Re: Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:23 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch


>
> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> > example.  My post was in that same vein - about my preference for
a hand
> > held tablet.  That kind of controller could easily be a common
solution
for
> > use around the house - even if the playback devices in each room
are
> > different.
>
> Sound idea, but in practice would be difficult to achieve.  If you
have a
different device in each room, you need a different method of control. 
Some
may only be controllable via IR, some may have xPL/xAP interfaces.  Of
course, if you used a bit of software that ran on your controller, and
activated the many different control mechanisms on the server, you may be
able to achieve it.  The only simple plug'n'play method I can think of is
if
each player uses the same control method (be it IR, or xPL/xAP).
>
> Cheers,
> Andy

I'm thinking along the lines of a wifi enabled tablet/PDA that sends all
it's command via a central PC.  That machine would then activate the
various
devices according to their interface.  It's the xAP/xPL approach I suppose,
but it's not there yet...

Mal