I am an instructor at the college level. I have an office with a narrow window (about 12.1" wide) that goes from floor to ceiling next to my outside door which opens to the hallway. The window is an inset window, meaning that it is set inside the wall with about a four-inch deep recess from inside the office.
I want to set up a display on the inside of my window that can show images and video to those in the hallway outside my office. I have a solution, but I'm wondering if it's the best I can do. Here are the specs for the solution:
It HAS to be:
* No wider than 12" on either height or width; it is okay to turn a display that is normally wider than tall on its side so the narrowest side will fit.
* Able to display video and images at the same time; if it only displays video, I can convert images into video.
* The kind of display where any connectors (power, USB stick, etc) are located on the shortest side, because if they are located on the side that must fit into the window recess, there won't be room to connect them. The exception might be if it had its own memory that is just updated by USB, then I could use it in the window without the USB stick and pull it out to update.
It would be BETTER if it had:
* Sound with built in speakers.
* Wi-fi update capability.
* A screen that was as close to the edge of the side of the case as possible, maximizing the viewable screen.
My solution to this point is to get a digital picture frame around 12" or so, with video and sound. I haven't found one that is wi-fi capable, and because most of them are designed to look like picture frames with matting and that kind of nonsense, there is wasted space between the image and the edges. I know I could use an iPad and possibly write or find an app to allow updating, but the display is smaller than I want, and it is overkill not to mention expensive.
My budget is around $200, but I would go over if I could find the perfect solution. Any ideas?
I want to set up a display on the inside of my window that can show images and video to those in the hallway outside my office. I have a solution, but I'm wondering if it's the best I can do. Here are the specs for the solution:
It HAS to be:
* No wider than 12" on either height or width; it is okay to turn a display that is normally wider than tall on its side so the narrowest side will fit.
* Able to display video and images at the same time; if it only displays video, I can convert images into video.
* The kind of display where any connectors (power, USB stick, etc) are located on the shortest side, because if they are located on the side that must fit into the window recess, there won't be room to connect them. The exception might be if it had its own memory that is just updated by USB, then I could use it in the window without the USB stick and pull it out to update.
It would be BETTER if it had:
* Sound with built in speakers.
* Wi-fi update capability.
* A screen that was as close to the edge of the side of the case as possible, maximizing the viewable screen.
My solution to this point is to get a digital picture frame around 12" or so, with video and sound. I haven't found one that is wi-fi capable, and because most of them are designed to look like picture frames with matting and that kind of nonsense, there is wasted space between the image and the edges. I know I could use an iPad and possibly write or find an app to allow updating, but the display is smaller than I want, and it is overkill not to mention expensive.
My budget is around $200, but I would go over if I could find the perfect solution. Any ideas?
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