For a company like Beyonwiz to continue to do business, they need to continually sell product. To compete in the market, they need to continually improve their product.
These improvements include features, functionality and hardware.
Javlyn wrote:
Sleepless wrote:"Buy a Beyonwiz, and receive a Logitach remote FREE!"
Must say I think that this is a really good idea. I have used Logitech remotes since I bought a receiver to go with my TV.
I think that this would be a real plus for the Beyonwizes!
Paul55 wrote:Not so much for the considerable number of Beyonwiz owners who have already bought the Harmony remote of their choice.
It's understandable that the owners of a previous model of a product be somewhat envious of those who purchase a later model.
It is not, however, a reason to limit the ability of future products, or the hardware involved.
Rather than sour grapes, celebrate and be happy that there are new customers, because it's their financial input that allows Beyonwiz to support its existing client base. Us.
IanSav wrote:. . . there are some of us out there who don't like them [edit] (Logitech) [edit] and think that some of their products and/or support policies suck. I say this as an owner of some applicable Logitech products. I have a 300i remote that is okay, just. The hardware is okay but the documentation and management software is *very* poor. I also have a Revue. What Logitech have done to us owners is criminal and unforgivable! In no way do I want them to have *anything* to do with Beyonwiz lest they infect or tarnish the Beyonwiz in similar ways.
Thanks Ian. Input based on real world experience is some of the most valuable input available, and is greatly appreciated.
Your experience with Logitech, and that of others, more than justifies your depth of feeling with regards to allowing Logitech to work directly with Beyonwiz.
I just hope that I have a better experience
I'll post what happens.
Paul55 wrote:Improve the Beyonwiz remote by all means, but don't impose an extra cost on those who don't want/need it and/or don't wish to have the choice made for them.
Given the comments by Ian, it's a fair bet that remote development will remain local (?) and not outsourced.
2 hrs ago my better half commented, whilst squinting at the Beyonwiz remote, "I can't do anything with this, without looking at it. Why are the bloody buttons so small?!".
Please. Please. Modify the design. It really isn't that difficult. Yes, there are costs involved with modifying existing equipment, but the reward will be well worth the investment.
Paul55 wrote:Reference the proposed muti-function Wiz - again, by all means go ahead, but don't impose the costs and extra functionality on those who don't want/need it. Provide a choice. A basic PVR and an all singing all dancing media centre/toaster for those who like things that way.
Beyonwiz currently provide multiple products, to meet the diverse requirements of its customers. I'm sure that this view / policy will continue. If there is a viable market, it makes sense to produce product for that market.
I have no expectation that all the suggestions I have made will be seen in the next Beyonwiz iteration.
It is my hope that those suggestions will be viewed objectively and help the evolution of the Beyonwiz products.
It is my further hope that the Beyonwiz evolve their products sufficiently and swiftly enough, to convince me that a Beyonwiz device should be the next DVR I purchase.