TopPop
Headphoneus Supremus
Oh, also, I'm using wave files... don't know if that makes a difference.
Originally Posted by TopPop /img/forum/go_quote.gif Bumpy bump. Anyone? |
Originally Posted by craiglester /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wouldn't it have just been easier to buy a squeezebox (or duet) and be done with it? just wondering.. |
Originally Posted by craiglester /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wouldn't it have just been easier to buy a squeezebox (or duet) and be done with it? just wondering.. |
Originally Posted by craiglester /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh I appreciate the DIY aspect of it, but what did it all cost? I mean I can pick up a SB3 for 300 brand new that does as muchas the home built system, and works out the box. Plus, great screen, bit perfect, nice optical out if you wanna add a dac, and a remote. I tried using a PDA with a 640*480 screen to control the SB3, but diodnt like the interface.. too cramped on the screen. But hey, i'm all for things just working, too much other stuff to worry about myself |
Originally Posted by indikator /img/forum/go_quote.gif this is a great idea, this will be my future project, thank you very much! I just found one downside is the remote interface is very simple, I like foobar better |
Originally Posted by TopPop /img/forum/go_quote.gif nyc_paramedic, So, it looks like this whole linux thing is too complicated for me to spend the time trying to learn. I could probably do it... I just don't have the time to spare... But these little ALIX systems could run a stripped-down XP, at any rate, which is what I was planning on doing in the first place. One question, though: What if I don't want to have wireless control for the time being? What if I want to get the 3c3 board to hook up a small LCD, and then control with a mouse? I don't see any PS2 output for the mouse, and I would be using both of the USB ports for my external HDD and Trends USB transport, so no extra USB for a mouse, either. Any other options for control on these embedded systems? Or do you have to control it externally? Oh... one more thing I thought of... how do you hook up a keyboard? I wouldn't need it during playback, once it's all set up, but what if I want to change bios settings? |
Originally Posted by nyc_paramedic /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can't tell you if XP is too much of a resource hog. Remember that the boards are limited to 256 of RAM. And you have to make sure XP has all the drivers. And if you are thinking of attaching a small LCD, and keyboard, and mouse, you're almost building yourself a small laptop... As far as keyboard, you could probably purchase the ALIX 1c which affords you 4 USB ports. It's a mini-ITX board, but still fanless. You would have to control it externally,but you could use more than one client at a time. Example: I have MMPC on the Nokia N800 and GMPC on the bedroom computer running at the same time. If I want to put together some insanely long play list together I could walk over to the bedroom where the mouse and keyboard interface would make it much more efficient at using GMPC. Then, say, save that playlist and manipulate it from the N800 hand held. Or If I didn't want to leave the listening position, I could fire up my Thinkpad X40 sub-notebook and use GMPC (or any other MPD client) while sitting at the couch and switch back to my N800 at any time. |
Originally Posted by TopPop /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the feedback! Hmmm... I'm going to have to think this over for awhile... I'm not sure if this kind of system would meet my needs and technical ability (or lack thereof). I never use playlists. When I listen, I always just seek through my library at random, listen to whatever floats my boat at that moment, and occasionally look up a specific song that I want to hear. That might require more functional control than what something like this offers... Maybe Squeezebox is a better option for me. |