CardinalFang;259163 Wrote: > I've did stop using the controller for a while, it was unreliable and at > times totally unusable. However I've recently gone back to using it and > come to the conclusion that there really isn't anything better out > there for controlling a SB, at the moment.
Great, I am glad to hear were getting closer. I think the latest firmware (r1459) should be the most reliable yet. CardinalFang;259163 Wrote: > As I've said on other messages, so apologies for the repetition, I wish > Slim had kept it more simple and focused on the primary features. I > really don't need three clocks and Flickr when search and scrolling are > still so clunky. Well the clocks and Flickr applet were community contributions, so they have not really distracted us from the core work here. You should find the scrolling much better in the last week, it has taken time to do the optimizations needed to improve the performance. We are also planning further improvements to the scrolling and performance. CardinalFang;259163 Wrote: > And I also wish they had kept the hardware simpler and the cost down. > There's no need for a built-in DAC, I don't need another player, > especially one that is too big and with poor battery life. The > accelerometer really is extraneous technology, I have no use for it > whatsoever beyond its initial novelty value. A bigger touch screen > would have been a better component to spend money on IMO. I can't really discuss part costs etc. but the DAC and accelerometer really don't add up to a large cost. Certainly adding a bigger touch screen would increase the cost even without the 'extraneous' parts. CardinalFang;259163 Wrote: > ... I would have bought an iTouch. Even though the controller is faster > at selecting music, the iTouch is versatile, good looking and is > portable outside the home, so far more easily justified in my mind. Interesting when discussing this with a friend a few days ago they much preferred the SBC for use in the home. They thought that an iTouch was much more likely to be missing (borrowed by his girl friend for example) when he needed it. Richard -- rtitmuss ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rtitmuss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41024 _______________________________________________ jive mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/jive
