[slinkelist] Inexpensive Remote control
Stan Kurzet
skurzetfr@home.com
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 12:01:53 -0800
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Troops:
Stumbled over a made to order solution for CDJ remote control that sells =
for $299 at http://www.nxcom.com I bought one, put it to work and =
here's a report on the results. First for a description of the box. =20
At 12X10.5X3.25 it displaces just under a quarter of a cubic foot.=20
It has built in: (1) floppy and DVD drives, (2) 100 Ethernet NIC, (3) =
56K Modem, (4) Audio play and record, (5) S video and composite video =
out, (6) DIN MIDI in/out, (7) Game port, (8) dual USB ports, (9) =
parallel port, (10) PS2 keyboard and mouse ports, (11) VGA Port..
It comes with a very small and light IR remote keyboard with pointing =
stick in the upper right corner and the L/R mouse buttons in the upper =
left corner. Lefties need to be ambidextrous to use it. It also comes =
with a small IR remote control that contains a pointing stick, mouse =
buttons and a lot of other controls that give one pretty much total =
control of mouse driven PC functions in a one-hand widget.
Included are 2 CD's of software including software DVD player, MP3 =
player, Multimedia and CD players, etc., etc. It has 2 DIM RAM slots =
and accommodates 512 Mb max. It will work with all PIII or Celeron CPU's =
to 800 MHz. Bios are better than most, and the hardware quality is =
above average. The video display using the S-video output with a Sony =
Wega at 640X480 with large font is very good. In my opinion, this is as =
good a bargain for applications like CDJ and home control one is ever =
likely to find. =20
Now for the bad news. It comes without OS, monitor, CPU, memory or hard =
drive. If you get one, a word of warning; you have to use a PS2 =
keyboard and mouse until AFTER the OS and wireless keyboard drivers are =
loaded Otherwise, you get a black screen and no clue why.
Configuration is not the easiest I have ever seen, largely because it =
has so much built in stuff it takes several hours to load in all the =
drivers and apps that come with it. =20
It is fan cooled. With a PIII 800 socket clocked at full speed, the CPU =
runs at about 23 C above ambient. The fan noise is audible, but not as =
loud as the typical desktop PC. The package does not easily lend itself =
to passive cooling the CPU.
A 500 MHz Celeron and 128 Mb of RAM can be had for under 120 bucks at =
http://www.jcshopper.com/shopping/computer.htm
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Cheers,
Stan
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Troops:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Stumbled over a made to order =
solution for CDJ=20
remote control that sells for $299 at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.nxcom.com">http://www.nxcom.com</A> I bought =
one, put it=20
to work and here's a report on the results. First for a =
description of the=20
box. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>At 12X10.5X3.25 it displaces =
just under a=20
quarter of a cubic foot. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>It has built in: (1) floppy =
and DVD=20
drives, (2) 100 Ethernet NIC, (3) 56K Modem, (4) Audio =
play=20
and record, (5) S video and composite video out, (6) DIN MIDI in/out, =
(7) Game=20
port, (8) dual USB ports, (9) parallel port, (10) PS2 keyboard and mouse =
ports,=20
(11) VGA Port..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>It comes with a very small and light =
IR remote=20
keyboard with pointing stick in the upper right corner and =
the L/R=20
mouse buttons in the upper left corner. Lefties need to be =
ambidextrous to=20
use it. It also comes with a small IR remote control that=20
contains a pointing stick, mouse buttons and a lot of other =
controls that=20
give one pretty much total control of mouse driven PC functions in a =
one-hand=20
widget.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Included are 2 CD's of software =
including=20
software DVD player, MP3 player, Multimedia and CD players, etc., =
etc. It=20
has 2 DIM RAM slots and accommodates 512 Mb max. It will work with all =
PIII or=20
Celeron CPU's to 800 MHz. Bios are better than most, and the=20
hardware quality is above average. The video display using =
the=20
S-video output with a Sony Wega at 640X480 with large font is very =
good. =20
In my opinion, this is as good a bargain for applications like CDJ =
and home=20
control one is ever likely to find. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Now for the bad news. It comes =
without OS,=20
monitor, CPU, memory or hard drive. If you get one, a word of=20
warning; you have to use a PS2 keyboard and mouse until AFTER the =
OS and=20
wireless keyboard drivers are loaded Otherwise, you get a black screen =
and no=20
clue why.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Configuration is not the =
easiest I have=20
ever seen, largely because it has so much built in stuff it takes =
several hours=20
to load in all the drivers and apps that come with it. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>It is fan cooled. With a PIII =
800 socket=20
clocked at full speed, the CPU runs at about 23 C above ambient. =
The fan=20
noise is audible, but not as loud as the typical desktop PC. The =
package=20
does not easily lend itself to passive cooling the CPU.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>A 500 MHz Celeron and 128 Mb of RAM =
can be had=20
for under 120 bucks at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.jcshopper.com/shopping/computer.htm">http://www.jcshop=
per.com/shopping/computer.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>Stan</FONT></DIV>
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