[sclug] Jukebox

[Dickon Hood]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 22:50:37 +0100, Tom Chance wrote:
: Ahoy,

: I've been wanting some kind of stereo device for a while now, but I've 
: recently got some money to finally sort one out.

: Basically I want to be able to store my OGG collection on a box that will:

: - plug into my PC speakers, and eventually a decent set of speakers + amp
: - allow me to browse and manage playlists

: At the moment I'm considering either building up a shuttle PC, plugging it 
: into my TV and running a stripped down GNU/Linux set-up on it. That way I get 
: all the power of software like amaroK in a small, quiet box. I also thought 
: about trying to find a really small laptop so it stays out of the way but 
: also has a screen with it.

If you're after sticking it behind the telly, may I ask why..?

: The problem with these two solutions is that they're still quite pricey. A 
: basic Shuttle PC with TV-out goes for around ?350, whilst the laptop would 
: need to be second hand and I'm not too happy with the prospect of it packing 
: up a year later.

: Has anyone else done anything similar, and if so what do they suggest?

I'm using a Mac Mini for this.  It's small -- an over-sized CD by about
40mm -- quiet (very), and plays DVDs nicely using the likes of mplayer.
There's a Debian port, but I've not tried that yet; apt-get for MacOS
works tolerably well.

No cheaper, but works nicely.  And runs Unix.

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Dickon Hood

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