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Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I can't stand the fact that a guy with an ipod hooked up to a sound system can get away with calling himself a DJ. Same goes for the guy with a laptop whose technical skill is limited to letting iTunes cross-fade one song into the next. There's more to it than making sure the music doesn't stop; I'd put the absolute minimum at the ability to beat and pitch match between songs, judge crowd response and pick songs based on it, and figure out what the crowd wants to hear. More advanced stuff like scratching, remixing, and the like are what put the good ones above the pack, and I'm even OK with someone using CD decks or a laptop. If this thing is functional enough to let someone sound good, that's fine, but when a pair of turntables or CD decks with a mixer costs the same, I don't see the appeal.
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