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My personal opinions:

I knew firmwares would continue to add any missing features as well as new features. They have proven this to be the case. Driver developments to take advantage of the power of the platform will continue to follow. I think the ui/icon issues that are being complained of will be addressed. Have a feeling we’ll see a new button (experience/etc) style that works well with the Halo.

Battery spec was a huge miss/flaw.

Otherwise, as I have said since before launch, the Halo platform remotes are in the elite category of control system remotes.


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12 hours ago, Time2Jet said:

I think the ui/icon issues that are being complained of will be addressed. Have a feeling we’ll see a new button (experience/etc) style that works well with the Halo.

 

i think too. 
hopefully they don´t adapt the Halo designs to the normal GUI.

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19 hours ago, Time2Jet said:

My personal opinions:

I knew firmwares would continue to add any missing features as well as new features. They have proven this to be the case. Driver developments to take advantage of the power of the platform will continue to follow. I think the ui/icon issues that are being complained of will be addressed. Have a feeling we’ll see a new button (experience/etc) style that works well with the Halo.

Battery spec was a huge miss/flaw.

Otherwise, as I have said since before launch, the Halo platform remotes are in the elite category of control system remotes.


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I agree. There was one build that really improved the battery life -- up to three days, but it quickly disappeared. I now get enough power for a day of use.

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Its still missing the one click to content like a neeo.  Its only one click to YTTV, YT, Netflix, Plex on the neeo.  No reason Halo shouldn't be the same. If its on the charger or not, pick it up and use it and get to the content that I want. 

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18 minutes ago, DanITman said:

Its still missing the one click to content like a neeo.  Its only one click to YTTV, YT, Netflix, Plex on the neeo.  No reason Halo shouldn't be the same. If its on the charger or not, pick it up and use it and get to the content that I want. 

I don't understand this comment.  It shows room favorites on it's main screen, and you can select them just like you can on the Neeo.

If you've favorited a mini app, like Netflix, Hulu, etc., it starts as soon as you press it, just like on the Neeo.

I guess you mean you want it out of the 'clock' screen when you pick it up.  I guess that does make sense.

RyanE

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On 8/26/2024 at 10:45 AM, RyanE said:

I don't understand this comment.  It shows room favorites on it's main screen, and you can select them just like you can on the Neeo.

If you've favorited a mini app, like Netflix, Hulu, etc., it starts as soon as you press it, just like on the Neeo.

I guess you mean you want it out of the 'clock' screen when you pick it up.  I guess that does make sense.

RyanE

I want netflix to be on the home screen when I pick it up.  Clicks matter and getting me to content quicker is priority #1.  You can still keep the clock on there.  Just give me the buttons when I pick it up. 

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On 8/26/2024 at 10:05 AM, DawnGordon said:

I agree. There was one build that really improved the battery life -- up to three days, but it quickly disappeared. I now get enough power for a day of use.

What build was this and how do we get this elevated?  My two new halos are pathetic one day devices. This is obscene and an embarrassment for battery technologists. 

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30 minutes ago, ekohn00 said:

more bandwidth, more channels, faster speeds, wider channels, additional wifi standards, DFS, beamforming,, MUMIMO 

Right but no additional features functiona to the remote.  Thats what I thought you were referring to. Thanks. 

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19 hours ago, ekohn00 said:

5ghz has a higher frequency and more features than 2.4 and requires more power. 
 

 

Higher frequency as such doesn't mean more power for, increase due to frequency will depend mostly on coverage of the wifi network. Lower coverage means devices will attune their signal strength to a higher level, just increasing power drain.

More or less features in 5ghz such multi antennae etc are device dependant. As such, these features wont increase power use as such between 2.4 or 5 - within a device that has those hardware features regardless of what is used.

Higher bandwidth also doesn't increase power usage, as this is intrinsic to the higher frequency. There is just more 'room' for data in the frequency if you will.

 

Now, overall you'll likely to find a small increase in power drain when using 5Ghz at least as by nature, a 5Ghz signal coverage is less than 2.4 so the device, any device, would increase power to its antennae (in order to transmit back). But this is not really a 'Halo thing' but is due to external factors.

That said, a dedicated 5Ghz network will cause less power usage then a combined network as the device won't be scanning both frequencies (assuming it's 'smart' enough to do so) and switch between them

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