[12008] in Public-Access_Computer_Systems_Forum
Re: Slaving Information Desk PC Monitor
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Don Robertson)
Fri Feb 13 22:22:56 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:18:08 -0600
From: Don Robertson <DOR28009@VMHOST.CDP.STATE.NE.US>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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I have not done this, but it should be possible to do. However, I got to
thinking about it and looked in a few computer supply catalogs. I found
that there are a number of "PC to TV converters" available that allow you
to send your display to a TV set and still be able to view the display
with your monitor. It has some extra options too. If done this way,
you could also connect to a VCR and creat demonstration or training
videotapes. If one added a mixer and microphones, one could also add
audio to the tape. The cost is not too great either. They seem to start
around $100 and go up to around $500.
I am not too enthused about mounting the monitor or a TV so it would be
flat in a desk or table top. I think you may find that you have a heat
problem and the set will not last too long, unless one were to mount a
cooling fan with it or perhaps find a unit made to be mounted that way.
I looked at projection panels too, but they are quite expensive ($1500+)
and not nearly as versatile as the converters. However, If I had the
opportunity to do something like this, I would look at the various types
of equipment, especially the converters, and see what they could do.
Most importantly, don't restrict yourself to a slave monitor. There are
probably a lot of better options out there, maybe even better that what I
have found. Don.
Don Robertson, Librarian Phone: 402-479-4316
Nebraska Dept. of Roads FAX: 402-479-3989
1500 Neb. Hwy. 2 E-Mail: dor28009@vmhost.cdp.state.ne.us
P.O. Box 94752
Lincoln, NE 68509-4759
