Les Mikesell wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: >> Ted Miller wrote: >>> >>> Application (in case anyone cares): Move better-than-FM quality audio >>> across a leased audio circuit with delay under 10 seconds. No >>> Internet exposure. Obviously one box is required at each end, and >>> the encoding box works much harder than the decoding box. Software >>> to run will probably be Ices -> Icecast -> network -> mplayer. Will >>> be using USB audio interfaces, probably something like the M-Audio >>> Fast Track Pro. Because of the nature of the application, once it is >>> booted up the only disk activity is occasional logging when there is >>> a problem with the connection. >>> >>> Any advice, web links, battle scars, or advice gladly accepted. >> >> Not quite a match, but maybe worth investigating the hackability: the >> $99 Roku box sold initially to stream Netflix but supposed to be >> getting other capabilities. Or for just audio, their soundbridge >> products that are more expensive but some include speakers. >> Development specs are available for the soundbridge along with source >> for gpl'd code included with the netflix box. Not sure about >> development on the netflix box, though. Might be worth $99 just to >> take it apart and see what's in there. >> > > Or this: perhaps a little too cutesy, but... http://www.chumby.com/ Cute little thing. Would probably work, but I have my doubts whether it would come back to life after a power failure, persistently retry an interrupted connection, etc, and with an ARM inside, I have no idea how hackable it would be. An interesting hardware platform, if it is programmable.