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RE: My new BIG screen remote control

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Dynamite Ham

In Reply to: RE: My new BIG screen remote control posted by AbeCollins on January 30, 2025 at 10:57:02

Pretty nice setup. I can use my iPad mini to control my music server but prefer to use my LG 7 inch G Pad since it has a built-in IR blaster. That way I I can control my TV and audio components with one tablet.

I also have an 8 inch G Pad with an IR blaster and several larger iPads but the smaller sizes fit my hands better.

And yes I like soundtracks! : )

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RE: My new BIG screen remote control - AbeCollins 11:28:20 01/30/25 (2)
I can't control the TV from my iPad (w/o a bolt-on aftermarket IR blaster) but I can control the Eversolo DMP-A8 Streamer / DAC / Preamp volume control in the analog domain from Roon Remote on the iPad. That seems counter intuitive as you would normally think adjusting a volume slider on a tablet would adjust volume in the digital domain. The preamp section in the Eversolo DMP-A8 uses a relay switched attenuator and if I adjust the Volume from a slider in Roon on the iPad screen I can hear the clickety-clack of volume control relays in the Eversolo preamp.

I have an ancient iPad Mini that still works but it is slow by today's standards and battery life is now worthless. We'll use the 13" iPad Air for other Apps including downloaded movies to watch when we're traveling.

Nice LG G Pad for your setup. What music App is that?
- RE: My new BIG screen remote control - Dynamite Ham 15:36:54 01/30/25 (1)
  The LG is an Android tablet (obviously). I'm using Orange Squeeze as the control app. It's easy to navigate and create and edit playlists on the fly. We're an Apple household but I've always liked LG phones and tablets. I bought this LG G4 phone as a server controller because it's got a really nice camera as well as an IR blaster. The back case is finished in real leather and is a looker. Android and IOS, tubes and solid state, digital and vinyl, it's nice to have choices.
  
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  - RE: My new BIG screen remote control - AbeCollins 21:28:43 01/30/25 (0)
    Very nice. I once had an Android based Amazon Fire Tablet that was somewhat crippled. It was given to me but I "re-gifted" it. I understand that the Amazon tablet was a unique case but others like LG and Samsung are more 'open' for available Apps.
    My sister is all Android based for her phone and tablets but wife and I started out on Apple in the iPhone 4 era - after owning Palm Pilot and Blackberry. We also switched from being a PC family to Mac about the same time.... maybe about 2010-ish if memory serves me.
    I still run Windows now and then but do it on the Mac. There are a number of small utilities for gadgets and tinkering that only run on Windows including several FRS/GMRS/MURS/Ham Radio programmers.
    
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