[slinkelist] Basic Need / Question from a Newbie

[Davis, John]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the response. Please let me see if I understand this correctly:

PC (COM PORT) ==> Slink-e ==> Sony CD Changer


I guess what I want to be able to do is the following:

Any PC (via LAN/Ethernet) ==> PC (COM PORT) ==> Slink-e ==> Sony CD Changer


As far as displaying, as long as I can access and control the Slink-e from
any PC on the LAN, then displaying is not an issue - but that's the
question: can I run the Slink-e remotely? 

FYI,  At each PC on the LAN, I am using a Samsung SyncMaster 150mp TFT LCD
monitor that has a built-in TV tuner and can accept coax inputs from any
NTSC modulated video signal, but I guess that's irrelevant for what we're
talking about.... (?)

Basically, I want to be able to control Slink-e from any PC in the house -
and see cover art, track times, etc, etc. If I can do this basic thing, then
all the other stuff (HA control via IR and X-10, etc) is just icing. I just
want to be able to go to any PC and control our music.

Is this "do-able" ?

Thanks & regards,

Jcd



 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Michael Holopainen [mailto:michael@laserle.fi] 
Sent:	Thursday, January 11, 2001 4:32 AM
To:	Davis, John
Subject:	Re: [slinkelist] Basic Need / Question from a Newbie

> I have automated my home and am also on a user list for a product called
> Stargate.

Wow,stargate, so you are SERIOUS about home-automation and you don't have
slinke, shame on you ; )

> Can the Slink-e interface be used in a TV environment?

PC and displaycard with TV-out (ati all-in-wonder RADEON or Matrox G450 eTV
which have tv tuner so you record tv /video directly to MPEG2 (DVD-format)
3h = 5Gb(MPEG2 = DVD quality) 7h=5Gb MPEG1 VCR quality)

> Does the signal need to be modulated?

??? What signal TV or slinke ?
Yes you need to "modulate" PC VGA to NTSC (or PAL)
Slinke signal ??? NO slinke is connected to PC via COM-port and slinke is
connected to Sony CD-magasines via WIRE (3.5" mono phono plugs).

> Is controlled then via IR?
>

Yes ,and NO.
Slinke is ADD_ON to connect Sony S-Link (Control-A1 (II)) to PC and CDJ is
software to control Sony CD-magasines via PC.
Slinke (Control-A1) uses wire_control, BUT Slike-box also has IR receiver &
transmitter.
For example I have this stupid Sony 2-way Remote, and with very little work
and Ir_helper application made my slike user I got remote contol for my PC
DVD player.

>
> Or, is it better to accept that it is designed to work in a PC environment
-
> and then my next question is, can it be accessed over a LAN by multiple
> PC's?

Yes many users use it like that and few have added streaming to it = and now
they have their own internet radio station, and one user have reported that
he uses it via wireless LAN and his laptop in his car while driving around
US.

> The latter is actually much preferred, because (I believe) it would
> dispense with the need for IR, and allow direct control through the
Slink-e
> interface.

IR is just an extra feature, Slinke controls CD-magasines via Wire and other
sony Control-A1 devices via wie or IR (wire is much better it is 2-way, as
IR only one-way(you can config slike to both receive and transmit IR
commands)) and YOU control slinke/CDJ via COMPUTER, then it up to you how
you control computer = over LAN, RF mouse&keyboard, palmtop, Philips Pronto
Remote....

>
>
> Has anyone put together an installation like this? I'd appreciate your
help

YES !!!!!!!!
You can in Japan and control & listen your cd.player in USA.

KISS approach to NetworkCDJ is "WinVNC oy ORL" , it's FREEWARE !!!!!!! that
given you complete control of a remote computer. Running VNC equals
connecting you monitor+mouse+keyboard to the remote computer you connect
with VNC.


>
> and insight.
>
> Thanks,
> Jcd
>
> PS: Although I've wired my home to the nth-degree, I am actually not a
> computer/web/electronics/programmer type of person, so I need answers in
> basic language. Telling my to write a java-script app and run it on a
> web-server will go straight over my head :o)
>
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