Re: mp3 Squeezebox or Roku display units

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Nick Shore <nick.shore@m...> wrote:
>
> egelbeertje wrote:
> > Hi,
> > My current audio setup consist of a Xantech smartpad in each room
> > driving a receiver in node0 for each room. Every receiver is
hooked up
> > to the same source devices (mp3 jukebox/cd/dvd/tape/etc)with
speaker
> > wire going back to every room.
> > I would like to add a sort of display device in a few rooms to
see
> > what's playing in respect to mp3's. I thought about a small car
tft
> > monitor but distances are too big for vga (+ I then would want
touchpad
> > control and the lot) so came the idea when I saw the new
squeezbox 3.
> > (flat/wall mountable/vu meters/drool....)
> >
> > Unfortunately I cannot route back the audio output from a
> > Squeezebox/Roku to my node0 amp (distance)
>
>
> Are you certain ?
>
> You should be able to send line level or digital audio back over a
cat5
> with no real issues - cue Mr Doxey
>
> Nick.
>
Hi Nick,
it's solid masonry walls and concrete floor so no way of getting a
cat5 from here to there without serious drilling (again)- at the time
I didn't put enough cat 5 I know, that's why the wireless in these
devices looks attractive - but I don't want to send audio wireless -
I tried (before the wired smartpads) to use some powermids but even
over 10 meter, the signals were not failsafe for IR(+ I still would
need to hide the transmitters etc and since it's solid walls, I cant
hide it in there either.)
Rob