Re: tablet as "remote control"

From: Bob [MVP] (bob_at_nospam.org)
Date: 08/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:55:02 -0400

I *think* the problem with trying to use RDP as a
remote control, is that the RDP client will "hijack"
both the display and the audio from the RDP server. 

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-Bob
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"stan" <stan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5EE7848C-E40E-4817-ACC3-A66642EA84FD@microsoft.com...
> yes, the media center will connect direct to tv and stereo. so the tablet 
> will serve just as a $3000 remote :)  is VNC better or easier to use than 
> Remote Desktop? i guess what i'm asking is, why use it over what is already 
> available in XP?
> thanks!
> Stan
> 
> "Dana Cline - MVP" wrote:
> 
>> As someone mentioned in a similar thread, use VNC. It's free, runs well, and
>> could easily be used to let you control your Media Center PC remotely.
>> Probably no good for actually watching TV on, but for control it should work
>> fine. I asume your Media Center box will feed directly into your TV?
>> 
>> You can get VNC from www.realvnc.com or a similar (less overhead,
>> presumably) Tight VNC from www.tightvnc.com.
>> 
>> Dana Cline - MVP
>> 
>> "stan" <stan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3886A51D-D199-48B0-BF92-176C75127030@microsoft.com...
>> > From everything i have read so far, i assume this is possible......
>> > i am building a "media center pc" or media server. it will run XP Pro, be
>> > connected to my wireless broadband router. i want to have complete control
>> of
>> > it, wirelessly, from my tablet-running XP Pro. the "server" should not
>> have
>> > any other input device or display (after setup).
>> >
>> 
>> 
>>

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