Re: DAB Upgrade & IR Control

["Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Richard

Theres an xPL Plugin for the USB UIRT ...and xPL is free

http://www.xplproject.org.uk/

HTH
Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 6:38 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] DAB Upgrade & IR Control


> Spotted one of these in John Lewis and thought it would be ideal for
> an upgrade to my whole house audio:
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> http://www.johnlewis.com/Audio+and+TV/Audio+and+Hi-Fi/Radios/DAB+Digital+Radios/230211513/Product.aspx
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> (There is another version that allows 30 mins of pause &
playback.)
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> However, this would require me to install remote IR control from the
> node 0 PC to this device and I don't have this at present.  The
> obvious route seems to be Girder and a USB UIRT but the cost of these
> is more than the DAB radio and I only need it for this one device so
> it seems overkill. So 2 questions:
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> 1. Is there a cheaper route for controlling one device from PC serial
> or USB?
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> 2. Has Girder always been a commercial product? (I seem to remember it
> being freeware but perhaps I'm mistaken.)
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> Ta
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> Richard
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