Windows Mobile 6 as a Sideshow device

Freefall · **23rd July 2007, 02:22 PM**

Does anyone have a mobile/pda with WM6 set up as a Sideshow device for their Vista MCE? My Vista MCE is connected to a projector so if I want to listen to music in my lounge room its a bit of a hassle to turn on my projector and leave it on for a while. I'm considering buying a WM6 phone so I can use it as a Sideshow device and use it to browse my music library and select what to play, all without turning the projector on.

I don't know if Vista comes with the Sideshow gadgets that let you control Media Player or Media Center, or if they come shipped with the Sideshow device. Another option is that I wait for the Ricavision Sideshow remote, which comes with its own gadgets. I'm keen to hear if anyone has had any success with a WM6 pda/phone though.

Keen Bean · **23rd July 2007, 03:26 PM**

Aha! Glad to see I'm not the only one with this issue.

I have also considered the Ricavision remote, but in the absence of any worthwhile reviews at the time I ordered some Sonos gear.

Might be a workable alternative for you (I can tell you, WAF is v-e-r-y high with this kit!).

Cheers
Bean

Astrotoy7 · **23rd July 2007, 08:54 PM**

Last I checked the sideshow enable WM6 PDAs hadnt hit the market yet...(eg, The I-mate Ultimate series)...neither had the ricavison remotes...

why dont give webguide a go

once youve set it up you can access Music, TV, guide, videos from your PDAs browser ANYWHERE, not just your house. At home of course, you need a wifi setup to make it work.

It even has a vista remote in it.... but I must admit....I found that pretty slow.

I love webguide

Its gadget is awesome....Im watching the soccer I taped earlier today, launched straight from the gadget

btw - there are some reports around that there will be an app that will allow you to enable MS gadgets within PDA.... I wonder if this will transfer over to sideshow gadgets as well...

astro

Freefall · **24th July 2007, 10:16 AM**

www.CalculatorKing.com.au in Melbourne and Organiser World (www.ow.com.au) have some WM6 devices in stock (a HTC Touch and a Dopod C730W). Also, the O2 Atom Life is now available and O2 have a free WM6 download for that mobile on their website. I don't know if any of these support sideshow though.

I tried webguide and it lets you play albums and songs but doesn't work with playlists (at least the version I tried two months ago didn't). Also, after installing webguide I started noticing wierd things happening to my Vista MCE. It would wake up at odd times throughout the day and would never automatically go back into S3 suspend mode.

cr4zyb0y · **24th July 2007, 07:30 PM**

nope...wm6 devices can't be used as sideshow devices as yet. what you're probably looking for is the niveus remote http://www.niveusmedia.com/products/remote.html which will work with wm5.

IceFragmatic · **25th July 2007, 04:26 AM**

I will also put in a vote for Webguide. It has a remote control feature. I do not use it very much, but it sounds like it may be ideal for you.

Ice

buccaneerbob · **27th July 2007, 03:24 PM**

Another option is Rudeo Control for MCE http://www.rudeo.com/mce.htm I haven't tried it with VMC yet, but worked great on my MCE box.