Xibo

Connect Xibo to tv with a thin client or media player

Asked by Nate

I want to use this in the office but were prefer to not have a computer at each tv. Can I use a think client like the
HP Thin Client t5325... I am guessing yes, but I figured I would ask.

Are there any Media Players that are natively loaded or can be flashed to run the Xibo client? If there are they can do they support PPT, PPTX files?

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Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#1

Some people have installed Xibo on thin clients, but in my experience they're more expensive than an Atom-based PC and are alot more hassle - mainly because they don't have local storage (which means they can't then work offline).

Why not use a VGA distribution amplifier and have a single PC run all the screens? You can even go over Cat5 if that's more convenient?

As far as I'm aware nobody yet makes a pre-installed hardware appliance - but there are people out there considering it.

Alex

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Nate (nschultz) said : 		#2

If I went the VGA extender route it would cost about $600.00 (one 1 to 4 VGA extender $200, 4 VGA over cat5 @ $400). This is an interesting thought, but my understanding of Xibo is you have a client server setup, so this I am guessing it would take 2 - PC and then all of my signs would share the same source. If I wanted one sign different than it would take 3 pc and would need another vga extender.

If I went with a thin client Ncomputing's L300 @223 each, and then use an existing pc to point them at. Granted it a couple hundered more than vga route, and slightly less than buying an FIT-2 ATOM pc, or slightly more than Zotac Zbox and will require a hard drive.

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Alex Harrington (alexharrington) said : 		#3

If it were me, I'd steer well clear of thin clients.

We've had people here with all kinds of odd problems which basically come down to the fact that the client doesn't have local storage and/or is running a cutdown version of Windows.

You can get in the UK an atom based PC for £180 which is half the cost of some of HP's thin clients - so I just don't see the attraction in them at all.

If you do go down that route, then I'm afraid I can't help you out with them if there are problems. Sorry.