My migraines

July 17, 2009

marco:

These two remotes, by Apple (left, Apple TV) and Microsoft (right, Xbox 360), do approximately the same things with a few exceptions:

The Microsoft remote uses two AA batteries that need to be replaced about every 6 months. The Apple remote uses a single CR2032 that has never needed to be replaced.
The Apple remote has 6 buttons. The Microsoft remote has 46, only 15 of which are regularly used for media playback.
The buttons on the Microsoft remote are backlit so you can see what they do in the dark. The Apple remote doesn’t have this feature because you never need to look at the buttons after the first minute of use.
The Apple remote works from nearly any position in the room with approximate line-of-sight between itself and the front of the Apple TV. The Microsoft remote has the worst reception angle of any remote I’ve ever used (supposedly 90°, ±45°). Mine starts failing consistently at about 22° right of center at a distance of 8 feet, putting it right at the bottom of their specified total radius (~44°). It won’t even work from the right half of the couch.
This is a pretty good indicator of the two companies’ design philosophies and quality goals. And this isn’t even considering the software interface that each remote is respectively controlling.

This is actually a quite a distortion from reality, you are better than this post!!! Both are two remotes, but their functionalities are completely different. While the Apple TV remote control just works with the Apple TV the XBox control does the following:
Remove control for TV: That is the reason it has all those numbers and the buttons, try to do that with the 4 buttons apple remote. Of course lets not forget the volume controls, the channels one (up - down) and mute (well you can lower the volume to max in with the Apple TV one)
Control the XBox: For that you have the colourful buttons, you cna also record which you cannot in the Apple TV.
DVD control: There is an addition to all the DVD controls needed plus the eject button which ofcourse you do not need for Apple TV.
Regarding the batteries… I dare you to change the Apple remote batteries… yes the remove is very pretty, but doing a basic thing like changing the batteries is quite a challenge. The black light buttons are in the Xbox control due to the amount of functionalities and I ‘m sure that is directly related with the battery usage.I propose to compare the design of the following:

Like in your image both are a piece of fruit but will you dare to compare them as equals (please don’t get into saying things like I prefer the flavour of this and that, I know you are better than that)

These two remotes, by Apple (left, Apple TV) and Microsoft (right, Xbox 360), do approximately the same things with a few exceptions:

The Microsoft remote uses two AA batteries that need to be replaced about every 6 months. The Apple remote uses a single CR2032 that has never needed to be replaced.

The Apple remote has 6 buttons. The Microsoft remote has 46, only 15 of which are regularly used for media playback.

The buttons on the Microsoft remote are backlit so you can see what they do in the dark. The Apple remote doesn’t have this feature because you never need to look at the buttons after the first minute of use.

The Apple remote works from nearly any position in the room with approximate line-of-sight between itself and the front of the Apple TV. The Microsoft remote has the worst reception angle of any remote I’ve ever used (supposedly 90°, ±45°). Mine starts failing consistently at about 22° right of center at a distance of 8 feet, putting it right at the bottom of their specified total radius (~44°). It won’t even work from the right half of the couch.

This is a pretty good indicator of the two companies’ design philosophies and quality goals. And this isn’t even considering the software interface that each remote is respectively controlling.

This is actually a quite a distortion from reality, you are better than this post!!! Both are two remotes, but their functionalities are completely different. While the Apple TV remote control just works with the Apple TV the XBox control does the following:

Remove control for TV: That is the reason it has all those numbers and the buttons, try to do that with the 4 buttons apple remote. Of course lets not forget the volume controls, the channels one (up - down) and mute (well you can lower the volume to max in with the Apple TV one)
Control the XBox: For that you have the colourful buttons, you cna also record which you cannot in the Apple TV.
DVD control: There is an addition to all the DVD controls needed plus the eject button which ofcourse you do not need for Apple TV.

Regarding the batteries… I dare you to change the Apple remote batteries… yes the remove is very pretty, but doing a basic thing like changing the batteries is quite a challenge. The black light buttons are in the Xbox control due to the amount of functionalities and I ‘m sure that is directly related with the battery usage.

I propose to compare the design of the following:

Like in your image both are a piece of fruit but will you dare to compare them as equals (please don’t get into saying things like I prefer the flavour of this and that, I know you are better than that)

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