2011-03-28, 23:42
Alethenorio Wrote:I thought I might add some thoughts here.
First I am looking into getting a amulet remote but am a bit disappointed the buttons require IR because that means I will need a looooong USB cable to drag a IR receiver all the way to the other side of my room (Where the TV is). I hope future versions come with full RF.
Secondly just when I am about to finally get around trying voxcommando, it goes into license mode , well I guess any good software deserves it however I am confused as to why there are 2 different licenses, does that mean that if I skip on 10$ I will no get any future updates to the product?
Regards
Alethenorio
If it makes you feel any better, I have yet to attain my dream of earning $1.00 per hour for my time invested in the project. Actually, I keep getting further from it.
The regular license will be good up to at least version 1.0, which is still a good ways off. But most people seem to be springing for the lifetime updates option. Maybe you are confused because products such as adobe photoshop, which cost hundreds of dollars don't offer lifetime updates at all, and make you pay hundreds of dollars every year in order to keep up to date...
I personally think the product is dirt cheap for what it does, and in the future the price may go up, so it makes sense to spend a little extra now if you have tried it enough to know you like it. You are encouraging me to keep developing and potentially saving yourself money in the long run.
Also, remember than in unlicensed mode the program is 100% functional, so there is no reason to not try it. You are simply limited to 25 commands before you have to restart, and you can restart as many times as you like. The idea is to make it impractical to use on a daily basis as part of your htpc, but possible to fully evaluate and experiment with. It thought this would be better than having a product that was only semi functional, where you couldn't really test all of its features.
I agree, it is a shame about the IR vs RF on the amulet. The voice is RF so if you are away from your TV etc (e.g. out on the terrace) you can still control your music with voice commands. The RF rannge is pretty good, and a 15' usb extension should work fine and is super cheap. I recently bought a bunch of usb extensions because I found my various wireless devices were interfering with each other, so I wanted to put some distance between them. It seems to have helped.