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There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably a
portable one. Is there?

The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces to be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price, but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.

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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably a
portable one. Is there?

The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces to be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price, but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:

1) iTunes-like software to manage your music

2) a user interface to control the software

Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.

bob

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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably a
portable one. Is there?

The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:

1) iTunes-like software to manage your music

2) a user interface to control the software

Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with line only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It wouldn't even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.

Norm


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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably a
portable one. Is there?


The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:


1) iTunes-like software to manage your music


2) a user interface to control the software


Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with line only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It wouldn't even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.


Oh, you want *cheap*. Could be tough. Laptops old enough to qualify as
cheap may lack USB ports, a DVD-ROM drive, or both. (But why does it
need to play DVDs? Don't you have a separate DVD player for that?)

I definitely see the need. I store my music on a computer upstairs,
which can feed my stereo wirelessly. I can control that (also
wirelessly) from my laptop. I sit in the living room with the laptop,
telling the desktop computer to send music to the stereo in my living
room. It works great--but I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't already
have the laptop.

bob



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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably a
portable one. Is there?

The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:

1) iTunes-like software to manage your music

2) a user interface to control the software

Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with line only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It wouldn't even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.


Laptops with a broken LCD display are cheap enough.

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Laptops with a broken LCD display are cheap enough.


Yes, but pretty hard to operate :-)

MrT.


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Laptops with a broken LCD display are cheap enough.


Yes, but pretty hard to operate :-)


If you have a recent flat panel TV, you simply run a VGA cable from laptop
to TV.


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Laptops with a broken LCD display are cheap enough.


Yes, but pretty hard to operate :-)


If you have a recent flat panel TV, you simply run a VGA cable from laptop
to TV.


And the poster is looking for a system that has it all, since as he
said, if he used a DVD player he'd need some sort of monitor to use it.

My DVD player does fine with MP3s on CDROM. I might have started using
that to play MP3s, but I don't want to turn on the monitor simply to play
MP3s. Hence I bought an MP3 player last year, and I'm actually thinking
about getting a portable CD player that plays MP3 disks. If that DVD player
had a built in display (like VCRs used to have years ago), the self-contained
nature would make it far more useable for things beyond playing DVDs.

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If you have a recent flat panel TV, you simply run a VGA cable from laptop
to TV.


So why not use a desktop instead? More readily available at lower cost and
more repairable/upgradeable.
ie. you can fit a new $45 DVD burner into an old desktop (or a new DVDROM
drive for even less), you can't do that with most laptops.

But really who wants to tie up their new flat panel TV display for a music
juke box anyway?

MrT.




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On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:48:20 +1100, Mr.T MrT@home wrote:



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If you have a recent flat panel TV, you simply run a VGA cable from laptop
to TV.


So why not use a desktop instead? More readily available at lower cost and
more repairable/upgradeable.
ie. you can fit a new $45 DVD burner into an old desktop (or a new DVDROM
drive for even less), you can't do that with most laptops.


But really who wants to tie up their new flat panel TV display for a music
juke box anyway?


Hint: you select what you want to play, then you can use the tv for other
purposes. Or are you one of those people who like to play movies and
a jukebox at the same time?



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Hint: you select what you want to play, then you can use the tv for other
purposes. Or are you one of those people who like to play movies and
a jukebox at the same time?


No, but neither would I buy a laptop with a broken display for the purpose
intended.

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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably
a
portable one. Is there?


The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio
system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces
to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:


1) iTunes-like software to manage your music


2) a user interface to control the software


Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with line
only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It wouldn't
even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.


Oh, you want *cheap*. Could be tough. Laptops old enough to qualify as
cheap may lack USB ports, a DVD-ROM drive, or both. (But why does it
need to play DVDs? Don't you have a separate DVD player for that?)


My video stuff is in a different part of the house from my music system.
It's true that DVD players are pretty cheap these days, but I'd just as soon
not have to add yet another piece of equipment that wouldn't be necessary if
the laptop was decent. This is what I have in the way of music carriers:
CDR, CDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and the hard drive. All of these with either aac,
mp3 or wma files. The hard drive only cost me $90. Yes, it's true, I've
done a lot of experimenting. :-)

I have a desktop computer, but it's too noisy to use in the music room,
largely because of the 3 fans. The display is also too big. The laptop
idea is excellent--except for the cost.

Does anybody have a laptop for sale, cheap. It doesn't need battery
operation. If it had an 80GB hard drive, I wouldn't even need the USB
connection. (I have 73GB of music.)

Norm

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On Feb 2, 12:59 pm, wrote:
"bob" wrote in message


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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer input--preferably
a
portable one. Is there?


The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio
system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the pieces
to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:


1) iTunes-like software to manage your music


2) a user interface to control the software


Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists. It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with line
only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It wouldn't
even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.


Oh, you want *cheap*. Could be tough. Laptops old enough to qualify as
cheap may lack USB ports, a DVD-ROM drive, or both. (But why does it
need to play DVDs? Don't you have a separate DVD player for that?)


My video stuff is in a different part of the house from my music system.
It's true that DVD players are pretty cheap these days, but I'd just as soon
not have to add yet another piece of equipment that wouldn't be necessary if
the laptop was decent. This is what I have in the way of music carriers:
CDR, CDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and the hard drive. All of these with either aac,
mp3 or wma files. The hard drive only cost me $90. Yes, it's true, I've
done a lot of experimenting. :-)

I have a desktop computer, but it's too noisy to use in the music room,
largely because of the 3 fans. The display is also too big. The laptop
idea is excellent--except for the cost.

Does anybody have a laptop for sale, cheap. It doesn't need battery
operation. If it had an 80GB hard drive, I wouldn't even need the USB
connection. (I have 73GB of music.)


Norm, why don't you get an 80GB iPod? Holds all your music, visual
interface, takes up almost no room. Maybe $350 is more than you wanted
to spend, but it's the right tool for the job.

bob

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On Feb 2, 12:59 pm, wrote:
"bob" wrote in message


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On Feb 1, 12:34 pm, wrote:
There should be a DVD player that has a USB computer
input--preferably
a
portable one. Is there?


The purpose would be to allow one to play CD/DVD/HD over an audio
system.
e.g. I have an external hard drive loaded with 1000 hours of music
in
compressed form. I plug it into a USB input on my computer and I
can
listen
to almost anything. Navigation is through the computer display. A
portable
player has the advantage of a built-in display, which makes it
unnecessary
to connect your audio system to a TV set in order to select the
pieces
to
be
played. I've seen lots of portable DVD players at a reasonable
price,
but
I've never seen one that could be connected to an external hard
drive.


In addition to a USB port, there are two other things you'd need
that
are missing from the typical portable DVD player:


1) iTunes-like software to manage your music


2) a user interface to control the software


Throw those in, and the product you're describing already exists.
It's
called a laptop computer.


That thought occurred to me. Unfortunately, there are no cheap laptop
computers. What I really need is an old used laptop computer with
line
only
operation. It wouldn't even have to have a color display. It
wouldn't
even
need a hard drive. But it should be able to play DVDs.


Oh, you want *cheap*. Could be tough. Laptops old enough to qualify as
cheap may lack USB ports, a DVD-ROM drive, or both. (But why does it
need to play DVDs? Don't you have a separate DVD player for that?)


My video stuff is in a different part of the house from my music system.
It's true that DVD players are pretty cheap these days, but I'd just as
soon
not have to add yet another piece of equipment that wouldn't be necessary
if
the laptop was decent. This is what I have in the way of music carriers:
CDR, CDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW and the hard drive. All of these with either
aac,
mp3 or wma files. The hard drive only cost me $90. Yes, it's true,
I've
done a lot of experimenting. :-)

I have a desktop computer, but it's too noisy to use in the music room,
largely because of the 3 fans. The display is also too big. The laptop
idea is excellent--except for the cost.

Does anybody have a laptop for sale, cheap. It doesn't need battery
operation. If it had an 80GB hard drive, I wouldn't even need the USB
connection. (I have 73GB of music.)


Norm, why don't you get an 80GB iPod? Holds all your music, visual
interface, takes up almost no room. Maybe $350 is more than you wanted
to spend, but it's the right tool for the job.


I didn't know they even made them with that much storage! It's not a bad
idea at all. Are there any competitive units with just as much storage.
They would have to work with mp3, wma and aac. I have no intention of
recoding all my stuff. Too much work.

Yes, $350 is more than I want to spend, but if it does the job, I just may
cough it up.

Thanks for the info, Bob. It's the only decent answer I've received so far.

Norm




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Norm, why don't you get an 80GB iPod? Holds all your music, visual
interface, takes up almost no room. Maybe $350 is more than you wanted
to spend, but it's the right tool for the job.


I didn't know they even made them with that much storage! It's not a bad
idea at all. Are there any competitive units with just as much storage.
They would have to work with mp3, wma and aac. I have no intention of
recoding all my stuff. Too much work.


Well, you might have to recode some of it. iPods will take MP3 and
AAC, but not WMA. Other brands might not handle AAC. I'm a Mac, so I
don't really know the market outside the Apple brand.

bob

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