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Looking for a small/tiny PC to drive TV display in waiting room

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  • 06-04-2013 2:38pm
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    amallon
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭


    I'm looking a small PC to drive a display in waiting rooms. It needs to be cheap but capable of displaying a webpage with a flash video and other news items. I've looked at the Raspberry PI but it can't handle the flash. Ideally I'd like it to cost <£150 otherwise its too expensive for what we are looking to do.


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    ectoraige
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    amallon wrote: »
    I'm looking a small PC to drive a display in waiting rooms. It needs to be cheap but capable of displaying a webpage with a flash video and other news items. I've looked at the Raspberry PI but it can't handle the flash. Ideally I'd like it to cost <£150 otherwise its too expensive for what we are looking to do.

    Depending on what hardware you might have kicking about a Shuttle barebones PC might do the trick. On mobile so just posting first link I found, you might find better price elsewhere
    http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/11258497/art/shuttle/xs35v2-barebone-mini-pc.html


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    ectoraige
    Registered Users Posts: 2,100 ✭✭✭ectoraige


    Oh, and when you say the Pi can't handle the flash, have you tried gnash? I've seen it playing YouTube videos fine, but maybe it can't handle your content, I haven't played with it myself.


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    yoyo
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    Some of the cheapo Android USB stick PCs may also work, and they are cheap. Android JellyBean can have flash player installed easily enough, and can output to HDMI usually

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    moonlighting
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭moonlighting


    http://www.mini-itx.com/store/boards
    if your interested in building it thats a good website


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