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@xxxxxxxSubject: 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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