This 'dirt cheap' old xp machine is still twice the price of a Raspberry
Pi.
A raspberry pi will have HDMI output (that is in fact its only output),
will fit behind the TV or have a very small footprint, will operate without
fan in absolute silence, and will be considerable cheaper to run because of
low power requirements (it might even run on the usb output of the tv).
And since it an up-to-date linux OS, you can even use pictures from the
internet (assuming you don't like XP connected anymore).
Actually, such a picture frame is on my to-do list. I'll post some pictures
when I'm done ;-).
Best, Frank
2014-12-03 1:32 GMT+01:00 Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> No sound so no HDMI required, DVI will do the job. Drive it with an old
> XP machine (refurb'd probably dirt cheap). Then run any kind of off the
> shelf software... lots and lots available. Lots and lots more like this
> available... $84.95 and free shipping. <http://www.computerrefurb.
> com/deals-of-the-day/desktop-and-tower-deals/dell-optiplex-
> gx520-desktop-celeron-2-53ghz-1gb-ram-40gb-hd-xp-pro/>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/2/2014 5:34 PM, Ian Nichols wrote:
>
>> On 2 December 2014 at 22:25, Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> My wife and I have enjoyed having a digital picture frame with slideshow
>>> playing in the dining room. The available frames we've had have been
>>> junk.
>>> All 3 have failed after about a year. One failed just before the 1 year
>>> warranty and was replaced. Replacement failed within a year too. The rest
>>> conveniently failed just outside of warranty period. Not going there
>>> again.
>>> You must think I'm a bit slow for buying three :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, small TV's are dirt cheap so I'm thinking of getting one just to
>>> play jpg's. Most of them have a usb port and will play jpg's but I'm not
>>> sure that they have a slideshow function that works without user input.
>>> Ideally I like to program a time period to start and run and shut down.
>>> Our
>>> old TV will play jpg's but has none of the features I want. Anyone have a
>>> new TV which will do this? I'm willing to get a "smart" TV with wifi if
>>> necessary. Maybe I can stream from the computer ??
>>>
>>
>>
>> I suggest for consideration the idea of getting one with an HDMI input (or
>> a cheap monitor with the same) and adding something like a Raspberry Pi to
>> do the picture frame thing.
>>
>>
>> --
> _________________________________________________________________
> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
>
>
--
_________________________________________________________________
Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus
Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/
Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/
|