Bolt on LCD Monitor LTSP Terminal

[Jim Kronebusch]

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:46:56 -0800, Casey Mynott wrote
> Hello all,
> 
> I am doing up a proposal for my school district in regards to getting
> funds to setup some terminals in my classroom. What I am looking for is a
> terminal that bolts to the back of a 19" LCD monitor that can run LTSP. I
> want to show case how awesome the technology is but at the same time
> making the setup look as clean and cutting edge as possible. I have seen
> these "bolt on" terminals but have found very few with any positive
> experiences. So, the question, have you had any experiences (good or bad)
> with these types of LTSP terminals. If you have had any experience I would
> love to hear about it. Thanks for your time.

Well, I was looking at going this way as well.  Then I had the revelation of how easy
will it be for students to connect usb devices with the tiny form factor bolted to the
back of the screen...not very.  I thought about getting higher end monitors with usb
ports on the side, but that isn't very cost effective.  I thought of putting a small usb
extension on every workstation allowing students to easily plug into the extension, but
I could see those disappearing or looking a little sloppy.  Then I looked at the specs
of most of the bolt on units, and they weren't as good as the larger units that sit next
to the machine.  So I scrapped the bolt on idea as the only benefit it would give me is
a little sleeker look with the cost of difficult usb access and slower specs.

Anyhow, just something to think about.  The labs look very nice as well with small
footprint terminals next to the monitors.

Jim 

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