Re: Remote touchscreen for audio delivery at dance studio?

[D.R. <gisdsuaho1@xxxxxxxxx>]

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