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I hooked up an FM transmitter
to my linux server...not the perfect
fidelity but then i use it for playback
of recorded talk shows. Very easy to carry around
a portable radio anywhere in the house.
It was like a $20 to $30 device that
transmits to maybe 500 feet. It was
just some FM transmitter board,
"Cannakit" brand I think.
epike
On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 11:46, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> The problem (1): I want to listen to music (available as mp3 and ogg
> files) in my dining room.
>
> The problem (2): Although I have network ports in the living room /
> dining room (and wireless), I don't have a computer there. I'm not
> fond of leaving a 300 W computer on all the time just in case, but I
> know if it means booting a computer, going downstairs to tell it what
> to play, etc., it won't get used much.
>
>
> So I'm trying to find a (reasonably priced) solution that allows me to
> have music up there. I have an amp and speakers available. Using a
> tape deck or individual CD player doesn't work for me, as I want to be
> able to have music play for an evening without need for intervention.
>
> A friend pointed me to Roku:
>
> http://www.rokulabs.com/
>
> I've also thought about an iPod-like device hooked up to the amp.
> Ipods are too expensive for this application (I'd like to keep the
> project under $100). I thought about some sort of device that accepts
> compact flash. There would be ogg problems, but mp3 only might still
> work out ok.
>
> Needless to say, transfer of music files from my linux box has to
> work.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
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