noduplicates;257117 Wrote: > Peter, > I agree with Erland about the problems of cannabalizing sales of the > current device by releasing a new one and that SlimDevices has already > made a commitment to the current device. However, history and > companies such as Apple have shown that building the right device the > first time out obliterates the competition and wins a loyal customer > following. It is a dilemma for SlimDevices and the users that need a > larger screen. > > The form factor of Sonos and iPhone with their larger screen makes it > obvious that a little bigger is better. I actually like to look at the > album cover graphics because I tend to recall the albums more by there > artwork than their name. Also, anything that mimics flipping through a > CD collection, whether crystal cases or in a CD book, replicates a > familiar user experience. Again, the new iPods do this. To me this > beats reading text anyday. > > Peter, I'm showing my age (54) but do you need reading glasses? I hate > it but I do. I tend to pop my glasses up or look over the top of them > so I can see small text or detail clearly. This means holding the > object really close (~6") to my face and flipping them back on for > distance. My progressive lenses (distance on top, reading below) are > not real clear for close-up and tend to tire my eyes because of the > angle at which I have look through them for close-up vision. It is a > universal problem among people that need correction for distance and > reading. > > Steve Have you actually seen or used the SBC? If you haven't, then it seems premature to be speaking authoritatively about its deficiencies. For example, it does display album art, and if you browse by albums, that's what it shows. Along with text, which is important for those who don't have art for 100% of their collection -- think of that text as the printing on the spines of physical CDs.
The SBC screen is small but very sharp. My 48 year-old eyes don't need reading glasses yet, but I'm on the verge of needing them, and I've been using the SBC beta for 3+ months without any problems of reading the text. Bigger-is-better isn't obvious to me. The Sonos remote and iPhone require two hands, but you can easily operate the SBC with one hand. And this demographic you're talking about (older, home owner, etc.) is just as likely to want a glass of wine or beer or a book in the other hand. Yes, some people prefer the two-hander remotes, but no way is it "obvious" that a little bigger is better. Trotting out Apple as an example of a company that nails it the first time is actually pretty funny. I'm reminded of Steve Jobs' comment after his NeXT project flopped commercially; it was something along the lines of "You never get it right the first time. Did you ever hear of the Apple I?" (If you're 54 you're old enough to remember the "first" PC, which was the Apple IIe.) -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
