Robin Bowes;256914 Wrote: > IRJ wrote: > > > > I was asking the question to find out if SD had perhaps made an > > error/missed an opportunity in not moving to an N standard WiFi > > receiver/contoller chipsets in their new units. SD obviously want us > > > to innstall muliple units, however, reading the responses this is > > most likely to erode the network's speed capability to an increasing > > degree. > > > > In the launch of a new and superior product SD must have evaluated > > the necessity of upgrades. Right now the ONLY upgrade appears to be > > in a rather snazzy new controller, but at the expense of alienating > > those existing users who use WiFi controller. > > How does the new SBC alienate anyone? > [color=blue] > > You cannot move to the SBR w/o purchasing an SBC, because you need the > latter if only to register the SBR to the system. Quite a few of us are > very happy using a decent sized WiFi unit to control our SB units. The > minor time lag is of no inconveniece when I have the full edition of > the SD SS website at my command. I never use the small screen on an SB > because I control everything from the WiFi controller I use. Ergo I > thought the new SBR w/o a screen was a great idea until I found out I > cannot accept it on my network w/o an SBC. Thereafter I would likely > NOT use the SBC. I have held off buying another SBR unit, or so, > because at around $300 per unit (for audio only) they seem over priced > to me. Yeah somebody told me to suck up and pay the price. But I don't > intend to over pay for functionality. > > Not to worry I am sure that somewhere somebody is working on an > register/authentication pathway w/o an SBC. It appears I will wait for > this.
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