Re: [OM] will a TV do this?

[Chuck Norcutt]

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.
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