Raspberry Pi used for a message board..

Trying to come up with an easy (cheap) way to set up a message board for our front office. Just simply hooked up to a tv to display curren information. Is Raspberry Pi a good means to do this?

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guzunty over 12 years ago

Digital signage is one application the Pi is certainly very well suited for, yes.
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to guzunty

Would the Pi + Advanced Bundle with Media Center do the trick?
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guzunty over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

That very much depends on your requirements and your budget. :-)

You could get away with a Pi, Flatscreen TV and ethernet cable/wi-fi dongle and nothing else depending on what you want to do.
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to guzunty

With just that would you just basically get text on the screen?
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guzunty over 12 years ago in reply to guzunty

Also, can you post a link to the bundle you referred to? I don't see it on the Farnell site.

If we can see the components you are proposing to buy we can help you better.
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guzunty over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

> With just that would you just basically get text on the screen?

Nope, you'll get the full HDMI graphics experience. :-)

Let us know more about what you want to do and how you much time and experience you have with setting up a linux system. I'll tailor my suggestions to that.
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guzunty over 12 years ago in reply to guzunty

Here's a list of questions for you:

- Where will this display be sited?
- What kind information do you want to display?
- Is the information to change frequently or infrequently?
- If frequently, does it need to change automatically?
- If frequent and/or automatic, Is there Wi-Fi or wired ethernet available at the proposed site?

I'll add more as I think of them.
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guzunty over 12 years ago in reply to guzunty

Here's a list of questions for you:

- Where will this display be sited?
- What kind information do you want to display?
- Is the information to change frequently or infrequently?
- If frequently, does it need to change automatically?
- If frequent and/or automatic, Is there Wi-Fi or wired ethernet available at the proposed site?

I'll add more as I think of them.
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