digital billboard software

[Fred Roller]

Wade Smart wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 08:10, Karl Auer<kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 08:00 -0500, Wade Smart wrote:
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>>> I have a 14 x 48' digitial billboard that accepts full video
>>>       
>> What does that mean, "accepts full video"? What interface(s) does this
>> digital billboard have?
>>
>> Regards, K.
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>
> Its a full size, road side, billboard that runs streaming video - like
> commercials or if you wanted,
> live events.
>
> There is a motion board that distributes the video to the billboard.
> The computer connects via usb and a 25 pin dvi cable.
> The motion board connects to the billboard via 10 pin speciality
> power/data cable.
>
> The system that is/was on the board had a some serious problems. The
> company that put it up when out of business and their "software"
> was actually a service. I acquired the board for nothing and Im
> replacing the XPHome with Ubuntu and looking for software to
> run the board.
>
> Wade
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Sounds like they have proprietary software.  It may not be deeply 
intertwined with windows and thus may install easily in Wine.

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