I have an old O2 xda pocketpc phone, that has a buggered battery, somthing wrong with the phone unit, but otherwise functions without any problem. Just wondering if anyone has any idea how I could convert this to an external MP display, and mount it on the front of my htpc?
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First you would need some kind of network connection to your htpc, which - as far as I know - is only possible via USB with the xda.
Then a solution could be vnc server on your htpc and a vnc client on your xda which is capable of scaling. There is a free vnc-client for pocket pcs working with .Net but i just can't remember the name. Have a look at www.xda-developers.com. This is where I found an overview over all possibilities to remote controle a PC with a pocket pc - there you'll also find this vnc client.
With this solution you have kind of a clone-mode from all you see on your htpc on your xda.
cheers, Michael
Then a solution could be vnc server on your htpc and a vnc client on your xda which is capable of scaling. There is a free vnc-client for pocket pcs working with .Net but i just can't remember the name. Have a look at www.xda-developers.com. This is where I found an overview over all possibilities to remote controle a PC with a pocket pc - there you'll also find this vnc client.
With this solution you have kind of a clone-mode from all you see on your htpc on your xda.
cheers, Michael
Germany
instead of vnc you could also give remote2pc a try ( http://www.pocketgear.com/software_detail.asp?id=16879 ). It is no freeware, but it is much faster than VNC (or even terminal services). I use it as remote control on my PocketPC (WLAN).
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I know this thread is a bit old but maybe someone can use the info.
Check out innobec sidewindow, it lets you extend your desktop to your pda, its a pretty cool app. http://www.innobec.com/en/products.php
Check out innobec sidewindow, it lets you extend your desktop to your pda, its a pretty cool app. http://www.innobec.com/en/products.php
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Where I can find MP Webserver? I look in Download Section and in pluggins and I cannot find nothing with that name. Thanks in advance.
I know this is a very old topic, but i had the same brainstorm:
i use my (correction.... OUR ) HTPC mainly for watching movies and listening to music (i know, most of u do 2). But... when listening to music i dont want to switch-on my big TV screen to select the music i want to hear. Innobec Side Window is an "old" programm to extend ur desktop to the screen of a pocketpc with the ability to even control mediaplayer etc. by using the touchscreen of ur pda.
I own an ancient MIO/Mitac 168 which is eating dust at the moment. It would be nice to use my MIO to control (part of) mediaportal. I could think of a kinda mini-MP player or so, in which i can browse through my musicfiles. Yes, i know i can drag Windows Mediaplayer to the screen of the pda and select (outside of MP) the musicfiles. But i use MediaPortal also to listen to webradio (as a plugin). I want to access this plugin with my pda, so the PDA is used as a remotecontrol for switching/browsing throught all the webradiostations.
Is there a way to use sidewindow to control MP?
i use my (correction.... OUR ) HTPC mainly for watching movies and listening to music (i know, most of u do 2). But... when listening to music i dont want to switch-on my big TV screen to select the music i want to hear. Innobec Side Window is an "old" programm to extend ur desktop to the screen of a pocketpc with the ability to even control mediaplayer etc. by using the touchscreen of ur pda.
I own an ancient MIO/Mitac 168 which is eating dust at the moment. It would be nice to use my MIO to control (part of) mediaportal. I could think of a kinda mini-MP player or so, in which i can browse through my musicfiles. Yes, i know i can drag Windows Mediaplayer to the screen of the pda and select (outside of MP) the musicfiles. But i use MediaPortal also to listen to webradio (as a plugin). I want to access this plugin with my pda, so the PDA is used as a remotecontrol for switching/browsing throught all the webradiostations.
Is there a way to use sidewindow to control MP?