A couple days off the grid and Bang!... The Duet. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=145212&postcount=15
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=123811&postcount=50 As you can see from the posts above, SD stole my idea and then instead of outsourcing the remote to Logitech, as I suggested, it got acquired by them. Had SD been publicly traded I could've made a killing. If I don't get one of these controllers at a "massive" discount. SD\Logitech will be hearing from my lawyer. Like others here I feel that a SC/SB specialized remote is the way to go, but at the same time having at least "some" flexibility to control the Receiver/Amp (At minimum Power on/off, select input Source and control the volume of the receiver) would have made it more convenient and the cost more justifiable. Without this flexibility this controller remains very desirable, but a bit incomplete... for me. I guess a little cross pollination with the Harmony engineers could have given this Controller some essential "Universal remote" functions. I really like the fact that it's a one-handed remote, but to be honest it's a bit bricky. I agree that I'll be able to hold my IPA in one hand and the remote in the other, but something a bit more ergonomically designed like the Harmony One would have been nice. As it is, this controller is a "BIG" step in the right direction. As I mentioned in the posts above, for me, listening to music is a "passive" activity. Optimize the controller to provide good performance and ease of navigation of the SC library and Squeezenetwork Services. Worry about adding bells and whistles later. Configuring the SC, SB, SB Receiver... etc should be left on the SC Web interface. I don't need to "configure" plug-ins via the remote... panels with configuring options just makes remotes too complex for everyone to use. If you "must then keep the configuring options password protected. I don't want my wife to start a Clear & Scan Library during a party. Good Job! PS. I just heard from my lawyer... Free shipping and a discount coupon for all existing SB owners would settle us out court. -- tamanaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41805 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
