[Gllug] emulating a pendrive

[Daniel Kingshott]

If I wasn't already using a mac mini for this purpose I'd consider one of these:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06/25/review_desktop_pc_acer_aspire_revo/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk [mailto:gllug-bounces at gllug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Walter Stanish
Sent: 22 October 2009 16:03
To: Greater London Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [Gllug] emulating a pendrive

>> I have dvd player which is able to play mp3's, show photos, etc. from 
>> files which are stored on a pendrive.
>>
>> Today I came up with the idea that I might be able to connect my 
>> (linux) desktop machine to the dvd player via a usb cable, and have 
>> the linux machine appear like a giant pendrive to the dvd player.
> Why not connect your linux machine to the TV direct, and use Linux to 
> play DVDs etc.
> You could then watch youtube etc. on your TV.

Haha!  Amazing to see the length of this thread and IMHO this is the first piece of really insightful on-topic advice to have emerged :)

Wireless keyboard + mouse, comfy couch and a big TV screen definitely works wonders for weary souls.

Also there's some games that are excellent when played this way.

For instance, there is a quality remake of one of the traditional real-estate-themed board games that only requires mouse input, so you can just throw about the wireless mouse and voila - an amusing source of entertainment for a bunch of people - free of the traditional need to watch out for dodgy bankers, or any setup/cleanup time!

Re: DVD players, small anecdote.  I used to live in China for many years and there you got burned with DVD region-lock DRM if you bought an expensive enough player.  Cheaper players were all region-lock free, with built-in support for ISOs and the major pirate codecs :)  Unsure if this has hit here in the west yet, as I don't use DVD players.

- Walter

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