agentsmith;322007 Wrote: > Just wondering if the Controller works 100% with the Transporter. I > read around here somewhere that some functions may not work 100% ith > the SB2/3/transporter > > If they come as a kit it would be a irresistable upgrade for me. > Better yet at that price it would be nice if it is included with the > purchase. > > This would make this a lot more competitive with other players.
No it doesn't, not in the sense that if you threw away the IR-remote, you'd still be able to do exactly the same with the Controller. -You need the ir-remote to do firmware upgrades. -You need the ir-remote to setup networking. -Not sure about this one, but perhaps you need the ir-remote if you are using the digital inputs. -You need the ir-remote to navigate the TP-display. In particular plugins which are only supported on the vfd-based devices, of which there are a few, can not be utilized from the Controller. -The ir-remote just works better for some things, i.e. seaching. -hmmm, anything else, requires thinking..., nah don't think so. Many, or perhaps all, of these issues can be solved by various workarounds and other nifty features. I also believe some, regarding network setup, will be taken care of in future firmware and server releases. But this leads me to respond to your other comment. A bundle with the TP/Controller wouldn't work, and even if it did it would be strange, to say the least, to not be able to navigate the vfd. A bundle with the TP/Controller/IR-remote would work fine, but would, in my opinion, be a clumsy package. Sort of, we made all the stuff work, but couldn't really be bothered to polish the final user experience, so we threw in an extra device which you can use to work around the issue. Just because it ain't wrong, doesn't make it right. B. -- bhaagensen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50129 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
