I am a big fan of xibo: Xibo.org.uk, we use it for the display in our lobby on a $500 Flat screen, we just hook up a laptop with an HDMI cable and set xibo to run on startup. we just have it running on an apache vhost. Even better: they have a python based client that should work on the pi.
Riley Childs Senior Asst. IT Services Director Library Guru Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Tech Cast (http://LibraryTechCast.com) ri...@tfsgeo.com http://RileyChilds.net @RowdyChildren *Please Think before Hitting Reply All* *I Do Web Development, Contact Me at http://RileyChilds.net/work <http://RileyChilds.net/work>* On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:35 AM, David S Vose <dv...@binghamton.edu> wrote: > We will be installing interactive digital signs in our main library > this fall. One sign will be at our entrance and one will be in the > lobby. The draft plan is to provide interactivity that will allow > patrons to browse to floor plans, hours and schedules, directories, a > campus map, and an "about the libraries" section. > > I would be interested to learn what type of interactive content others > have found to be most popular and useful to students and what > interactive content did not turn out to be particularly successful. > > Thanks, > > David Vose | Geography, Data, Government Information, Law > Binghamton University Libraries, POB 6012, Binghamton, NY 13902-6012 > dv...@binghamton.edu | 607.777.4907 | Downtown Center: 607.777.9275 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-07-18 >