I got my Carby a few weeks ago and it's working great. I have a couple of points of (hopefully constructive) criticism though.
1) The IR remote is an embarrassing piece of junk repurposed from some other gear (probably an HDMI switcher) and should be phased out. The 'menu' button laughably doesn't even bring up the Carby menu. IMO a two button UI on the Carby itself is all you need to open/close and navigate the menu. If the customer has to get close up to the GC to use the 'remote' then the remote is pointless. Save your customers some money by ditching the remote and the IR reciever.
2) Everything else about the Carby is awesome. The custom metal connector, case, and circuit board are well designed and sturdy and look very professional. The case being easily removable if you need to update is a nice touch. My advice to Insurrection Industries is to forget about the limited glow-in-the-dark bling edition crap or fancy boxes and just concentrate on making a good solid product at a good price. Your customers will find you.
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Re: Hardware Review: Insurrection Industries Carby - GameCube HDMI Support On A Budget
I got my Carby a few weeks ago and it's working great. I have a couple of points of (hopefully constructive) criticism though.
1) The IR remote is an embarrassing piece of junk repurposed from some other gear (probably an HDMI switcher) and should be phased out. The 'menu' button laughably doesn't even bring up the Carby menu. IMO a two button UI on the Carby itself is all you need to open/close and navigate the menu. If the customer has to get close up to the GC to use the 'remote' then the remote is pointless. Save your customers some money by ditching the remote and the IR reciever.
2) Everything else about the Carby is awesome. The custom metal connector, case, and circuit board are well designed and sturdy and look very professional. The case being easily removable if you need to update is a nice touch. My advice to Insurrection Industries is to forget about the limited glow-in-the-dark bling edition crap or fancy boxes and just concentrate on making a good solid product at a good price. Your customers will find you.