Re: Remote touchscreen for audio delivery at dance studio?

[D.R. <gisdsuaho1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow.  That sucker does the same thing as the Squeezbox for twice the
price ;-)

I found this, but no price yet.

http://www.rticorp.com/products/K4.html

Dirk


On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:15:23 -0500, "Gene" <no_one@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Greetings Dirk,
>
>I don't know that kind of money your going to spend but..................
>http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=228550&i=700ZP80&tp=210
>
>I would not use the wireless version of this product even though I have now
>experience with it as X-10 is not famous for it's wireless capabilities. You
>could use a nice TV for the display so you could go pretty big and still use
>a small hand held remote.
>http://www.x10.com/entertainment/lola1_s_ps189.html
>
>Good luck..
>G.
>
>
>"D.R." <gisdsuaho1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:l28494p74o41kh8k0nt5blv3re6ps6j762@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> While the Ipod solution is good, I see it as being too small for these
>> people to manage.
>>
>> We are looking at the Squeezbox, but again, a bit small.
>>
>> I was thinking along the lines of a media extender with a 6 plus inch
>> touch screen mounted remotely.
>>
>> But please keep the suggestions comming.
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:16:05 -0700, D.R. <gisdsuaho1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>We are working with a dance studio to make it a bit easier on the
>>>instructors.
>>>
>>>Currently they have their various music burned onto cd's and loaded
>>>into a Sony 5 disk changer.
>>>
>>>As you can imagine, while the class is there an instructor has to walk
>>>over to the audio setup, cue up the song after locating it on the
>>>desired cd and the desired track, and walk back and work with the
>>>students.  If necessary to pause or stop the music, it's another trip
>>>over to the audio gear, pause it, shout over to the students (or walk
>>>back) then start the music again.
>>>
>>>My desire is to convert their music over to mp3 and have a reasonably
>>>sized touch panel at the edge of the dance floor.
>>>
>>>They have computers in the office with the music on them which I can
>>>wire to any point (the audio stack or the touch panel, or both).
>>>
>>>So my question is a call for suggestions for the remote panel, and
>>>what would deliver to it.  Is it necessary to have Media Center on a
>>>computer to deliver?
>>>
>>>In a nut shell, here is what we have around the rectangular dance
>>>floor.  Audio gear in one corner, office with computers with music on
>>>hard drive in diagonal corner, desired control point for instructor
>>>half way between.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance
>>
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