Different control points seeing different things

[DavidHB]

@simoncn

(13-04-2015 21:20)simoncn Wrote:  Again, I would agree with your perspective, but continuing to play devil's advocate:

When will I need to be making a donation for MinimControl? ...

(13-04-2015 21:20)simoncn Wrote:  Some users want a great experience on a single UI platform and don't care very much about cross-platform consistency. For these users, it might be more attractive to get their preferred UI experience by using a specific control point instead of by making customization tweaks to the server.

True, but in my experience such preferences are rarely stable. We all want to move on to new things from time to time, and for the users you describe, elements of cross platform consistency can make transitions significantly easier.

Our field of activity is one where, often, what users want is not the same as what they think they want. Users tend to think that they want things to "just work" out of the box, but the technology of our hobby is such that you have to make it work yourself, unless you buy a 'closed box' system like Sonos. For the those who are prepared to work outside the closed box, the process of discovery is, of course, all part of the fun.


@Peter@57m

(14-04-2015 09:45)Peter@57m Wrote:  When you use MinimStreamer as the server, then "folders" provides you with the top level indexes that you have setup in MinimStreamer. You then still get the Lumin UI to browse these indexes.

Do you mean MinimServer? (MinimStreamer doesn't set up indexes.) If you do, I'm now confused. Simon's statement in the MinimServer User Guide seems to be saying something rather different. I don't have an iPad, so I can't test for myself.

David