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Netbook as a Remote aka Tremote
swinster:
Would this work on Windows Mobile OS? Could it be made to work on this OS?
I would like to see a simple hand held device with a touch screen used as a remote - such as the new generation of touch phones. I have just got an HTC Touch Diamond 2 and this would be ideal.
Netbooks are still far to clunky to be used as a remote - and certainly will NOT pass WAF!!!
Even though the touch phone remote would be good, maybe the best type of device would be a minimum 7" touch panel display. I would like to be able to get something like a Crestron or AMX touch panel, but without the ludicrous cost of these devices. Is there anything out there that would to the same job?
JimH:
--- Quote from: swinster on June 06, 2009, 12:45:31 pm ---Would this work on Windows Mobile OS? Could it be made to work on this OS?
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Don't know. Probably not without modification, but we've been wondering the same thing.
--- Quote ---I would like to see a simple hand held device with a touch screen used as a remote - such as the new generation of touch phones. I have just got an HTC Touch Diamond 2 and this would be ideal.
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Theater View should work now with touch screens. iPhones are of course, the wrong OS.
Tolga:
my two cents (sorry for repeation, haven't read all posts).
Scenario:
music stored at the server, accessed using cheap client computers:
Proposal:
The following functionalities should be combined seemlessly.
1. play the music at the server.
2. play music locally at the client.
3. (Optional) Send the music to another client.
Interface idea:
Those three options could be just different zones in the client computer.
More functionality:
The client user should be able to change tags/playlists in the server. (ideally only with additional write privileges)
There should be some mechanism to resolve change requests of multiple clients, but the first client should not
lock writing ability of other clients while being idle (I found that this was a problem in most MC 13 solutions).
JimH:
--- Quote from: Tolga on June 06, 2009, 05:12:36 pm ---Scenario:
music stored at the server, accessed using cheap client computers:
...
The following functionalities should be combined seemlessly.
1. play the music at the server.
2. play music locally at the client.
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#2 has worked for many years, by running Library Server on the server and using MC's ability to connect to it.
#1 is what this thread is about.
--- Quote ---3. (Optional) Send the music to another client.
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I can't think why you would want that since the client can already use #2 above to connect to the server.
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The client user should be able to change tags/playlists in the server. (ideally only with additional write privileges)
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This is a difficult change because of multiple users.
GrantDG:
Some shameless self promotion...
Have you seen this?
(Almost) Full remote control - with no need for a 2nd MC instance...
This includes full remote editing:
--- Quote from: Tolga on June 06, 2009, 05:12:36 pm ---The client user should be able to change tags/playlists in the server. (ideally only with additional write privileges)
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