2009/4/29 Anton Piatek <anton@???>:
> 2009/4/29 Luke Stutters <lukestuts@???>
>>
>> Hello HantsLUG, I have a wicked plan to put up a smart looking wireless
>> photo frame in a science lab and educate the masses from a safe distance.
>>
>> Here are some of those frames:
>>
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151861
>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-MATE-Momento-Digital-Photo-Frame/dp/B000RZMARE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1241033795&sr=1-5
>>
>>
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Digital-Photo-Picture-Frame/dp/B001B9RIRM/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1241033795&sr=1-15
>>
>> However, a review on Amazon mentions problems with the Linux:
>>
>> > I bought this unit some months ago on the grounds of its quality
>> > pictures and wifi capability. Completely ignored the fact that
>> > Linux was not supported as hardly anyone does, but you can get
>> > most things to work with it.
>> > Firstly the quality is just as good as expected, miles better than
>> > the cheaper frames available. Then Linux - massive problem as this
>> > unit uses the Media Player 11 capabilities and I was completely
>> > stumped for several months - not too much of a problem as it reads
>> > SD cards and USB keys as well as the on-line thing. A couple of
>> > days ago I came across TwonkyMedia (their name, not mine!) and
>> > problem solved. Works absolutely brilliantly.
>> > Only 4 stars as Twonky requires licence.
>>
>> It seems likely that all these wireless photo frames are powered by
>> WMP11 strangeness. Does anyone have any experience with this exciting
>> new technology?
>>
>
> I would be wary of anything that requires WMP11. I did see some wireless
> frames a while ago that worked in linux, but only because they got the
> photos via a rss feed from a website (which I believe you had to pay a
> subscription to, which is just as bad).
>
> Why can't people make one that just has a simple webpage to configure it to
> use a samba share?
Hmm, wonder if we could just port Linux to run on the photo frame and
then use any method we like to configure it and share photos (and
other media)...
Rich
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