A Net3 RFR sells for roughly $2000. Why would an OLED keyboard like this be worth less to lighting programmers than a wireless remote with 20 buttons on it?
For the same reason that many places don't buy touch screens. They are judged to be a fancy accessory that you don't absolutely need to have in order to run the console. Yes these items speed up your programming, but if you aren't in a high end concert environment, an added few seconds here and there programming is not enough to justify the expense. The RFR on the other hand increases the the speed of hang and refocus work significantly. A one person hang and focus is a nightmare without an RFR.
Agreed. If buying an Ion on a budget in order of the priorities:
- Ion 1024, add addresses later
- A 2x20 wing
- RRFU
- A 2nd wing, maybe a 2x10
- A touch screen
- Client Dongle and x-keys
- A 2nd TS
- aRFR or iRFR and WiFi router. Hard sell, as the aRFR or iRFR may work as well as the RRFU just not as reliably all the time. Very dependent on phone battery life for reliable functionality, or it sits on a charger all day.
As to WiFi versus the RRFU. Tough call and I say that. ETC has made the purchase of the RRFU questionable. I use both, often at the same time. In general, the RRFU battery life is much better then the typical iPhone or Android phone and you CAN change the batteries on an RRFU, which are cheap AA's. You can't change the battery on an iPhone. A tablet ?, hard to say.
So with Nomad out, could this possibly become a reality?
If they just sold a cheap keyboard with the functions they perform written on the keys so it was quicker to navigate in offline or on nomad I would be pleased as punch. No need for back lighting and fancy keys around the sides, just some labeled keys. I'd even go for a labeled key cover I could find one.
If they just sold a cheap keyboard with the functions they perform written on the keys so it was quicker to navigate in offline or on nomad I would be pleased as punch. No need for back lighting and fancy keys around the sides, just some labeled keys. I'd even go for a labeled key cover I could find one.
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