I wanted to use iPads recently for self-contained all-in-one video display in the gallery - i.e., no disk player or external piece of equipment or mac mini, etc, feeding a separate screen. They could run quicktime movies wirelessly from a server. I'd just velcro them to the wall which would be ok as long as they are in a monitored, secure gallery space which ours is. They're so beautiful and minimal but, big problem, their internal programming prevents showing video full-screen and looping. I pretty much solved that issue by hiring a programmer to hack their code. It's a bit of overkill to use them for such a small fraction of their capability, but given their price it's fairly cost effective when compared to other small-screen display electronics. And being able to change their programming remotely through a server would be a big advantage.
So I experimented with one, but in the end decided they're just not quite there yet. Our hack was a little unstable, could have worked but not without some degree of monitoring for glitches. Maybe future versions or upgrades will enable such a use. Meanwhile, I discovered that HP makes something called a "DreamScreen" that does all those above things, is a good-looking minimal black rectangle, comes in 10 and 13-inch screen versions, runs several video formats full-screen, loops, and costs only $200. I didn't take advantage of its wireless capabilities, just downloaded video onto an SD card through my laptop and then uploaded to the DreamScreen's memory. It even has keyholes on the back for wall-hanging. So far so good - I've got five of them running video in the gallery and we don't even bother to turn them off at night, just leave them running. Their sustainability is unproven, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed . . .
/stephen
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on 10/19/10 3:24 PM, Krista Kohlhausen said:
Please post responses to all--- I am interested as well!
Thank you,
Kk
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Hello-
Has anyone yet developed school programming at your sites using the
iPad? I
just got one (personally), and was thinking about how to incorporate it
into my historic site/museum programs, not just using it for the sake of
it
being a cool new gadget. Would love to hear your ideas!
Allison Powell, Park Ranger
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
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