You could also cook up a tiny Mini-ITX machine for the display itself and
connect it over WiFi. Another good machine would be any type of nettop
machine - I know they make cases with VESA mounting points on them but even
some duct tape could do the job if you secure it right. Saves you from
having to route a VGA cable to a larger machine somewhere else at least.
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Jack Kramer
Computer Systems Specialist
University Relations, Michigan State University
w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955
> From: Peter J Murray <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Peter J Murray <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:53 -0400
> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] experiences mounting a monitor in a hallway?
>
> As a slight aside, we were looking at doing this, but now I'd use
> something like this instead of a PC to do the slide show.
> http://www.brightsign.biz/
>
> On 3/15/2010 12:38 PM, Gary Schrock wrote:
>> Just kinda wondering whether anyone has had to deal with trying to
>> mount a monitor outside in a public hallway. (Our advising office has
>> to keep putting different posters out in the hallway, and thought that
>> something like this might be a good way of making the content a bit
>> more dynamic and easy to change).
>>
>> Any thoughts on how people have done this? Unfortunately, it looks
>> like the spot where it would be best to put this the other side of the
>> wall is a stairway, so just punching through the wall to mount a
>> computer to drive it wouldn't be practical.
>>
>> Basically I'm just kinda looking for any helpful ideas, we've never
>> tried doing anything like this before.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gary
>>
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