On 12/10/2019 08:38, Chris Green wrote:
> Mike Easter  wrote:
>> Daniel James wrote:
>>> I appreciate that a smartphone isn't the solution you're looking for to
>>> control your putative Pi music centre ... but don't write them off as
>>> useless about the house just because there's no cellular phone signal!
>>
>> My dumb old-style 'feature phone' clamshell is the one which has a cell
>> plan which I use rarely.  My android smart phone doesn't have a plan and
>> it can be used for all kinds of things, a remote for my Kobi Pi, a
>> camera, an mp3 player incl bluetooth, a dictation device, and online via
>> wifi.
>>
>> As a person who typically doesn't use a cell phone, I've been surprised
>> by how useful the device can be.
>>
> But I have:-
>
>      A better camera which is as small and light as many smartphones,
>      and it has a proper viewfinder
>
>      A remote keyboard and mouse which are much easier to use than any
>      smartphone screen.
>
>      A laptop for browsing the web
>
>      A music system which sounds much better than a smartphone
>
> :-)
>
> I'm of the Unix/Linux philosophy which advocates things that do *one*
> thing and do it well.  A smartphone does lots of things rather badly
> IMHO.  Yes, a smartphone is small and portable but that's rarely an
> issue if I'm on my 'bike or in my car. If I'm walking then I'm probably
> somewhere that I don't want the distractions of a smartphone, just a
> (better) camera maybe and something for communication in an emergency.
>
I am also of the philosophy that if I can get one piece of tech to do it
rather than two I will.

So my TVs are smart and understand DLNA so I dont have any 'dvd/blu ray'
boxes to worry about


Once I had to have a smartphone - in my case the need was to receive
text messages in a no-signal area, which meant wifi calling and a
particular operator and phone - well why not leverage the blasted thing?

It is also my satnav. And takes dictation.



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