Cheers,
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Raphael Pooser
Sent: Mon 12/5/2005 10:31 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Touchscreen
Dean Collins wrote:
> you might be interested in
PlutoHome, not sure how much functionality
> you can drive from your
mobiel handset though.
>
> Cheers,
>
Dean
>
>
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of R. Geoffrey Newbury
>
*Sent:* Fri 12/2/2005 5:27 PM
> *To:* Discussion about mythtv
>
*Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] Touchscreen
>
> On Tue, 29 Nov 2005
16:52:30 +0100, Peter Osterberg wrote:
>
> >Jeff Simpson
wrote:
> >>
> >> I have serious
thoought of buying one of those expensive boxes
> with a
>
>> built in touchscreen. This is mainly because I
find it annoying to
> >> have
>
>> to light up my projector when I only want to
start a music track. I
> >> think it would
be really cool if all the standard Myth display
>
>> could be
>
>> presented on the touchscreen and the menu could
be navigated
> with just
> >> my
fingertips.
> >>
> >>
> >> If you are
thinking of having multiple screens anyway, why not just go
> >> the
console
> >> with keyboard and mouse route? Use the projector for
actually
> >> displaying video + etc,
> >> and use the
monitor for the menu systems. It would probably cost
> >>
significantly less than
> >> a touchscreen system, and you can still
operate it with a remote or
> >> arrow keys very easily.
>
>>
> >To navigate using the keyboard is of course my second
option but it
> >isn't quite as cool as navigating with a touch
screen.
> >
> >I didn't know that it was possible to tweak the
Myth GUI to oprerate on
> >two separate screen as you describe. Are
there any HOWTO available that
> >describes how to set that up?
>
>
> >I can see how I can manage to get xine or mplayer to display on
any
> >device using command line options but how do I do this with the
"player"
> >that Myth uses for displaying TV or recorded
shows?
>
> Another route would be to use a programmable remote, such
as the Phillips
> Pronto, Marantz RC9500 or Sony RM-VL710 series. All of
these are
> programmable with macros. The Phillips and some of the Sony
RM-AV series
> have touchscreens. And one of those would be much cheaper
than a full
> computer box with touchscreen.
>
> Lots of
cell-phones are java enable these days too, and have bluetooth.
> You
could program your cell phone as a remote...
>
> I have a
Sony-Ericsson T610 and there are at least 2 remote programs for
>
it...
>
> Geoff
> R. Geoffrey
Newbury
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>
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It
seems pluto needs not any phone but a symbian OS phone, which are not
that
numerous right now and generally the most expensive (not counting
M$ smart
phones). I was considering toying with pluto but a symbian
phone is a
dealbreaker.
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