mik63;258170 Wrote: > To have the display removed from the squeezebox was long overdued, but: > 1) Price for the remote is crazy
Compared to what? I had planned to get a Nokia 770 on eBay for this sole purpose. It would be clumsy and far from optimal, but still probably cost close to $200 bought used and scratched up... $300 is a fair price for a remote uniquely designed for use with the Squeezebox and/or Transporter. mik63;258170 Wrote: > 2) Launcing a new product with 802.11g instead of 802.11n or even with > both g,n and a is also crazy (especially after the tons of issues with > wireless connectivity..) Consider the competition. What other music players are offering 802.11n today? mik63;258170 Wrote: > 3) The audio specs are not better at all. I'm sure you have already noticed that the Receiver is simply a Squeezebox without screen in a black box at half the price ($149 vs $299). I think both the controller and receiver (=Duet combined) are a very smart marketing move: 1) It does not annoy customers that recently spent $300 on a Squeezebox or $2000 on a Transporter. These owners can simply buy a controller to get the added functionality. This will put them at a step beyond a simple Duet setup, and most people will probably not agonize about losing out. 2) The Receiver part adds a truely missed component to the line; an inexpensive way to add a player to locations where you don't care about (or want) seeing a display, like in a kitchen setup. Peter -- pnielsen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pnielsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42197 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
