noduplicates wrote: > Below is a copy of an email I sent to SlimDevices sales and support. > Users comments would be greatly appreciated as we may be able to get > SlimDevices to come out with right product. > --- > Dear Management & Designers (I hope this gets to you), > > I was thrilled when I saw that SlimDevices would be coming out with an > LCD display controller because I have been so frustrated by the one > line display of the SqueezeBox. However, when I read that the screen > size was 2.4” my enthusiasm was completely deflated. I have looked > forward to an LCD screen from you (a la Sonos or iPhone) for years. The > benefit of visually scrolling through a graphic (album cover) > representation of a music collection has so much more efficiency and > satisfaction. Importantly, as millions of iPhone users, other cell > phone LCD screen squinters and PDA users would attest, a larger screen > or larger screen font is a significant factor in their purchasing > decision. The demographic that can afford and will buy your product is > mainly presbyopic (i.e., they need reading glasses). These are people > that earn the income to have homes or multi-room > apartments/condos, they have a good or high quality stereo system, they > are digitally savvy with backup hard drives and networks, they are > educated and they are probably not in their 20’s or early 30’s. You are > missing the appeal to this market by putting a cell phone-sized screen > on a stick. >
Wouldn't it be a good idea to wait until you see a real live SBC before you make this kind of complaint? In my experience the SBC is perfectly readable, much more so than comparable cell phones. The user interface is simpler which leaves more space for a readable font. People have requested an option for dropping the album graphics. That would leave even more space for (larger?) text. Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
