The only problem with Salling Clicker is it requires a BT phone. Seeing as I have one of those but my girlfriend doesn't, when I leave the house she won't be able to control the music!
A dedicated remote not only avoids this problem, it's also easier to use - an important consideration when it might be used by the technically incompetent (like my girlfriend) or the impatient-with-fiddly-interfaces (like me).
I agree that this would be better as WiFi, or at least Bluetooth. I suspect that there may be issues about battery life that made them choose RF...
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The only problem with Salling Clicker is it requires a BT phone. Seeing as I have one of those but my girlfriend doesn't, when I leave the house she won't be able to control the music!
A dedicated remote not only avoids this problem, it's also easier to use - an important consideration when it might be used by the technically incompetent (like my girlfriend) or the impatient-with-fiddly-interfaces (like me).
I agree that this would be better as WiFi, or at least Bluetooth. I suspect that there may be issues about battery life that made them choose RF...