2009-11-28, 13:17
Hi all,
I was wondering if you could comment on the ability to rebuild (configure?) XBMC without the video aspect?
The reason for this is the following "vision":
Looking to use XBMC as a front end to play music in a selected room, selecting the audio tracks as required via the interface via a touch screen pc mounted into a wall. The hardware running XBMC would be something similar to this - http://www.advantech.net.au/products/PPC...BAAP8.aspx - manual here: http://origindownload.advantech.com//Dow...091120.pdf
I have also thought about using "Jack PC" (http://www.chippc.com/support/downloads/...1_Spec.pdf), however these are ARM based so that would require some recompiling, although there has been work as I have noticed using the BeagleBoard but again, video playback is not required. The nice thing about these however they are POE based thus truely low power / heat output but would require some custom touch screen rig to get that up and running - but unsure on compiling XBMC for ARM without having a specific development hardware platform to do so.
Any idea's / comments on the vision / capability of doing what I am thinking of doing with XBMC?
I was wondering if you could comment on the ability to rebuild (configure?) XBMC without the video aspect?
The reason for this is the following "vision":
Looking to use XBMC as a front end to play music in a selected room, selecting the audio tracks as required via the interface via a touch screen pc mounted into a wall. The hardware running XBMC would be something similar to this - http://www.advantech.net.au/products/PPC...BAAP8.aspx - manual here: http://origindownload.advantech.com//Dow...091120.pdf
I have also thought about using "Jack PC" (http://www.chippc.com/support/downloads/...1_Spec.pdf), however these are ARM based so that would require some recompiling, although there has been work as I have noticed using the BeagleBoard but again, video playback is not required. The nice thing about these however they are POE based thus truely low power / heat output but would require some custom touch screen rig to get that up and running - but unsure on compiling XBMC for ARM without having a specific development hardware platform to do so.
Any idea's / comments on the vision / capability of doing what I am thinking of doing with XBMC?