John,
I guess I missed your point initially, but to some degree, it would be better, and of course offer the flexibility of seeing your station, within the range of your wifi, without being near the console.
But, in my shop and workbench and in the family room, I have displays for (at least) the Rainwise Oracles, and I've gotten used to glancing up while doing something and seeing how fast the wind gust just was, if it had started to rain, and if the other factors I'd be interested in were visible, without hauling out the cellphone, opening security, punching the right icon and so on.
Ideally your solutions would be easily available, and gives visibility to data within the range of the LAN.
Ideally my solution would be handsfree, instant, no device needed, available to all with our without the application on their devices and non-intrusive. If we're watching a movie and I want to see data, I glance at the console on the wall, illuminated enough to see the data either with LEDs or a decent LCD display (which I don't think there is one defender of Davis's choice, other than their PR department). My wife bellyaches when I haul out the smartphone during a movie, or show, and to some degree I see her point. It is a distraction to others in the room.
Different needs for differed situations.