On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Ken Dibble <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Maybe the next option is to use the TV as a dumb audio/visual terminal to > run input from my computer. If that's an option, then here's my situation: > I don't understand how you get to that conclusion. If that's what you want, get an HDMI cable to hook your computer up to your TV. Use your TV remote to select the alternate input. Use the computer interface to choose what video you watch. Warning: if you're running a Microsoft OS, it will likely want to restrict how you use your video output with something like HDCP ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-bandwidth_Digital_Content_Protection) so, as always, I'd advise against running Microsoft products. It just sounds like a lot of new ways to annoy yourself. (Which, truth to tell, all of these solutions are. #1 son used to install high-end solutions for all of this; they meet all of your criteria except very notably the 'cheapo' part.) Back to your conclusion: I would suggest what you need is a small low-power computer/settopbox hooked up to your TV via HDMI, connecting to the internet via WiFi (I don't understand how you can say you don't have a home network, but you do have WiFi. Perhaps you don't have a WIRED home network?) and controlled via a dedicated remote control and/or an interface you can access from your computer or smartphone. As for the related cross-talk question of how you get audio to your entertainment center, there's a strong possibility that your TV has an Audio Out connection (analog or digital) that you run to your amp/entertainment center. You use the TV as the UI and the aforementioned remote to route sound to the speakers. My solution above does all of this, reading all the music (FLAC, WAV, MP3 and OGG) from a Samba share on the home Linux box. I fear I am repeating myself and either missing the point of your query or not making my answer clear enough. I'll shut up now. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4sk9uZoj2UyENbr=UoY5bnco45bnP=ugdgcr4was2u...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
