sqdge Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Does anyone here use a digital signage system within their schools (as in LCD screen giving information to pupils/visitors)? We are thinking of implementing one into our school so i would be interested to hear people's experiences/advice. Thanks
western Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Samsung do a very good network controlled system using there unique magic x software. you can also use the standard pc video cables etc if you want but the selling feature of this is that you can place it anywhere where there is a network outlet and control it from anywhere on the network. Also 1 pc (does not need to be just for the signage) can be used to control upto 5 monitors at the same time with the same or different content. Take a look its good!!
plexer Posted April 16, 2007 Posted April 16, 2007 Digital signage etc... has many post relating to it. Please do a search and if you cannot find anything let us know as people that have posted should be able to find their own posts easier to point in the direction of relevant threads. Thanks, Ben
sqdge Posted April 16, 2007 Author Posted April 16, 2007 Thanks, I should work on my New Year's Resolution of not being do lazy!
goodhead Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 we are looking 4 a solution. I cant find any info on the net about it. Any one got a link?
sqdge Posted May 17, 2007 Author Posted May 17, 2007 we are looking 4 a solution. I cant find any info on the net about it. Any one got a link? OneLan is one approach - but I don't know how good it is.
western Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/monitors/businessdisplaysolutions/digitalsignage/ls40bhtnsedc.asp?page=Specifications Samsung Magicnet X signage
here_hare_here Posted May 17, 2007 Posted May 17, 2007 Magicnet does not do what is says on the tin. Weve got 2 samsungs with magicnet, tried sending a powerpoint to both, it worked fine for 10minutes but after a while it stopped displaying images within the file. As for html support it was even worse. I created a web page with a scrolling marquee and images but it had trouble with the marquee and pages kept coming up with dead links. The scheduling part of magicnet was not user friendly and needs to be on a server or a machine left on to run reliably. Spoke to someone at Samsung and he indirectly admittted it was poor with html. Ended up using 2 small PC's behind the screens running Sedao ImageFlyer software, didnt want this software but it was bought managed to get it to display images, html, rss, video.
plexer Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 There are various ways of doing it on the cheap using powerpoints etc.. and some add on software to auto show them and auto update them. If you want a fully blown digital signage system at the moment your only options appear to be commercial systems. There is no good free or open source software as far as I can see. Ben
Guest Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 One school I worked at went for the option of showing a PP to 13 TFTs via VGA over CAT5 Worked a treat. Consisted of a 16 port VGA over CAT5 switch which took the signal and sent it to 13 recievers that were attached to wall mounted TFTs.
Pottsey Posted May 18, 2007 Posted May 18, 2007 We gave up trying to buy a package instead we bought everything and put it together, TV, software, computer, stand e.c.t It was much cheaper that way.
ICT_Geoff Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) Post Deleted due to potential spam issues. Edited February 5, 2008 by Dos_Box
marknhopgood Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) Why are those boxes so expensive - a PC costs £200, so how is the onelan player £1800. Why did samsung (magicnet) and 3M back disasters? What's needed is something that just works on any PC, with most schools having a good broadband connection, surely a software as a service communications system (digital signage) would be the answer. That way it can be tested from the comfort of a browser, seen to be working and if it doesn't work, can be switched off with no additional costs. If anyone out there is interested in talking with me, I'd be happy as I've had about 14 years working in IT / Digital Signage and it's amazing the rip offs out there, given that this is a pretty easy concept. Let me know regards Mark p.s. I've just added a new article top 5 suggestions when taking on digital signage http://corporateds.blogspot.com/2008/07/top-5-suggestions-when-taking-on.html hope you find this useful regards Mark Edited October 9, 2008 by marknhopgood i've just added a comment on my blog about ds, so I'm including a link
webman Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Once you've bought OneLAN you could technically hypothetically clone the harddisk and run it on your own hardware providing it doesn't go against the terms of use OneLAN is Linux and Python-based from what I gather; so that's where the money goes - to the developers. It would be good if spectaKle (as mentioned above) ever got off the ground - digital signage could eventually be as cheap as the hardware alone.
john Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Its also based on off the shelf hardware, mini-itx computers some are from what little I have seen and HP Compaq standard machines, but as you have said licencing etc.
steele_uk Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 After two years of deliberation. We will be installing an 'Inspired' system over CAT5 and Fibre:eek: this summer to deliver two content types to 8 screens.
dave007 Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Does anyone here use a digital signage system within their schools (as in LCD screen giving information to pupils/visitors)? We are thinking of implementing one into our school so i would be interested to hear people's experiences/advice. Thanks We work with alot of Schools and Universities who already have the Digital signage in place. They are an excellent tool to getting information across to Parents, Pupils and Teachers! Once the Digital signage has been designed it is very easy to use. OneLAN and PADS are two of the most popular Digital signage companies, we provide OneLAN as we find the layout is better. If you need a demonstration on digital signage let me know and I can send a demonstrator out for OneLAN Digital signage. They do not supply to end users, so won't sell you anything but can give you a great demonstration and advice. David Millar Evolution Resource 01442 211811
chriswood Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Onelan have invested a massive amount of money in their software and employ 7 full time developers to improve the interface and the aesthetics of the final layout. We would like to think that the simplicity of our box proves this. We do not have any further charges once you have purchased the system with regards to software updates or licencing. We have seen a lot of competition come and go who have tried to offer a cheaper solution which does not do what you guys want it to do and has security issues. Why are those boxes so expensive - a PC costs £200, so how is the onelan player £1800. Why did samsung (magicnet) and 3M back disasters? What's needed is something that just works on any PC, with most schools having a good broadband connection, surely a software as a service communications system (digital signage) would be the answer. That way it can be tested from the comfort of a browser, seen to be working and if it doesn't work, can be switched off with no additional costs. If anyone out there is interested in talking with me, I'd be happy as I've had about 14 years working in IT / Digital Signage and it's amazing the rip offs out there, given that this is a pretty easy concept. Let me know regards Mark
kmount Posted September 12, 2008 Posted September 12, 2008 Not true if you bought a box with v5 and they release v6 shortly after.
chriswood Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 We initially thought our 3000 series would be able to handle V6 but it was not the case. It was a mistake. You can send back your box for us to update so it can run v6. Please speak to the reseller you purchased it from. Not true if you bought a box with v5 and they release v6 shortly after.
ranj Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 We have a signage soliution from a company called inspired solution which I am fairly happy with.
gill Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) Why are those boxes so expensive - a PC costs £200, so how is the onelan player £1800. Why did samsung (magicnet) and 3M back disasters? What's needed is something that just works on any PC, with most schools having a good broadband connection, surely a software as a service communications system (digital signage) would be the answer. That way it can be tested from the comfort of a browser, seen to be working and if it doesn't work, can be switched off with no additional costs. If anyone out there is interested in talking with me, I'd be happy as I've had about 14 years working in IT / Digital Signage and it's amazing the rip offs out there, given that this is a pretty easy concept. Let me know regards Mark p.s. I've just added a new article top 5 suggestions when taking on digital signage Corporate Digital Signage: Top 5 Suggestions when taking on a digital signage system - part1 hope you find this useful regards Mark Unfortunately if you click on the hopgood eu test channel link on the website it comes up with Highly Inapropriate Adult Website. Just what you need when you work in a school! Edited March 7, 2011 by john no need to link to the direct website that will just trip web filters up
Max_Power Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 OneLan is one approach - but I don't know how good it is. We have used a one lan solution, but it was a pain to maintain / update feed information or pictures etc. What was supposed to be a replacement for the daily bulletin, now sits in the stock cupboard gathering dust. You get several layouts and can change these as needed or design your own which is fine. However updating the text which is via a notepad file hosted on the box itself wasnt really a good enough solution as you had to create seperate logins and reload the file, no spell check etc etc. As for uploading photos to show on the screens - you had to copy the pics to the box and then use the software to tell it which pictures to show and in what order and for how long etc. It wasnt just a drag drop and thats it job done situation. Training the receptionist to use the difficult interface is challenging at best. Now we use just a basic PC that shows a powerpoint slide show while currently writing our own system.
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