Re: Re: Cheap whole house MP3 access

["Matthew Keay" <m@xxxxxxx>]

Woah, that'd mean my Live! 5.1 purchase last week was a good idea.. a first
for me! :)
Are you using tv out or should i just drop that thought? :) (How are you
distributing IR/Menu output?)

Matthew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan James" <UKHA@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 3:24 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap whole house MP3 access


> I am doing this using the creative Live! 5.1 card - this allows me to
> use the infra red remote control anywhere in the house to control the
> PC, it has really nice on screen software, (Well SWMBO likes it!)
> that allows you to choose what you want to play.....
>
> (and the quality of this card is fantastic!)
>
> the remote control comes with the card, add a Video card and away you
> go, a solution for under £200!
>
> and I believe there are a number of hacks available that let you use
> the remote fromt this with other windows software.
>
> Daniel
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Stainton-James, Mark (London)"
<stainmar@e...>
> wrote:
> > 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@y...
> > 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@i...>
> > To: <ukha_d@y...>
> > 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
> > <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/
> <http://www.keyspan.com/>
>  -
> > UK reseller
> > > www.ammicro.co.uk
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> > >
> > >
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