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Users / questions about audio only MD
« on: June 30, 2011, 10:52:42 pm »
Preface:
I do not even have LinuxMCE installed, and have never installed it.
That being said. i'm attempting to determine if this is right for me, and what i'm looking for.
Background:
I have experience with linux, and mythtv.
Questions:
I'm definitely interested in setting this up. Huge fan of the mythtv product. very interested in adding more onto this base for home automation. Already have quite a bit of equipment. Heres the situation.
House is wired with cat5, all cat5 runs to the basement rack. the basement rack is where my core will be located (already have a linux server sitting down there, making it a core shouldnt be an issue).
Bedroom/livingroom/office will likely run normal standard MD's with tvs+speakers, no problem here. however, there are rooms without a tv, that i'd like to add audio support for. here's my question.
It seems like the audio only MD of choice is a squeezebox. sure, i have no problem with this.
Question #1, Is there any reason my squeezebox needs to actually be located in that room? I'd like to install some in-wall speakers, and i'll run all the speaker runs down to the rack. if i use a squeezebox->small 2 channel amp->speakers and keep everything in the rack except the actual speakers, is this feasible?
Question #2, If its going to be in the rack, and i have extra equipment, does it need to be a squeezebox? could i just use a regular headless linux box as a MD for a room, but keep the box physically located in the rack in the basement? as long as i was able to tie into the rooms speakers?
I do not even have LinuxMCE installed, and have never installed it.
That being said. i'm attempting to determine if this is right for me, and what i'm looking for.
Background:
I have experience with linux, and mythtv.
Questions:
I'm definitely interested in setting this up. Huge fan of the mythtv product. very interested in adding more onto this base for home automation. Already have quite a bit of equipment. Heres the situation.
House is wired with cat5, all cat5 runs to the basement rack. the basement rack is where my core will be located (already have a linux server sitting down there, making it a core shouldnt be an issue).
Bedroom/livingroom/office will likely run normal standard MD's with tvs+speakers, no problem here. however, there are rooms without a tv, that i'd like to add audio support for. here's my question.
It seems like the audio only MD of choice is a squeezebox. sure, i have no problem with this.
Question #1, Is there any reason my squeezebox needs to actually be located in that room? I'd like to install some in-wall speakers, and i'll run all the speaker runs down to the rack. if i use a squeezebox->small 2 channel amp->speakers and keep everything in the rack except the actual speakers, is this feasible?
Question #2, If its going to be in the rack, and i have extra equipment, does it need to be a squeezebox? could i just use a regular headless linux box as a MD for a room, but keep the box physically located in the rack in the basement? as long as i was able to tie into the rooms speakers?