? - A handheld device to control everything, like a Sonos remote, that is a wifi tablet with dedicated buttons There's nothing here that is a huge change - there is such a lot of potential in the SD system, but we should be realising it by now. I do hope that the Logitech acquisition pushes the emphasis towards the user experience with the forthcoming releases, rather than just some SB4 that is just kinda different looking but no real change. They could take over the (audio) world. Adam -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/ 'Last.fm group: people who don't listen to any of last.fm's top artists' (http://www.last.fm/group/People+who+don%27t+listen+to+any+of+last.fm%27s+top+artists) "To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us ... condemning [young soldiers] to fight in what would be an un-winnable urban guerrilla war. It could only plunge that part of the world into even greater instability" - George Bush Snr, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35229 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
