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Pro`s and Con`s of pda remote please
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| Topic: | Pro`s and Con`s of pda remote please This thread has 4 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Friday February 9, 2007 at 14:40 |
Clipse Lurking Member |
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I`m really intriqued by the Ipaq series and NevoSL System. Can someone out there tell me the goods and bads of using this? How well does it work and what is a good model to look at to do this? Thank you...
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| Post 2 made on Sunday February 11, 2007 at 18:16 |
folkboat Long Time Member |
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Had the same interest in the IPAQ/NEVO combination.
So I bought one one off ebay RX3115 last November.
Impressions:
- never owned a PDA really cool fun little device
- RX3115 has IR, Bluetooth and WIFI and most importantly Nevo installed.
- Nevo works "well" as an IR remote control device - decent data base onboard, it can learn also. However the display/control buttons are small, and for some equipment it requires you to move to a second screen. (limited hard buttons)
- the media server (music) software is quit nice, load it on your PC, point it towards your music directory and control it from your PDA. Our PC is connected directly to an Onkyo music system. The PDA displays cover art, progress indicator as well as volume control - on one screen.
One of the main reasons I had interest in the PDA was to control my music library without turning on a TV. It does that very well. In fact it can control mutiple locations of PC based music libraries.
Presently we use GBPVR and multiple Hauppauge MVP's for music distribution throughout the house. All is controlled by OFA 8910/9910 remotes.
The PDA hasn't been fully put to use "yet". If money were not an issue I would personally opt for the Nevo handheld remote (more hard buttons). However at $500-600 each it ain't in the cards.
Regards
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| Post 3 made on Sunday February 11, 2007 at 18:20 |
folkboat Long Time Member |
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One final note!
Access to the PC based music library is via WIFI........
Regards
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| Post 4 made on Sunday March 4, 2007 at 15:33 |
gentle_man27 Lurking Member |
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Hi,
I have been looking at buying a PDA (Dell Axis 51 or similar) to use with both IR and WiFi functionality for a htpc system and a home theater system. My concern is battery life...How does it work out for you?
Is it possible to leave the PDA on (backlight fading out after a minute or so) but with full WiFi connection? How long does the battery last for generally in that mode??
Or do you let the PDA go down in standby after inactivity? How long after starting up that you get full WIFI connection again?
I have never owned one myself... so I'm hoping for some good input.
Regards.
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday March 7, 2007 at 13:15 |
Rambler358 Founding Member |
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Long term wifi use will drain the battery. However, there are various extended capacity batteries that you can buy.
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