OS for display TV
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Ordered a Pi kit to play with. Will try screenly first.
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OK screenly might not be the best fit for us.
What OS's are good for RasPi with a GUI??
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@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
OK screenly might not be the best fit for us.
I've not used it. What part(s) did you not like?
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@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
I've not used it. What part(s) did you not like?
Not that I don't like it
but seems to only show static stuff. I want it to display pages that need to be Logged into fiorst and there doesn't seem to be a way of doing it.So just thought to save time (as I will come back to screenly) install something like CentOS with a GUI and use Firefox and Tab Rotation.
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Oh I see. I didn't realize that it had a limitation like that.
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@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
OK screenly might not be the best fit for us.
What OS's are good for RasPi with a GUI??
Raspbian would be the next logical choice
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@DustinB3403 I'm not logical - giving Ubuntu Mate a try
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@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
@DustinB3403 I'm not logical - giving Ubuntu Mate a try
I didn't think Ubuntu was operable on the Pi. But hey no harm no foul I suppose.
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@DustinB3403 said in OS for display TV:
@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
@DustinB3403 I'm not logical - giving Ubuntu Mate a try
I didn't think Ubuntu was operable on the Pi. But hey no harm no foul I suppose.
Most of the big distros are in the Pi
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@scottalanmiller some forms of them anyway
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@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
I've not used it. What part(s) did you not like?
Not that I don't like it
but seems to only show static stuff. I want it to display pages that need to be Logged into fiorst and there doesn't seem to be a way of doing it.So just thought to save time (as I will come back to screenly) install something like CentOS with a GUI and use Firefox and Tab Rotation.
We do Chromium in kiosk mode.
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I just setup an Intel Compute Stick on a TV in a client office. $400 for the model pre-loaded with Windows 10.
The entire purpose will be for webinars. and inter office video conferencing.
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@JaredBusch said in OS for display TV:
I just setup an Intel Compute Stick on a TV in a client office. $400 for the model pre-loaded with Windows 10.
The entire purpose will be for webinars. and inter office video conferencing.
Does the compute stick get a full "normal" Windows 10?
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@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
@JaredBusch said in OS for display TV:
I just setup an Intel Compute Stick on a TV in a client office. $400 for the model pre-loaded with Windows 10.
The entire purpose will be for webinars. and inter office video conferencing.
Does the compute stick get a full "normal" Windows 10?
The one I bought is, yes. Windows 10 Home.
Currently updating. So it should be on CU 1703 sometime this afternoon.
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I did look at the compute stick, but went for a cheaper option lol
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@hobbit666 said in OS for display TV:
I did look at the compute stick, but went for a cheaper option lol
I tried a Raspberry Pi gotomeeting would not work.
Client also liked the idea of the Windows desktop /shrug. their choice.
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Neat, that is very cheap for a full Windows PC. Plug that into my television and I have a cheap Windows 10 box.
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@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
Neat, that is very cheap for a full Windows PC. Plug that into my television and I have a cheap Windows 10 box.
No idea how permformant it is. but it should work well for the intended need here.
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@JaredBusch said in OS for display TV:
@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
Neat, that is very cheap for a full Windows PC. Plug that into my television and I have a cheap Windows 10 box.
No idea how permformant it is. but it should work well for the intended need here.
I realize I'll have to play with it and see what it can do. But we currently carry a few Windows laptops with us for super trivial use cases. Like the kids use one or two Windows-only websites, for example. Things are are VERY light.
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@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
@JaredBusch said in OS for display TV:
@scottalanmiller said in OS for display TV:
Neat, that is very cheap for a full Windows PC. Plug that into my television and I have a cheap Windows 10 box.
No idea how permformant it is. but it should work well for the intended need here.
I realize I'll have to play with it and see what it can do. But we currently carry a few Windows laptops with us for super trivial use cases. Like the kids use one or two Windows-only websites, for example. Things are are VERY light.
What website is Windows-Only? Seems kind of insane that any content your kids may access is so dated (poorly designed) that they only work on Windows.
