Web page for IR blasters, or allow .wav files in forum posts about twitarr HOT 4 CLOSED

IMO, best is going to be a static page/files (and best if we have them in advance). They can easily be served up.

Although last year was the first without any real network limitation issues, and ostensibly we'll have have the very same network, I'm not personally comfortable with significantly altering the limitations on what can be posted as/attached to twarrts/forum posts/seamails. I'm certainly open to being convinced (or outvoted) otherwise, but think that, say, a Forum for the topic with an introductory link to the static content is maybe the best approach.

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Static page and files would definitely be the easiest, and I like the idea of having it linked from a forum thread. That will give users a convenient place to discuss and ask questions about it. I also wonder if it would be worth hooking up to a section in the mobile app - like, have buttons in the app that will download the hosted files, cache them locally for future use, and play them?

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I've reached out to THO in the hopes of getting make/model information for all of the room TVs on the ship, but I won't be able to test all of the .wav files from land. Even if I get a list, there's no guarantee that it will be complete or that I won't make a mistake. From looking at Oosterdam room videos people have posted online, I've seen Samsung and LG, but most of the time TV brands weren't readable. If I can at least get a definitive list of brands they use I can create a ton of .wav files at home, but if it's more than a couple of brands with dozens of IR codes it may not be practical.

I can troubleshoot and create new .wav files from the boat on my laptop, but some kind of update mechanism would need to be in place. A forum post/update seems easier than tracking down the right person on the boat and giving them a flash drive to update the static page. The .wav files will all be under 200k, and should be cached by the browser after 1st use (not sure about the cruise monkey app). In theory a browser control inside of the cruise monkey app would allow for the smallest amount of code necessary to replicate the static page.

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Per a recent e-mail, it will not be possible to change the inputs on the TVs this year (or possibly even access the inputs). So, this page won't be implemented.

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