TFT TouchScreen Interface Improvement for HTPC user - Page 2

jw · 2007-12-04, 00:58

i am very interested in purchasing a touch screen for my setup.

Can someone recommend various types of small capable monitors, and some ultra mini pc's to go with this? Ideally, i am looking for a front end client soley for audio .

THANKS!!
jW

macd · 2007-12-04, 02:32

Here's a link to some good working TouchScreens.
I use the 7" 16:9 TS version in my car (CarPuter)
and a 5.6-ish 4:3 wo TS at home so i don't have to use the tv

For multi-monitor/resolution display: Click

grtz,
Macd

dmcdlrn · 2007-12-08, 01:20

I have a touchscreen as well in my case and it was the deciding factor to build an HTPC. I never could justify building a device that required the TV to be on to listen to music. Ebay has cheep cases 300 and under... touchscreen HTPC dominance is a near future reality. When looking for HTPC software I ended with mediaportal for a bunch of reasons, but I several times started looking again because of how impossible it is to navigate with a 7" touchscreen. I ended up squeaking through by modifying the basic home screen to have better placed and bigger icons. Using the tiny arrows in the music screen is enough to make my friends want to smash it though.

MediaPortal is awesome, but the sad reality is that I will scrap it in an instant for a touchscreen friendly front end with even half the functionality. I don't even use a TV tuner, so I don't care about the recording and playback engines for it.

macd · 2007-12-08, 03:13

Thats why i use another front end in my car
MP is not user friendly on a 7" touchscreen.
But i also think a user friendly 7" version wouldn't look good on a large screen ...

dmcdlrn · 2007-12-09, 04:36

I know what you mean. The car front ends tend to be more geared towards cars as well. I used to use media engine I think and centrafuse in my car computer before I found prebuilt in dash systems to be so much easier, reliable and user friendly. I spent more time fixing that stupid carputer then I did using it. I have had a double din touch screen with all the buzzers for 2 years now and will never go back.. It's so much easier.

Muschi · 2007-12-18, 12:45

new TouchScreen Display solution

http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/ne...er-t32380.html

Tazman · 2007-12-18, 21:29

Hi...

I would like to see the same feature as i Meedio. In configuration you could check "display control arrows". That enabled up/down arrow for navigation inside Meedio.

This must be very easy to implant i the gratest HTCP frontend ever made.... :-)

Tazman

Edit: Damn you guys... its already there... i was to fast!!!! GREAT STUFF!!

fredflintstone · 2007-12-19, 08:32

Sorry, I need it on the THIRD display ;-)

I've got three screens, one for my work, the second (tv) for wahtching mp and the third one is the touch screen :-D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muschi

alternative HD160XT Remote/Button/Fan Software from Daniel Rolf...
- (http://www.danielrolf.com/D-HD160XT-...r_Version.html)

This is a very horrible solution :-(

fredflintstone · 2007-12-20, 12:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muschi

??? Can anyone help with the remote control mzhc.exe mapping or to make a addition to the serialuirt rc plugin to support the HD160XT ???

1=?.............2=?...........3=?
4=?.............5=?...........6=?

Does this http://www.byremote.com.au/Hip/mce_r...rd%20shortcuts help you?

Muschi · 2007-12-21, 17:09

thank you fredflintstone...

I will try it.

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2007-12-04, 00:58	#11 (permalink)
jw Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	very interested i am very interested in purchasing a touch screen for my setup. Can someone recommend various types of small capable monitors, and some ultra mini pc's to go with this? Ideally, i am looking for a front end client soley for audio . THANKS!! jW __________________ -- my current HTPC -- Shuttle XPC SN95G5 HTPC 8 * 500 gig Maxtor Diamond max (3.9 TB's via samba) 2 * 500 gig Maxtor Diamond max (offline backup) 1 * 250 gig S-ATA Seagate Barracuda (local storage) Hauppauge 500 MCE Asus N6600/GeForce 6600 128MB

2007-12-18, 21:29	#17 (permalink)
Tazman Portal Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 163 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Hi... I would like to see the same feature as i Meedio. In configuration you could check "display control arrows". That enabled up/down arrow for navigation inside Meedio. This must be very easy to implant i the gratest HTCP frontend ever made.... :-) Tazman Edit: Damn you guys... its already there... i was to fast!!!! GREAT STUFF!! Last edited by Tazman; 2007-12-18 at 22:09.

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2007-12-04, 02:32	#12 (permalink)
macd Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Here's a link to some good working TouchScreens. I use the 7" 16:9 TS version in my car (CarPuter) and a 5.6-ish 4:3 wo TS at home so i don't have to use the tv For multi-monitor/resolution display: Click grtz, Macd

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macd Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thats why i use another front end in my car MP is not user friendly on a 7" touchscreen. But i also think a user friendly 7" version wouldn't look good on a large screen ...

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