[MPlayer-dev-eng] Opportunity for list members (w/ attach)

[Jeff Gladnick]

1) Power will be supplied from li-ion batteries.

2) would it really consume that much more power if the CheckForPeople() 
subroutine ran once every 30 seconds?

3) The controlled environment is the inside of a gondola, as in a ski 
resort gondola.  So controlled, yes, power access, no.  Any ideas for 
howto detect that a person has entered the gondola in the cheapest 
fashion possible are welcome!

Jeff Gladnick
SnoRhino Snowboard Footrests
http://www.SnoRhino.com
Office: (856) 269-9324 (Temporary Line)
Cell: (302) 584-1445

Jan Knutar wrote:
>>My goal is close to dvd quality graphics on a 10.4 LCD screen.  Power 
>>consumption is a huge factor, since the device WILL be powered by 
>>batteries, recharged nitely.  Hard drive space is ~ 40 gigs, so space 
>>isn't too huge of an issue, considering there shouldnt be more then 2 
>>hours or so of video total.
> 
> 
> Out of interest, where does this power requirement come from? Reading
> your earlier posts about perhaps adding a big X to a chair or wall to make
> it easier for a webcam or such to detect the presence of a visitor, made me
> think that you were working in a somewhat controller environment...
> 
> On a sidenote, having an external photocell type unit wake up the device
> from suspend/standby would probably consume heaps of power less, if the device
> isn't used constantly. I'm assuming there'd be an easy and nonexpensive way
> to make a simple interface for just waking up the computer, though.
> 
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