> One thing that scares me is lack of standardization. Especially with > Freevo remotes, as they use nothing but 3rd party vendor solutions. It > would be cool if we could make a standard remote spec. The > instructions on how to build them are on the site. It would also be a > cool way to make money if we started selling some... I have machining > friends I could get in on it. There was also an online oriented custom > fabrication place on /. a while ago... > > Anyway, I think that is a ways off and a rather large project.
A much better solution would be to choose two or three readily available universal remotes, design the interface & documentation for them, and sell them via an Amazon associate program or the like. This eliminates the financial risk, but still gives you the advantage a set "interface" on the remote. The One-For-All remotes (such as http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000ALPBA) are consistently highly rated. Of course this means you are leaving it up to the end user to figure out how to get the remote to talk to the computer. Another option, then, would be to use a remoe like the StreamZap (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008XETO) or SnapStream (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002808S4). I have two problems with these remotes, though. First, it's yet another remote. You'll end up buying a universal remote to get back to one remote, defeating the whole purpose. Second, I'm not terribly confident that either of these options will be around a year from now. Not the end of the world, but not good for standardization. One final option is using a palm-os based remote. There are several programs available, such as NoviiRemote (http://www.novii.tv/products/noviir/). This would allow the interface to be exactly customized, and the geek factor is good, but it's an expensive option. I'm also not sure how powerful the IR transmitter in the typical Palm is. But if it works, it's a great option. An open source version would be great, but I haven't been able to locate one. ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
