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Netbook as a Remote aka Tremote
JimH:
[Edit -- this feature is now available in MC14]
For the Ten Foot Couch Potato mode, we're thinking about taking advantage of the low cost of Netbook PC's to control a Home Theater PC.
Here's how it would work:
1. A copy of MC would be installed on the netbook and on the HTPC across the room.
2. At startup time on the netbook, MC would connect to the HTPC's library. (This is similar to what now happens when you use Library Server in MC.)
3. You could then use the netbook's MC to select what you wanted to play and to start playback, but audio and video would come from the HTPC, not the netbook.
I'm interested in whether this might solve a problem for some users.
Notes:
a. The PC wouldn't need to be a netbook, but it would need to run Windows.
b. The remote could be in another room (office PC starts playback on the living room HTPC).
c. Playback on both is probably possible.
)p(:
Oh YESSSS!
I have asked for this a few times. I now use remote desktop to get close to the feel of having the native mc gui on a tablet, in my case the Nokia n800. With the introduction of the dropdown panes this has been working very well. But running the mc gui on the tablet itself would make it even more stable and user friendly. I will certainly use this feature when I upgrade my n800 to a new tablet. Perfect would be a tablet with a slightly larger screen then my n800 running windows 7 and a nice looking docking cradle for charging...
peter
AoXoMoXoA:
we have only been asking for this type of function for like ages ;D
Please! Yes!
This is perfect!
Pjotr:
Good idea! At the moment I am running MC13 on a netbook as an audio player in the living room. It is connected to a NAS that stores my music data. Libraries are stored on the NAS as well. That serves me very well :)
But please resolve THIS (repeated HERE). Up to now not much action/reaction from the Citizens of the Universe :( Something to take serious on a netbook with a limited screen area IMHO.
SeaDrive:
I just asked about this last week. I think it would be a great feature!
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