Yes, the controller and receiver will be available separately, as well as together. The web site has prices for them individually as well as combined. $150 SBR, $300 SBC, $400 both.
On Jan 6, 2008 4:35 PM, lreinstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dean blackketter;255088 Wrote: > > On Jan 6, 2008, at 2:36 AM, Phil Meyer wrote: > > > How long will the Controller's full battery charge last? > > That depends on the usage. Constant usage is around 3 hours now, but > > > > that's without any power management at all. When the screen dims > > and the wireless goes in to power-saving mode, the life goes way up. > > > > > I assume the thing it's sitting in is a charging cradle, which > > > means it needs to be plugged in, so it would not sit well on a > > > coffee table in the center of a room. > > Probably not. Better a side table where you can have a wire to keep > > it charged. When it's in the charging stand it acts as a Now Playing > > > > screensaver while playing, or defaults to a clock screensaver when > > not. > > > > > Does the device remain on all the time; > > Yes. > > > > > if not, how long would it take to be functional from power-off? > > From inserting the battery, through cold-boot, wireless association > > and connection to the server is about 40 seconds at this point, or > > half what my cell phone takes. :) > > I think this has been asked, but dont quite understand the answers... > do you think that the new controller will be sold as a stand alone to > work with my existing SB3? For me, that would be the best combination > since I like the SB3 display but think the graphic controller would be > a great addition. But I would rather not pay for the receiver since in > effect I already own one (and just bought it last week!) > larry > > > -- > > lreinstein > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > lreinstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14644 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
