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Compatible Products & Services / Wireless video to projector?

« on: June 04, 2008, 12:18:16 am »

Does anyone know of any device compatible with Linux MCE that can transmit VGA wirelessly to a projector? I've been thinking about setting a system up if my dad's worker's comp case goes through and if we did we would have our projector on this shelf we have at the top of our living room (vaulted ceilings so it's about 10 feet up) and it's too high to touch manually and if we put the system up there then it would be nearly impossible to use the optical disk drive, restart it, etc. We need to have the system at ground level and then send the VGA signal wirelessly to the projector, does anyone know of a product that does this that will work with Linux?

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: Anyone know if this would work?

« on: December 31, 2007, 07:11:19 am »

I'm still not following why you would use a 2-color LCD to navigate rather than the MCE's interface. It just seems like a lot of money to spend on a case in my opinion.

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: Anyone know if this would work?

« on: December 31, 2007, 06:28:07 am »

Just curious, what would that touch screen be used for? I can't picture myself every wanted to walk up to my TV console after setting up an MCE. If I wanted a touchscreen I would probably get a cheap case, like this $60 one (and you can get a bigger discount by doing a combo deal with a DVD drive):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811204003
And then pick up a web pad like the one in the tutorial video off ebay for $150:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&catref=C6&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=dt375&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&a14=-24&a26444=-24&a12=-24&a25710=-24&a26446=-24&a10244=-24&alist=a14%2Ca26092%2Ca26444%2Ca12%2Ca25710%2Ca26446%2Ca10244&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1505&pfid=1811&pf_query=dt375&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=32829&sabfmts=1&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search
Unless there's some special purpose for an LCD on the PC.
Also, the nokia 770 tablet goes even cheaper used:
http://cell-phones.search.ebay.com/nokia-770_PDAs-Pocket-PCs_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQdfspZ1QQfromZR10QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ38331QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZ

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Compatible Products & Services / Anyone use this instead of USB-UIRT?

« on: December 31, 2007, 02:41:32 am »

I saw this on newegg when looking for remotes:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16880125001
Does anyone have one? Does the IR emitter work the same the USB-UIRT does? Does LinuxMCE pick it up?

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: LinuxMCE on Wal-mart's $200 gPC, is it possible??? it really is affordable

« on: December 31, 2007, 02:00:08 am »

Would someone mind summarizing what's been said so far? Does the gPC chipset work? I was thinking about picking it up at ClubIT for $60:
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA4842001
But obviously if it won't work then I won't get it.

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Compatible Products & Services / Re: Anyone know if this would work?

« on: December 31, 2007, 01:56:45 am »

This hard drive has the best price per gb ratio of all the hard drives on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136178
If you really want to make sure you stretch your pennies as far as possible, unless you're really set on a 750gb.

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Compatible Products & Services / Wireless VGA? Display on CRT tv?

« on: December 30, 2007, 11:14:37 pm »

Hi, I'm trying to see how feasible it would be to set up an MCE in my home. One thing that I'm curious about is whether or not such a thing exists as a wireless VGA. I'm considering mounting this projector:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889106017
in my living room but it would be mounted on the ceiling and therefore quite far away from the core system. Is there a wireless system for any of the input ports that projector has on it so I don't have to get giant wires and run them through the attic?

My next question has to do with old CRT tv's. All of our TV's except for one are of the old CRT variety and use cable connections for video. Both of my thin clients I plan to build will have Hauppauge 150's on them, am I able to use this card's cable out port to view my desktop on my TV? Will I have to configure this by plugging it into a regular PC monitor first?