Personally I didn't have too much luck with a combined Video/TV card and used a VGA-2-PAL card from Maplin's which does the trick as well.

Looking at the reply from Paul, I could maybe provide the mp3 interface via the web, which then leads the door open to combining it with HomeSeer control from any TV inexpensively. (as long as the USB remote control works as it states)

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Keay [mailto:m@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 03 October 2001 13:43
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap whole house MP3 access

I Get the feeling this is a really stupid Q.... but - i assume you'd use a
gfx card w/ TV out - then distribute it as normal - on a specific channel.
(Restricting you to 1 output for the entire house.. // or various TV outs on
different channels..)..

So whats the normal/integrated/easy way of doing that?

<cringes as he clicks send on the really stupid post....>

Matthew.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Howard" <chris_howard@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:27 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Cheap whole house MP3 access

>
> Mark,
>
> Have you had a look at ShowShifter? DVD, MP3, Live TV etc. Nice big
> buttons, IR support etc. etc.
>
> http://www.showshifter.com/index.htm
>
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Stainton-James, Mark (London)" <stainmar@e...>
> wrote:
> > I have the same MP3 requirement as many of you, to listen to MP3's
> anywhere
> > in the house, however all of the solutions I have seen seem to have
> > limitations either cost, functionality or both.
> >
> > My requirement is simply this. From any room I wish to be able to
> choose an
> > MP3 track from a 'central library' and play it. The problem I have
> with the
> > DDAR is that the display is so small, that selecting a track or
> viewing the
> > current track becomes difficult (unless you have a handy pair of
> binoculars
> > close by).
> >
> > My thinking is that I have a spare machine I could use as a
> dedicated MP3
> > player (connected to the LAN) and if I could find a simple enough
> mp3 player
> > software (chunky and easy for everyone to use) then I could output
> the
> > screen display and Audio to the TV, and use the house AV
> distribution to
> > provide the visual interface, audio could also be provided by the TV
> > (quality not great but acceptable). Control of the system could be
> achieved
> > using a USB remote receiver attached to the PC.
> >
> > Questions:
> >
> > Is anyone aware of some decent simple chunky MP3 software that
> would work
> > well using TV resolution?
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience of the IR Media Remote manufactured
> by
> > www.keyspan.com <http://www.keyspan.com/> - UK reseller
> www.ammicro.co.uk
> > <http://www.ammicro.co.uk/>
>
>
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