RE: Re: touchscreen device recommendations please...

["Christopher Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

Paul, if you get that all working would you mind writing it up - I
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do that soon. I have also sent off the NDA this morning to cinemar to get
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he plugin dev kit - CBUS here we come!!

Chris




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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> From: groups@xxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:29:29 +0100
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: touchscreen device recommendations please...
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> Looks good Dean :-)
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> Which model is yours?
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> The Geovision question relates to using the .JPG camera image in ML -
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of=
Dean Barrett
> Sent: 03 July 2006 14:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: touchscreen device recommendations please...
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> I second the AirPanels.
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> As a fellow Mainlobbiest i have 2 of them 1 x 10" and 1 x
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> There's a picture of the 10" one on my coffee table in the
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> gadgets bit of my website - http://www.samares.net <http://www.samares.ne=
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> Have quite good SWMBO rating too - like do the Tesco's ordering a
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> the Kitchen or Lounge etc.
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> Whats the Geovision question - you can see mine in the same section of
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> website.
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> Dean
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
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> kw1816
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> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: touchscreen device recommendations please...
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> If you can find one, Lots of us Mainlobbers (or should that be=20
> Mainlobbiers) run Viewsonic Airpanels - basically an all in=20
> one 'Smart display' with touchscreen, wireless LAN and thin client.=20
> Works by connecting a remote desktop session to the host PC.
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> The only downsides are the limited number you can have connected=20
> concurrently without using something like Thinsofts WinXP server
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> the odd unexplained disconnect.
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> I'm also going to respond to your thread on the Cinemar forums
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> using Geovision - don't have the answer though :0
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> Kevin W.
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> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
com, "Paul
> Gale" <groups@...> wrote:
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> > I'm getting close to finally having all of my HA systems
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> > I've been thinking of how to display/control this and where.
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> far there are three obvious places in my house: AV Room, Kitchen
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> master bedroom, each of which have slightly different needs. I'll=20
> also be displaying the interface in a number of other rooms on a TV=20
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> able to display the interface on the plasma but thinking about it,=20
> the use of a separate touch screen device sitting on the coffee=20
> table would be the ideal. This means that valuable and regular data=20
> can be shown continuously and the plasma/AV distribution doesn't=20
> need to be switched over, interrupting a TV programme or film.
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> > So, I'm after thoughts/recommendations on a suitable display
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> these considerations in mind:
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> > * It's GOT to look sexy/aesthetically pleasing/high tech
> > * Be able to sit upright on it's own or in a stand
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> announcements (I have whole house audio with announcements anyway)
> > * Got to be able to run 24/7 if needed (prob more likely to=20
> turn off when alarm state changes)
> > * Got to be able to go into sleep mode and resume very quickly
> > * Can be a stand alone PC type device or a thin client
> > * Good quality screen
> > * Smallish - prob smaller than a traditional tablet PC
> > * Cost well below =A31,000 - pref around =A3500
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> > Sounds like it's maybe a UMPC or thin client - but cheap!
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> > Any thoughts/ideas/recommendations?
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> > Thanks,
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