[geeks] home mp3 system suggestions

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, May 30, 2002 at 03:33:48PM -0400, Joshua D Boyd wrote:

> Yeah, if I'm going to use ethernet, a microcontroller of some sort
> would be needed.  I was hoping for a completely dumb appliance for
> simplicity sake.  Also, I'm pretty set against not using an MP3 chip
> since I don't have much in the way of MP3 files.  If I was using MP3,
> it would be easy enough to stream over serial.  Instead, I want to
> send an uncompressed audio stream out.

BTW, http://www.pjrc.com/store/mp3_pcb_assem.html
Just add a SIMM, a power supply, and an IDE disk drive.  It is $150.
And it supports high bitrate MP3s.  Not a bad starting point for a car
MP3 player.

It has buttons on it, but with a firmware update, you could add serial
port control and an LCD display.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd