Sun, 01 May 2011 01:44:38 +0100, Stefan Schreiber <st...@mail.telepac.pt> wrote :
> Gerard Lardner wrote: > > >Perhaps something on the lines of a PlugComputer running Plug > >Ubuntu, a USB sound card, Linux software packaged for simple use and > >having a web control interface, and an iPhone app to control it all? > >The hardware (PlugComputer and sound card) then could be <$200, I > >think (excluding the iPhone - but some mobile providers are now > >giving that away free with some service contracts). > > > >Anyone up to doing it? > > > >Gerard Lardner > > That's a good idea, but where to find a cheap USB sound card with 8 output channels? I know about one, but I suspect it is not very good: http://sabrent.com/v2/8-channel-3d-usb-2-0-external-7-1-surround-sound-box-wdigital-output/ Then an external 8 channels amplifier would be required... It might be cheaper (and better) to use a desktop computer (small or big) with an on-board sound card, and include 4 stereo class-D amplifiers in the computer box, although such a configuration could be subject to internal interferences. > So you want to combine the cheap costs of of a Ubuntu media center > (needs some programming work, though) with the beauty of your beloved > iPhone? Or any Android device? > < g > > > Stefan Schreiber > > P.S.: Small hint > > It would be better if the Linux software might work for other Linux > distributions, too... The main differences between Linux distributions are the packaging systems and the versions of the included software. It's fairly easy to convert a well packaged software for other distributions (and packaging systems) -- Marc _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
