Personally I didn't have too much
luck with a combined Video/TV card and used a VGA-2-PAL card from Maplin's
which does the trick as well.
Looking at the reply from Paul, I
could
maybe provide the mp3 interface via the web, which then leads the door open
to
combining it with HomeSeer control from any TV
inexpensively. (as long as the USB remote control works as it
states)
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Keay
[mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 October 2001
13:43
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re:
Cheap
whole house MP3 access
I Get the feeling this is
a
really stupid Q.... but - i assume you'd use a
gfx card w/ TV out - then distribute it as
normal
- on a specific channel.
(Restricting you to 1 output for the entire
house.. // or various TV outs on
different channels..)..
So whats the normal/integrated/easy way of
doing
that?
<cringes as he clicks send on the really
stupid
post....>
Matthew.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Howard"
<chris_howard@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:27
PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap whole house MP3
access
>
> Mark,
>
> Have you had a look at ShowShifter? DVD,
MP3,
Live TV etc. Nice big
> buttons, IR support etc.
etc.
>
> http://www.showshifter.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Stainton-James,
Mark (London)" <stainmar@e...>
> wrote:
> > I have the same MP3 requirement as
many
of you, to listen to MP3's
> anywhere
> > in the house, however all of the
solutions I have seen seem to have
> > limitations either cost,
functionality
or both.
> >
> > My requirement is simply this. From
any
room I wish to be able to
> choose an
> > MP3 track from a 'central library'
and
play it. The problem I have
> with the
> > DDAR is that the display is so
small,
that selecting a track or
> viewing the
> > current track becomes difficult
(unless
you have a handy pair of
> binoculars
> > close by).
> >
> > My thinking is that I have a spare
machine I could use as a
> dedicated MP3
> > player (connected to the LAN) and if
I
could find a simple enough
> mp3 player
> > software (chunky and easy for
everyone
to use) then I could output
> the
> > screen display and Audio to the TV,
and
use the house AV
> distribution to
> > provide the visual interface, audio
could also be provided by the TV
> > (quality not great but
acceptable). Control of the system could be
> achieved
> > using a USB remote receiver attached
to
the PC.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > Is anyone aware of some decent
simple
chunky MP3 software that
> would work
> > well using TV
resolution?
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience of
the
IR Media Remote manufactured
> by
> > www.keyspan.com <http://www.keyspan.com/> - UK
reseller
> www.ammicro.co.uk
> > <http://www.ammicro.co.uk/>
>
>
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