[vdr] Re: VDR-Clients similar to Yamaha MusicCAST?

[Kai Steinbach <kai.steinbach@gmail.com>]

Hello Emil,

as Nicolas pointed out, your email leaves open whether or not you plan
to stream video to the client ...

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:47:20 +0200, Emil Naepflein wrote:
> Especially nice are the wireless client
> systems with LCD display.

Let's assume audio only, because where a TV display is used, it will
most likely be used for navigation / control. Here are a few I found:

- Netgear MP101
- Linksys WMLS11B (with speakers) or WML11B (without)
- Philips MCW770

> Does someone know simple and not to expensive client hardware which can
> be used to build a similar system with VDR?
 
Setup: You PC runs linux + vdr and has the hard disk attached where
your music is stored.
All the devices above use UPnP for navigation/streaming. There is a
free music UPnP server here:
http://www.twonkyvision.com/UPnP/index.html
(if you want video streaming, too, it costs 10 US$)

There is also another product - the Imerge NP200, but it has its own
Onkyo protocol and nees an Imerge SoundServer ... so this is no good
'with vdr'.

Hope this helps - Kai

PS: my favourite from the list above is the Philips, because I want
one for my bedroom and both Negear and Linksys have missed the
opportunity to provide sleep timer / alarm functionality. However, the
product is just about to appear in the shops, maybe another few weeks
of waiting ...