[lug] Ethernet sound card (what he wants(i think))

[luke p]

Ok, here's what I think Peter wants:
He wants his ethernet card in his computer to act like a sound card, so that 
every sound, wether he's using xmms, watching movies, playing a game, etc.. 
that all those sounds go out via the ethernet card, over ethernet wire into 
a stereo.
Though he doesn't want it do go into the stereo with a built in NIC, that 
would require a computer within the stereo, he just wants it to go in and 
have the 4 pairs of ethernet wire connect to whatever neccesary stereo 
component would produce sound from the ethernet cable. Nothing more, no IP, 
no computer at the other end.
Well, hope I made some logic of this..
Luke


>From: "Peter Hutnick" <peter-lists at hutnick.com>
>Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
>To: <lug at lug.boulder.co.us>
>Subject: Re: [lug] Ethernet sound card
>Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:33:33 -0600 (MDT)
>
> > So, I don't get it...  What *are* you looking for?  It sounds like you
> > want some "adapter" that will take audio from your PC and play it on
> > your stereo.
>
>Yup.
>
>The key things are:
>
>1. It only takes one type of input (44.whatever PCM or whatever CDs use)
>2. It IS NOT a "client" it is a peripheral device.
>
> > It sounds like you want really long RCA, or fiber cables...
>
>Well, I specifically addressed the "long RCA" cable plan in my initial 
>post.
>
>Sound cards interfaced to the PC via ISA, then PCI.  Now there are USB
>"cards."  Probably fire-wire too.  Why not Ethernet?
>
>As to /why/ Ethernet, it's cheap, has ample bandwidth, and can do long 
>runs.
>
>Notice that I'm talking about raw Ethernet frames, not IP over Ethernet.
>Notice that I'm not talking about CPUs or codecs.
>
>Maybe it is a stupid idea, but it would have all the advantages of the
>Extigy (USB sound "card", which Creative is actually selling) with the
>added capability of being at the other end of the house, or the other side
>of an 802.11b cloud.  It would be "future proof" in terms of codecs, you
>wouldn't have to worry about Turtle Beach going under and/or never
>releasing FLAC firmware or something.
>
>The biggest problem seems to be that I can't communicate what I am
>thinking.  :-(
>
>-Peter
>
>
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