2005-01-11, 23:46
edit: consider the offer revoked and the bounty cancelled. if anyone is interested in doing this still, then contact me, i'll probably still be game for funding you, but don't do any work expecting to be paid without checking with me first.
offer:
i will personally paypal $50 to whoever can create a winamp 5 compatible plugin that seamlessly streams music straight to the xbox and plays it. this is a similar concept to itunes and the airport express. i would like when i have this output plugin loaded in winamp for my music to come out of the speakers connected to my xbox instead of the speakers on my laptop.
conditions:
the product must not be complicated to install. i.e. i do not want to have to be running a separate stream server on my computer in addition to the plugin or anything like that. while perfection may not be necessary, i reserve the sole right to determine whether or not i am satisfied, and my satisfaction is required for payment to be made. for example, if you provide a product which only works 1 out of 100 times, and crashes 99% of the time, i will not be satisfied. your output must be usable for me on a day to day basis, not just a proof of concept. i reserve the right to terminate this offer at any time if i do so in good faith.
possible suggestion:
maybe somebody could design or modify an existing plugin that creates a shoutcast stream, and simultaneously sends the necessary web server commands to xbmc so that it starts playing, so that to the user all that he sees is hitting the play button on winamp. alternatively, i'd be willing to accept some sort of program that would just send all system sounds to the xbox, as opposed to a winamp plugin, but that seems much harder.
background/rationale:
i would like to play my music over my home theater from my laptop. i was thinking of buying something like a soundblaster audigy nx, but then decided i'd rather have this. this would let me stream music wirelessly from my laptop, like what mac users do with their airport expresses. additionally, i'd rather support the community and xbmc and have something everyone could use rather than just waste the money on an audigy. the developers for xbmc have already made clear this is not something they're willing to work on, so the only alternative left was this.
additionally, if anyone else is interested in this, and would be willing to chip in the pot to try and attract a programmer's help, that'd be a great help.
offer:
i will personally paypal $50 to whoever can create a winamp 5 compatible plugin that seamlessly streams music straight to the xbox and plays it. this is a similar concept to itunes and the airport express. i would like when i have this output plugin loaded in winamp for my music to come out of the speakers connected to my xbox instead of the speakers on my laptop.
conditions:
the product must not be complicated to install. i.e. i do not want to have to be running a separate stream server on my computer in addition to the plugin or anything like that. while perfection may not be necessary, i reserve the sole right to determine whether or not i am satisfied, and my satisfaction is required for payment to be made. for example, if you provide a product which only works 1 out of 100 times, and crashes 99% of the time, i will not be satisfied. your output must be usable for me on a day to day basis, not just a proof of concept. i reserve the right to terminate this offer at any time if i do so in good faith.
possible suggestion:
maybe somebody could design or modify an existing plugin that creates a shoutcast stream, and simultaneously sends the necessary web server commands to xbmc so that it starts playing, so that to the user all that he sees is hitting the play button on winamp. alternatively, i'd be willing to accept some sort of program that would just send all system sounds to the xbox, as opposed to a winamp plugin, but that seems much harder.
background/rationale:
i would like to play my music over my home theater from my laptop. i was thinking of buying something like a soundblaster audigy nx, but then decided i'd rather have this. this would let me stream music wirelessly from my laptop, like what mac users do with their airport expresses. additionally, i'd rather support the community and xbmc and have something everyone could use rather than just waste the money on an audigy. the developers for xbmc have already made clear this is not something they're willing to work on, so the only alternative left was this.
additionally, if anyone else is interested in this, and would be willing to chip in the pot to try and attract a programmer's help, that'd be a great help.
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