Nice idea. But it does say in its FAQ that it cannot read a barcode
through a transparaent plastic CD case, due to short focus optics,
which would make it unsuitable for the idea in this thread, I believe.
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SteveC
crooner;217204 Wrote:
Excellent idea. Perhaps the greatest excuse to plunge the $400 for it!
BTW, Fry's was completely out of the N800s last time I was there.
I was in Singapore last week and had one in my hand, ready to pay until
the Nokia store informed me they don't accept Amex. It was
JohnSwenson;217203 Wrote:
The N800 has a builtin camera, someone could probably write some
software to use it to scan barcodes.
John S.
Excellent idea. Perhaps the greatest excuse to plunge the $400 for it!
BTW, Fry's was completely out of the N800s last time I was there.
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crooner
Barcodes started to appear in the late 70s. Columbia was one of the
early adopters.
Since I keep my records in poly sleeves, one could print out a barcode
stick it there...
Timothy Stockman;217299 Wrote:
Problem is very few of my LPs have barcode. Even some of my early CDs
don't have bar
crooner;216952 Wrote:
Grab the original LP cover and scan the barcode and the music would
start playing!
Problem is very few of my LPs have barcode. Even some of my early CDs
don't have bar code. People today take bar code for granted, because
the modern retail world basically runs on bar
Being even more adventurous, I envisage a device that combines a LCD
screen (a la Nokia Internet Tablet) with a built in scanning device.
The N800 has a builtin camera, someone could probably write some
software to use it to scan barcodes.
John S.
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JohnSwenson
You can simply look at your CD cases, decide what to play and find it
alphabetically very fast on the player.
I too have lost the touch with the collection and I'm using the Random
Mix - Songs to find what to listen by hearing it. It is like looking at
the pile of CDs and having a perfect memory
I like the idea. There are a number of software companies out there
that already have 'bar code' functionality built into their CD Database
apps so it would be a natural extension of this technology.
But the main reason I like the idea of a bar code scanner - I'm
partially blind and find it
I seem to recall that someone made a plugin for this exact thing a while
back. I'll see if I can find it...
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crooner;216956 Wrote:
One thing I have noticed with my current setup is that it takes some
memorizing of my collection to decide what to play.
Unless I have the laptop on to browse artwork, I no longer have a
visual aid to decide what to listen. With a large collection, it starts
to get
To get around this I right clicked and selected open link in new tab
(in Firefox) whilst hovering the mouse over the slimserver Albums link.
A browser window opens and lists a series of album covers and album
names. I printed this to PDF and then printed the PDFs on a color
printer. I now have
jdbaker;217054 Wrote:
This is exactly what I would like to do, when I open the browser window
all I see are the album names, how do I access the album art. I use
iTunes w/lossless files and have art for most of my albums but it does
not show up in Slimserver.
You will need to configure
Having used the listening stations in Border's and other music stores,
it just occurred to me: wouldn't it be great to have bar code scanner
system for instant access to your music collection?
Once you have ripped your entire collection to your music server, you
would assign each album or
crooner;216952 Wrote:
Having used the listening stations in Border's and other music stores,
it just occurred to me: wouldn't it be great to have bar code scanner
system for instant access to your music collection?
I think for most people, grabbing the CD packaging, or any printed
material
Yeah, but the accessory would complement the remote and/or
laptop/tablet. I agree it can be pointless from the convenience point
of view.
The approach would particularly be useful for those with vast
collections and that still have the CDs organized in shelves.
I have actually stored away most
Also, given that CDs are rapidly becoming obsolete, I think it won't be
long before we start seeing them as strictly collector's items, just
like those classic 1950s Jazz LPs.
In this case, you can recreate the whole CD (or LP) experience by
simply taking the unit from the shelf and scanning it.
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