im in the start of development for a app that will hopefully run on my PDA that will essentially be able to control a HTPC Via WIFI. i just need to check my proposal as far as i can see i will need 1.)an app that runs on a PDA and sends a network signal to the HTPC 2.)a service running on the HTPC that is capable of launching a File on the call of a signal 3.)a SQL database of all my Current Media Locations that is called by the app(this will need a script to update itself) so process would be PDA runs app App gives option of Movie,Music , Television User clicks music App gets a dataset from Fileserver running Sql Server for all Albums in Music share User navigates Dataset and selects track to play App sends signal (Location of media ) to service on HTPC Service calls open on the Media from Location given File Plays in default player Few considerations 1.) getting Movies to automatically run in full Screen (i would guess there would be Cmd Line thing for this) 2.) setting up of Playlists ( i can live without this for the Time being a i could create the Playlistusing regular keyboard mouse then call open on it) 3.)create a Nice UI 4.) create a Script to Update Media Libary in SQL to be run as Scheduled task Can anyone see any Flaws in My Idea? suggestions Very Welcome
I've seen one for the iPhone/iPod touch already but I can't remember the name of it. It's an awesome idea and one I was going to use for my own htpc.
subscribed I have a PDA phone and I'd love to see an app that I could control my media PC with from the phone.
http://www.niveusmedia.com/products/remote.html There's another one that you have to create the interface skin/graphics using a wisywig drag/drop interface, and pre made graphics files. I had tried it in the past and got it to control winamp, but I ddn't register and now I cant find it/remember what it is called I will post if I do remember.
this might be the ticket here, btw try google first it was the first on on the list, sorry if it is not what you are looking for. http://www.rudeo.com/mce.htm
Linux or windows? There are loads of web gui's for linux based systems. Off the top of my head there is geexbox if its just play back or mythTV or freevo if its a full record multichannel pause live system. For windows there is bsplayer which can accept commands from the prompt. I had it set up a few years ago to run quite complex commands with an access database front end. Personally i wouldn't try to reinvent the wheel this has probably been done, you might want to try and find a base package ammend it to your needs and then share the changes.
I believe that beyondTV has a program to do this with PDA/smartphone over the internet. It may be worthwhile seeing if they include any features you might want to develop.
Personally think Girder and NetRemote is the most flexible solution for this sort of thing (windows mobile or via http)... Controlling everything from your HTPC, to closing your curtains etc etc. http://www.promixis.com/ It all depends on your opinion of course, and writing your own would be great from a custom point of view, but please try it - should give you some great ideas.
Right So development has started and i have built up a file list of all media on my filestore. its actually a String[,] consisting of string[FilePath(inc Filemane), Filename] now this needs to be sent to SQL now i could just potentially do a foreach Loop throught the entire List but i figure it would be better (more efficient) to convert the string[,] to a dataset of some description then update in one swoop (this would obviously require createing the tables prior to the update. any thoughts
