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Russic · 01-08-2010, 09:58 AM

Seeing as there's always somebody on CP that can comment on almost any topic, I figured I'd post my issue and see if anybody has dealt with this in the past.

I've been tasked with populating the entrance of our office building with a kiosk. It's main purpose will be as an electronic notice board so people can see events taking place in the building in addition to welcoming guests.

Doesn't need to be touch screen, so I'm thinking just a standard 42" lcd screen in an enclosure hooked up to a little computer (I'm leaning towards Mac mini). I'll probably just run a webpage on it full screen so I can edit it remotely. To avoid burn in I was thinking of including some kind of widget (stock ticker or daily weather) and a banner that rotates images every 30 seconds.

Does anybody have any idea where I could find an enclosure? I found a company that will do it, but as they are in the UK the shipping costs are obviously somewhat frightening.

Does anybody have any great idea or potential problem that I'm missing?

01-08-2010, 09:58 AM	#1
Russic Dances with Wolves Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Section 304 Exp:	I need a kiosk Seeing as there's always somebody on CP that can comment on almost any topic, I figured I'd post my issue and see if anybody has dealt with this in the past. I've been tasked with populating the entrance of our office building with a kiosk. It's main purpose will be as an electronic notice board so people can see events taking place in the building in addition to welcoming guests. Doesn't need to be touch screen, so I'm thinking just a standard 42" lcd screen in an enclosure hooked up to a little computer (I'm leaning towards Mac mini). I'll probably just run a webpage on it full screen so I can edit it remotely. To avoid burn in I was thinking of including some kind of widget (stock ticker or daily weather) and a banner that rotates images every 30 seconds. Does anybody have any idea where I could find an enclosure? I found a company that will do it, but as they are in the UK the shipping costs are obviously somewhat frightening. Does anybody have any great idea or potential problem that I'm missing? Last edited by Russic; 01-08-2010 at 10:01 AM.