RE: Control MP3 source WAS Single Board Computer

[Frost Neil <neil.frost@xxxxxxx>]

Surely would it not be possible to rig some sort of interface that would work on an lcd panel a couple of micro switches for Play, Next, Stop etc. The display would show what was playing and it would then be connected to a web server to control the audio, or am I just dreaming???????

-----Original Message-----
From: James, Daniel [mailto:daniel.james@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 January 2002 15:43
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Single Board Computer

>Myself, I'd save the
>money and just get a small conventional motherboard.  A motherboard with
>everything onboard shouldn't set you back more than £80, and a
>CPU/PSU/HDD/RAM would cost another £100.  Build a case from some scrap
>metal/wood/MDF or buy a generic case from somewhere and you have a machine
>for less than £200 which will probably do video as well!

You can buy a motherboard and 1Ghz processor from eBuyer.com for £80! - and the Mobo has a soundcard built in.

And then add any other components you need - 40Gb Hdd, Memory and Graphics card (with TV out if you wanted) and you still would have change for £200!

 

Or you could try and buy a Rio DAR from Insight or similar for around £157 :-)

 

Regards

 

Daniel

-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Laurence [mailto:andylaurence@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 11 January 2002 15:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Single Board Computer

> Well I joined the list too late to get a DDAR so I am trying to come up
with
> something that will do something similar.  What I thought is if I get a
SBC
> with onboard LAN and sound then I can hook up some powered speakers to it
> and have the same thing as a DDAR (tell me if there is a serious flaw in
the
> logic) playing mp3's from my server.

None that I can think of.  Sounds like a great idea.

> My question is anyone know what kind of power supply a SBC needs?  Is it a
> wallwart or what?  I am after the most unobtrusive way to do this.

Normally a 5vdc supply - easy to find.

> Would I need a PIII or would a 486 be enough?

A 486 will play MP3s using an OS like DOS or Linux, but you'll need a P100
really for Windows-based players.

> Anyone know of a cheep place to buy a
> SBC from?  What operating system do these SBC use?

You can load any OS on them - they are just small PCs.  Myself, I'd save the
money and just get a small conventional motherboard.  A motherboard with
everything onboard shouldn't set you back more than £80, and a
CPU/PSU/HDD/RAM would cost another £100.  Build a case from some scrap
metal/wood/MDF or buy a generic case from somewhere and you have a machine
for less than £200 which will probably do video as well!

Andy
--
PC-Based Multimedia System
http://www..andylaurence.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pcbmms


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