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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