This is one of those things that Google would probably give me the answer if I could think of the right question.
I want to create an information screen, similar to the kind of things you see in railway stations etc, maybe showing a live TV feed in one area, some headlines coming from an RSS feed, a slideshow of images in another area, etc.
Ideally I'd like something that runs from live-CD, with configuration on a USB stick, so that restarting the PC just restarts the system without risking any corruption.
Any suggestions, whether to what I should use or at least what I should search for?
2009/7/1 Mark Rogers mark@quarella.co.uk:
This is one of those things that Google would probably give me the answer if I could think of the right question.
I want to create an information screen, similar to the kind of things you see in railway stations etc, maybe showing a live TV feed in one area, some headlines coming from an RSS feed, a slideshow of images in another area, etc.
(Disclaimer: They are a sister company to where I work at DisplayLink)
The hardware driving each screen is tiny - the brains are concentrated in a server you can locate securely, and CamVine offer a service where your server talks to their server over the Internet so you can remotely administer your displays. I'm not sure on the state of live TV, but RSS feeds and slide shows look great.
Hope that helps, Tim.
Tim Green wrote:
(Disclaimer: They are a sister company to where I work at DisplayLink)
Just to follow this up: I have now spoken to CamVine and I like their product as far as it goes, although it does have some significant limitations where video is concerned. Live TV doesn't even seem to be on the roadmap!
But what it does it seems to do well, and I think that counts for a lot.
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