Last time I tried Media Player - on a from-scratch "clean" TSW-750 project with no corruption - the results were poor. I was hoping that is was my corrupted project, but alas... One panel or twelve. Poor. There were constant false selections when scrolling, scrolling was poor, "loading" times were long. XM was unreliable and wouldn't always show data. AM/FM was the same. Switching between MP sources was slow. Trying to use Media Player and the "old way" logic on an IDOC at the same time would cause the old logic to come up with blank pages. People get used to using their iPhones and when you switch over to your $1400+ touchscreen, you shouldn't be thinking about the manner in which you scroll, or how hard you press to make sure it isn't false-triggering. It's a constant minor frustration that destroys the user experience.
I would certainly bother trying it, especially given how quickly it can be deployed. It might be okay. Maybe the Autonomics, being a full-fledged computer, will give better results. MP is certainly way easier to build, but can you live with the results? Not me - from what I've experienced. I'd give it about a 4/10 on the usability scale, but about a 9/10 on the good idea scale. It needs help (horsepower), as does the entire TSW platform.
The client noticed - amongst other things that prompted a call to "the top" in NJ (which I would love to say has fixed things, but alas, the TSW is still just pretty okay). I took MP out and went back to the old way, which is hard to do on the small screen. I then cancelled the next TSW order, held my breath, and went all Command Fusion / iPad / Launchport (which hasn't generated a single phone call...) My own TSW is lying in its fabric bag on my desk, waiting for that magic firmware bullet that will make it into a real touchscreen again...
Heath
On Aug 18, 2013, at 11:53 AM, "Oliver" <oliver@...> wrote:
Wow that's depressing. I played with the Media Player a little with 1 TP and idocv and Cen-track + Audionet. Could take a few seconds to connect and that was a small job with 1 TP. Is there anyone using the Mediaplayer on real jobs and the client is satisfied with the performance? I have an upcoming job with the Autonomics MMS2 and a bunch of TSW-1050s. Heath, are you saying don't even bother? I was hoping to save some time using the MP for the Autonomics. Or is this another example of the promised time saving turning into a time-suck...
Thx
OP
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