Re: Remote touchscreen for audio delivery at dance studio?

["Gene" <no_one@xxxxxxxxx>]

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
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>
> 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:
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>>
>>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
>