Friend wants to have a large (36" wide) flatscreen on a wall for visitors to a museum to view slideshows, videos, text with audio etc.
What is available to drive the presentations, which would accept a usb flashdrive or a dvd?
I said, 'um, computer?' - but apparently that is not the desired solution.
Is there such a thing? Sold as a package, or does one buy a flatscreen and a drive for the screen separately?
Tks
There are many simple ways to accomplish this task. There are more ways to tackle this problem.
Simple have been described. These are all very efficient and effective ways of handling this project if they will meet the requirement
Alternatives can get you the ability to turn the display unit on and off on a schedule, time material out (pre-programmed delete if you will) that is no longer time/date relevant, do video over still picture background with scrolling text and accompanying audio on the screen simultaneously...look out to URL's and even in a few cases, show video from an IP camera.
Further, these units can be updated over TCP/IP connections and if the correct unit/software are purchased, you can add additional units or groups of units and update them in one "move".
This flexibility typically requires two pieces of gear; a display and a "signage unit". In a few cases, display manufacturers have built in a card slot that now holds hard drive units with the software and control capability embedded in the "plug in". These are very slick but have limited capabilities when compared to the stand alone sign unit.
These units can also be set up to look out to a URL and display that content instead of using the on board HD. We use this capability quite a bit with certain customers who have the capability to update websites in nearly real-time.
Is displaying in HD video a requirement?
If any of this describes your friends mission, hit me with a PM. I will be glad to give you any help I can.
