We've had very good luck with ELO's open frame 4:3 monitors when faced with the same issue, of old standard resolution content. http://www.elotouch.com/Products/LCDs/ bk
---------------------------------------------------- bryan kennedy director, exhibit media science museum of minnesota bkennedy at smm.org 651.221.2522 ---------------------------------------------------- On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:24 PM, George Scharoun <GScharoun at mfa.org> wrote: > Thank you all for your feedback! With all the different responses, it's > encouraging to hear that you all share the same concerns, and would resist > embedding a display in a wall with no easy way to remove it. > > So the issue of older video artworks mostly being 4:3 aspect ratio > continues to give me trouble, as new 4:3 displays are not available. > Cropping a widescreen display by burying it behind a diebond mask that's > taped and painted over (curator's idea) is not at all best practice. So it > looks like I'm going to need to resort to sourcing USED TVs or monitors > for this show. If you have any you want to get rid of let me know. > > Thanks again for your advice everyone. > > ?? > > GEORGE SCHAROUN > Technical Producer, Gallery Media > Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > gscharoun at mfa.org | 617-369-3512 > http://www.mfa.org > > > > > > On 9/17/13 8:00 AM, "mcn-l-request at mcn.edu" <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu> > wrote: > > >Re: Embedding LCD screens in new walls? > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/ >
