The show off your gadget integration thread.
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AKA inspire RAF_gti thread 
As a long term 'geek' my current home setup is woefully inadequate, it consists of one wireless router, one PC, one laptop and two iPhones with with absolutely no cleverness between any of them. This really ought to change.
So to the ubergeeks out there, now is your chance to show off.
As a long term 'geek' my current home setup is woefully inadequate, it consists of one wireless router, one PC, one laptop and two iPhones with with absolutely no cleverness between any of them. This really ought to change.
So to the ubergeeks out there, now is your chance to show off.
• Time capsule as my wifi router, and backup drive
• Unibody MacBook hardwired to the TC which acts as my workhorse. Downloads, transcodes, converts, main media server, etc.
• MacBook air for traveling with, and for doing the more complicated stuff that the iPad isn't able to do. Main comp for my iPad syncing.
• iPad. Casual Internet, email, music. Music, etc. Also used to control the unibody Mac from the comfort of my sofa, (MacBook and TC are in a different room upstairs). Can control the TC, torrents, conversions, file management, etc. pretty much most of my things can be controlled via the iPad.
• Apple TV2. Hooked up to my TV, and is used to 100% of my media stuff. Controlled via remote, iPad, etc.
Job jobbed.
• Unibody MacBook hardwired to the TC which acts as my workhorse. Downloads, transcodes, converts, main media server, etc.
• MacBook air for traveling with, and for doing the more complicated stuff that the iPad isn't able to do. Main comp for my iPad syncing.
• iPad. Casual Internet, email, music. Music, etc. Also used to control the unibody Mac from the comfort of my sofa, (MacBook and TC are in a different room upstairs). Can control the TC, torrents, conversions, file management, etc. pretty much most of my things can be controlled via the iPad.
• Apple TV2. Hooked up to my TV, and is used to 100% of my media stuff. Controlled via remote, iPad, etc.
Job jobbed.
Melvin Udall said:
• Time capsule as my wifi router, and backup drive
• Unibody MacBook hardwired to the TC which acts as my workhorse. Downloads, transcodes, converts, main media server, etc.
• MacBook air for traveling with, and for doing the more complicated stuff that the iPad isn't able to do. Main comp for my iPad syncing.
• iPad. Casual Internet, email, music. Music, etc. Also used to control the unibody Mac from the comfort of my sofa, (MacBook and TC are in a different room upstairs). Can control the TC, torrents, conversions, file management, etc. pretty much most of my things can be controlled via the iPad.
• Apple TV2. Hooked up to my TV, and is used to 100% of my media stuff. Controlled via remote, iPad, etc.
Job jobbed.
Torrents via MacBook via iPad? Sounds intriguing.• Unibody MacBook hardwired to the TC which acts as my workhorse. Downloads, transcodes, converts, main media server, etc.
• MacBook air for traveling with, and for doing the more complicated stuff that the iPad isn't able to do. Main comp for my iPad syncing.
• iPad. Casual Internet, email, music. Music, etc. Also used to control the unibody Mac from the comfort of my sofa, (MacBook and TC are in a different room upstairs). Can control the TC, torrents, conversions, file management, etc. pretty much most of my things can be controlled via the iPad.
• Apple TV2. Hooked up to my TV, and is used to 100% of my media stuff. Controlled via remote, iPad, etc.
Job jobbed.
How do you find the quality of Apple TV compared to say a decent quality Blu-Ray?
Well, current ATV2 is 720p max, (because that is the max on iTunes at the moment). It's fine, to be honest. I had a 42" TV in the US, and it looked fine.
As for torrents controlled via iPad, easy if you have remote access to your client. I use Transmission, which has that ability, so I can add torrents, and control transmission remotely, (even over the Internet if I am elsewhere);
I use airvideo to control conversions remotely, (accross the Internet if needs be), or to stream stuff to my iPad, or apple Tv, as it converts on the fly.
As for torrents controlled via iPad, easy if you have remote access to your client. I use Transmission, which has that ability, so I can add torrents, and control transmission remotely, (even over the Internet if I am elsewhere);
I use airvideo to control conversions remotely, (accross the Internet if needs be), or to stream stuff to my iPad, or apple Tv, as it converts on the fly.
Edited by Melvin Udall on Sunday 16th October 11:24
My setup is cobbled together from various old and new bits I've cobbled together.
Using a dell optiplex 755 I bought off eBay as an HTPC and server. It runs air video for movies to the girlfriends iPad. It's also there as a file server and backup device. It runs XBMC which gives a nice front end for media, and I use my galaxy S2 and my girlfriends incredible S as remote controls.
The pc is connected to a panasonic px70 tv and connected to a 2 channel system via a USB sound card and dac.
My main pc when I get it will be an acer timeline laptop off the bay.
Using a dell optiplex 755 I bought off eBay as an HTPC and server. It runs air video for movies to the girlfriends iPad. It's also there as a file server and backup device. It runs XBMC which gives a nice front end for media, and I use my galaxy S2 and my girlfriends incredible S as remote controls.
The pc is connected to a panasonic px70 tv and connected to a 2 channel system via a USB sound card and dac.
My main pc when I get it will be an acer timeline laptop off the bay.
I sort of have an upper hand here, it is what I do for a living.
I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
VEX said:
I sort of have an upper hand here, it is what I do for a living.
I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
That does sound an excellent job I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
Busmans holiday!
Loads of test stuff, some of it cobbled together, some not, random cables everywhere.
I did have iPhone control of my tv at one point, just to prove I could do it.
Not much else. Would like to do the same lights, music, CCTV thing, maybe with heating as well here next year. But it all depends on business. Don't want to turn it away, but equally I can't stop it coming in.
V.
Loads of test stuff, some of it cobbled together, some not, random cables everywhere.
I did have iPhone control of my tv at one point, just to prove I could do it.
Not much else. Would like to do the same lights, music, CCTV thing, maybe with heating as well here next year. But it all depends on business. Don't want to turn it away, but equally I can't stop it coming in.
V.
TameRacingDriver said:
That does sound an excellent job
It can be fun but also Bloody hard work that one with a couple of very late night finishes (midnight)When your in a thought process you just don't want to knock off 'cause it takes ages to get back into the same through/programming process.
V.
Vex-sounds like a great install.
Mine's very simple... MacPro in office running iTunes for music and films (soon to be moved onto the MacMini under the TV) and Apple TV as the receiver for the TV. Apple Airport Express in bedroom for tunes in there. Al controlled via iPads or iPhones.
Very simple but very effective I think :-)
LB
Mine's very simple... MacPro in office running iTunes for music and films (soon to be moved onto the MacMini under the TV) and Apple TV as the receiver for the TV. Apple Airport Express in bedroom for tunes in there. Al controlled via iPads or iPhones.
Very simple but very effective I think :-)
LB
VEX said:
I sort of have an upper hand here, it is what I do for a living.
I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
What audio/video controllers did you use on the job Chris? Are the CCTV cams IP or analogue?I have a clients 5 bed house, quad garage and annex running on Three iPads.
Whole house Lighting & music, a complete cinema room, living room tv, 5 CCTV cameras. Centralised HD video sources switched and controlled to 6 screens. All viewable & controllable from any ipad in the house.
Oh and Apple Airport Extremes scattered everywhere for consistent WIFI coverage.
Nice little job really.
V.
Luca Brazzi said:
Vex-sounds like a great install.
Mine's very simple... MacPro in office running iTunes for music and films (soon to be moved onto the MacMini under the TV) and Apple TV as the receiver for the TV. Apple Airport Express in bedroom for tunes in there. Al controlled via iPads or iPhones.
Very simple but very effective I think :-)
LB
Same sort of thing as mine above Mine's very simple... MacPro in office running iTunes for music and films (soon to be moved onto the MacMini under the TV) and Apple TV as the receiver for the TV. Apple Airport Express in bedroom for tunes in there. Al controlled via iPads or iPhones.
Very simple but very effective I think :-)
LB
Very easy and effective
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