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RE: Cheap Control Panels ?


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  • Subject: RE: Cheap Control Panels ?
  • From: "Andy Bovingdon" <bov@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:23:47 +0100
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Not bad for the UK. Shame all the 3630's have sold out. I have seen
them for $200 in the US - again sold out.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben McCormack [mailto:ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2002 11:56
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cheap Control Panels ?
>
>
> This place seems to have some good stuff, I have never used them I jus= t
> got an offer email from them
>
> http://www.totalpda.co.uk >
> Have a look
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Bovingdon [mailto:bov@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 August 2002 11:45
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Cheap Control Panels ?
>
>
>
> This should be easy - connect using a web browser - you can make pocke= t
> IE full screen without menus etc. Use either a network card or USB bac= k
> to 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 throug= h
> 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 ?
> >
> >
> > 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 i= nstead of
> > installing volume controls/light switches and any number of other=
> > local control devices I could have one "soft" panel in = each room that
> > could act as a programmable interface to all HA and Audio stuff. = Also
> > means that because the control is central (i.e. the panels are ju= st
> > display
> > devices) I could have better control .. for example if someone le= ft
> the
> > 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 t= he
> > volumne in every room at midnight etc. Anyway the point is can I = find
> > 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 > cheaper
> > the better !) I saw in Dixon's today that they are selling some > PalmTop
> > handheld organiser/pc for =A399 each...since it has a touch sensi= tive
> > 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 cat= 5 as
> a
> > simple serial cable back to node0..
> >
> > ..anybody ever done anything like this before ? any comments ? > >
> >
> >
> >
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