New MPOD and MPAD

[James Tanner - Bryston]

Hi Folks,

We have been working with Berrie Kremers the designer behind the original MPAD and MPOD and he will be releasing a new version of MPOD - new name 'RIGELIAN' this month on the Apple store. The plan is to have a new version for the IPAD as well moving forward.

It 'see's' the Bryston BDP's as a recognized PLAYER so it will automatically detected and preconfigured the Bryston BDP's in Rigelian..

I got this email from him this morning.

james


I published a build 94 for you to beta test yesterday which contains the final functional changes before release. I have also prepared the website (http://www.rigelian.net) and if nothing strange happens I will submit for AppStore approval later this week.

Best regards
Berrie

[Mrppv]

Looking forward to the iPad version. Still use MPaD for my BDP-2, but that's keeping me from upgrading the OS (it would make MPaD unusable).

[James Tanner - Bryston]

HI Folks,

The new version of (IPOD) Rigelian is now available on the Apple Store

http://www.rigelian.net/

james

[James Tanner - Bryston]

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[Mrppv]

Got the iPhone version, but didn't use it much, as I prefer the larger screen of the iPad over my SE phone (current but smallest model).

The iPad version was released and I hesitated for a minute, because installing it meant updating my iOS, which would make MPaD forever unusable. MPaD was such a perfect app IMO, although it had become a little glitchy from the previous OS update.

Bit the bullet, updated the OS, and installed Rigelian.

I know the app is new and will be updated, but for now, it's a step backward from MPaD as far as some features go. The biggest bummer for me is not being able to play the entire library on random shuffle, which is how I listen 90% of the time. Listening that way ensured that I would hear songs that I wouldn't normally go to, or hand pick, for a playlist. It offered surprises.

That said, even though the Rigelian site is lean on info, Berrie, the designer, was quick to respond to questions.

[Ritmo]

Interesting, the look of the new software seems pretty good; however, a yearly subscription fee is required.

[Mrppv]

The subscription fee is small.

But it's still a drag when an app that's supposed to be an update / upgrade of a previous one doesn't even have the features that the original app had years ago.

[BlueFox]

Bryston needs to buy the source code and maintain it. Relying on a 3rd party to support your product is not the best business model.

[Mrppv]

^ Agreed