Re: DAB Upgrade & IR Control

["rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank

Thanks for the pointer.  I haven't used xPL but in looking at your
suggestion I 'discovered' that XLobby has a USB-UIRT plugin and as I
use XLobby for the audio control, the answer is obvious :-)

Just ordered the USB UIRT as a result.

(I had thought I'd need to use a girder plugin for XL.)

Really must look at xPL/xAP properly though.

Regards

Richard

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <frankmc@i...>
wrote:
> 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@n...>
> 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:
> >
> >
http://www.johnlewis.com/Audio+and+TV/Audio+and+Hi-Fi/Radios/DAB+Digital+Radios/230211513/Product.aspx
> >
> > (There is another version that allows 30 mins of pause &
playback.)
> >
> > 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:
> >
> > 1. Is there a cheaper route for controlling one device from PC
serial
> > or USB?
> >
> > 2. Has Girder always been a commercial product? (I seem to
remember it
> > being freeware but perhaps I'm mistaken.)
> >
> > Ta
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >