• JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Why would you be using Windows for displaying literally what looks like a static image, maybe a video? Seems like massive overkill.

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      8 months ago

      True, but if you’re a small independent business it’s pretty reasonable to believe they don’t have any techies. Just grabbing a basic Windows PC that you already understand is probably a simple enough solution.

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            8 months ago

            I’m talking like six monitors like I see at the local servo. Guessing they’re using some kind of displaylink usb adapters? Does Linux play OK with them?

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            8 months ago

            For static setups like PC’s it is fine. For laptops however my experience is that every distro I tried fails horribly in providing a decent UX. Each and every time I plug in my monitor while my laptop is in sleep mode (so each time I worked at the office) I need to set up the proper resolution again when it wakes. I don’t know if Linux cannot handle 5120x1440 properly, but both X11 and Wayland just reset to glorious 640x480.

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      8 months ago

      They’re using windows to show a webpage.

      Teensy tiny windows pcs are cheap and a low barrier of entry for “the tech guy”

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          8 months ago

          I’d love to get a job at one of these display board companies (or the local IT if they do it themselves), and tell them I can save them thousands.

          A Pi Zero 2W, TFTP boot, you’ve saved masses of hardware cost and saved yourself a Windows licence.

          Replicate that for all the displays over all the stores, done.