<div dir="ltr"><div>We use 42"-55" monitors (not tv's). You want to purchase one that is made for digital signs, like:<br><br><a href="https://www.cdwg.com/shop/products/LG-55LS35A-5B-55in-Class-54.64in-viewable-LED-display/3563679.aspx?pfm=srh">https://www.cdwg.com/shop/products/LG-55LS35A-5B-55in-Class-54.64in-viewable-LED-display/3563679.aspx?pfm=srh</a><br><br></div><div>We use a little ASUS eee-pc (a really small computer) and mount them behind the monitors. Most of the PC's are running Linux, but a couple run windows. As far as the messaging on the screen, we run a little web page image gallery on our web server and the screen PC's are just showing that web page. Some monitors now days can do all of this by themselves, but if you put a PC behind the monitor, you can also use the monitor for other uses, like Power Point shows for guest speakers and such. The PC's are remotely turned on by one of our servers through WOL (wake-on-lan). We've been doing it this way for several years now and it's worked out really well. <br><br></div><div>Hope this helps - <br><br></div><div>Mark Ehle<br></div><div>Computer Support Librarian<br></div><div>Willard Library<br></div><div>Battle Creek, MI<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Perri Saunders <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:perri@monroe.lib.mi.us" target="_blank">perri@monroe.lib.mi.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>We're looking to purchase the "TV-looking" screens for informational displays. Are they TVs or special computer screens? I would be displaying information about upcoming programs and library services.</p>
<p>I've seen them in other libraries, but now that it's time to get them, I don't know what to look for. Can anyone give info on where and what to purchase?</p>
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