Multi room audio/video

[Tomi Engdahl]

Interresting article collection:

Remotely (multi-room) controlling Windows Media Player
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=3440

"I have the PC connected to a stereo system that can be controlled by X10, but X10 cannot control PC software."

"I would
like a remote control that I can just hit some "play" key, and that causes
the "play" button in WMP to play, and "stop" that causes WMP to stop. "

"Take Control of Your Computer with ATI's REMOTE WONDER™
Available through ATI's website (www.ati.com) for (US) $49.99, the
radio-frequency (RF) remote control provides access to all the
multimedia functions of the ATI RADEON™ series graphics cards and
other Microsoft Windows-based computer programs."
"ATI's Remote Wonder's product page detailing product overview,
features, reviews and images
http://www.ati.com/products/pc/remotewonder/index.html "

"ZDNet: Remote Control Devices Reviews
http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/r ... 05,00.html "

"You may want to look into a wireless keyboard/optical mouse
combination from Logitech:"

"I'm big into home automation and I use a product that allows me to
control all my MP3's over my house phones (or mic's in my ceiling).
It is Home Automated Living's Digital Music Center:

http://www.automatedliving.com/products_dmc.shtml

You can learn more about home automation on my personal website:

http://james.lipsit.com/home.htm

Take Care,

Jim Lipsit"

"Windows Media Player may also not be the best choice of player as the
shortcuts it uses are awkward (Ctrl-P for play, etc.)

You may be better off with WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com), which has
single-key commands."

"We author software called PlayerPal. It is a web based front-end for
Windows Media Player 9. You can use it from a web browser on your
PC/laptop or a WiFi pocket PC (which you can get very cheap from
Dell).
I use it at home to control all my music. It has a Google like
interface and also lists your playlists. For details check out our
site at http://www.playerpal.com Currently PlayerPal is free so you
can try it out."