Ertech Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Hi everyone, Could anyone please recommend a decent digital signage kit? Thanks in advance
SamanthaD Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Need a lot more info first - quantity, location, networked or stand-alone, budget, how you envisage content will be managed?
Ertech Posted September 12, 2017 Author Posted September 12, 2017 I will be starting of with one or two but eventually the number will increase- it will based at the staff room in order to display info (CPD Timetable, daily cover, etc.). I want it to be networked with a simple interface (web based) for office staff to manage the content - daily updates will be made by the office staff.
FN-GM Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 We use the following Samsung Digital Display Intel Compuestick Xibo software - Free and web based. Works well.
mrbios Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Intel compustick/NUC PC + FREE Digital Signage for everyone
Joanne Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 You could have little computers which open a webpage on startup and use google slides. Anyone can edit them then and update their own sections. @marsdenprimary uses this method and he likes it a lot.
CHM-ITServices Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 Intel compute stick Any cheap tv xibo Works like a dream.
mavhc Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 There's also https://www.screenly.io/ose/ and a load more at RPi Projects/Digital Signage - eLinux.org
NB9457 Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 We use the free version of Risevision, Google Slides and some old netbooks running Linux, seeing as we had the kit, it was zero cost, cloud based and it's been working a treat!
Chris_Cook Posted September 12, 2017 Posted September 12, 2017 We have Xibo in one school, running on some old Asus Eeebox PCs. The other school, I've just done Google slides and chromium in kiosk mode running on a raspberry Pi 3. Doesn't do video as well as I'd like, but for static stuff its fine. I found I needed to have a javascript to reload the slide deck every now and then, as it doesn't update itself.
MarkSixsmith Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 We have estream https://planetestream.co.uk with chrome bits clients behind our screens. we add screens without paying more for each screen and its easy and pretty good value.
Al_NetSupport Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Depends on your needs, but have you looked at Trilby TV ? (no i'm not on commission), but we installeld at a primary where i am a governor and it has been really well received. https://www.trilbytv.co.uk/ Al.
Joanne Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Trilby wanted a thousand quid off me.... it looked amazing, but the pricing needs work!
Al_NetSupport Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Hi @Joanne, i hope you are well ? How's the atari been ? Pricing is always the challenge given the nothing budgets at the moment. Vendors have to be creative and find ways to sell at a low cost and still be able to fund development. I'd hope Trilby like every other vendor in our space would be up for some price flexibility, its a really good solution ( if you can afford it). Perhaps i'll do a NetSupport offer where you can win a free copy or two for your school ? Al.
Joanne Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Good thanks! Yeah I managed to get them down a bit... but then the little signage machine I used wasn't very good at streaming videos from the net.... so it was all too much. My current solution is to play a Windows Media Playlist of different school videos and online safety cartoons! 1
Al_NetSupport Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) Good thanks! Yeah I managed to get them down a bit... but then the little signage machine I used wasn't very good at streaming videos from the net.... so it was all too much. My current solution is to play a Windows Media Playlist of different school videos and online safety cartoons! At our school where we have it, we just use little Amazon FireSticks in the back of the TVs ( or the desktop player on devices) and stream from that. Trilby also provided some free little android players for the trial and let us keep them. Seems to works a treat and cheap kit. It's a great solution that is much more teacher driven to promote class work, so perhaps another plus is less overhead for the IT team to maintain it. I won't deny i am a fan. We have Xibo in our offices for "NetSupport TV" we show on screens the building, had it for years and it runs / works fine, but only because we haven't touched it for years either. Edited September 13, 2017 by Al_NetSupport
Joanne Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Oooh makes it sound more attractive now. Might have to check it out for next year. 1
pslater Posted September 13, 2017 Posted September 13, 2017 Here's how we do Xibo: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/av-multimedia-related/175672-xibo-how-we-do-signage.html 1
PotNoodleTech Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 I see lots of recommendations for Xibo - will download and try it out!
Homer Posted November 30, 2017 Posted November 30, 2017 +1 for Intel sticks and Xibo here, moved away from Signagelive as I found it to be clunky, expensive, annoying. Xibo has been fine and is far more flexible!
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