On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 08:46, Greg Brown wrote: Check out some of the Xbox hacks! I've seen folks have movies, mp3s and games all sitting on a file service on another system. at $179 for the Xbox, and it's designed for home entertainment centers....
> Hey all. I'm starting to search for a small form-factor linux box. > The purpose of this server is going to be the front-end of my home > audio system. I've been ordered to get the 400 or so CDs digitized, > organized, categorized, etc. So, my thoughts here are to rip > everything to MP3 (to allow for portability between the Macs) and place > all the files on my upstairs disk server. > > I'm looking for a small form factor *with excellent audio* (as I'd like > to plug this into my existing home audio system via RCA jacks) and an > PHP/Apache web server to sit downstairs on a 100 meg link. All the CDs > and tracks will be organized in a MySQL database residing on the disk > server. The user interface will be the PHP/Apache interface on the > small form factor box. The idea here is the little, and hopefully > quiet, box will pull songs off the disk server and cache them on the > audio server to be played over the stereo. > > Does anyone have any idea what might fit this bill? Audio quality and > noise are the highest factors followed by appearance and power draw. > I'm hoping to find something that sounds great, looks great, and uses > little power. Heh.. if only it were that easy! > > Greg
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