RE: Cheap Control Panels ?

["Andy Bovingdon" <bov@xxxxxxx>]

This should be easy - connect using a web browser - you can make pocket
IE full screen without menus etc. Use either a network card or USB back to<= BR> the PC. The latter can be used to power the thing even. You could also
connect
the PPC to powered speakers and play MP3/WMA files through it.

Now when I can find some units at a decent price!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben McCormack [mailto:ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2002 11:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cheap Control Panels ?
>
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> What about older pocket PC's such as ipaq?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Warrington [mailto:marcusw@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 July 2002 18:16
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: [ukha_d] Cheap Control Panels ?
>
>
> I've been searching around trying to find some epods or fuji's to act = as
> "control" panels in each room. The idea being that instead o= f installing
> volume controls/light switches and any number of other local control > devices I could have one "soft" panel in each room that coul= d act as a
> programmable interface to all HA and Audio stuff. Also means that
> because the control is central (i.e. the panels are just display
> devices) I could have better control .. for example if someone left th= e
> volume turned up in a different room I can turn it down/off from the > room I'm currently in, or have the HA server turn off and reset the > volumne in every room at midnight etc. Anyway the point is can I find<= BR> > any touch sensitive panels.. no.. well not a cheap enough price anyway= .
> (I've got a maximum of 13 rooms and two hallways to do.. so the cheape= r
> the better !) I saw in Dixon's today that they are selling some PalmTo= p
> handheld organiser/pc for =A399 each...since it has a touch sensitive<= BR> > screen and
> (presumably) is programmable, I wondered if it would be possible to > stuff one into a case to mount in the wall and use a piece of cat5 as = a
> simple serial cable back to node0..
>
> ..anybody ever done anything like this before ? any comments ?
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