How To: Build a Cheap Alternative to Digital Signage. Mount an LCD TV in Portrait Mode.

This video displays a brief overview of our current digital signage set-up. I was looking to find an alternative to expensive "all in one" digital signs. The products used to achieve this alternative are listed below...

- Samsung LN40B500P3F 40" LCD TV
- AVF LCD554PB LCD Mount
- Mediasonic HM5 media player

Many 40" LCD TVs have a 400mm x 400mm square VESA pattern. Thus the pattern supports mounting in portrait mode. I have used a universal articulating mount and simply flipped the TV.

The video that we display is simply a video file constructed on its side. It is being played by a Mediasonic HM5 media player. This media player plays many popular video formats. It is a low power alternative to running a computer alongside our LCD. It simply loops the video file 24 hours a day.

I will have a video review of the Mediasonic HM5 in the near future.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• mediasonic
• hm5
• digital
• signage
• lcd
• portrait
• mode
• samsung
• 400mm
• vesa
• 40
• sign
• low
• power
• media
• player
• mount
• articulating
• AVF
• LCD554PB
• LN40B500P3F

[teddymafia]

Excellent!! Great Simple Setup for Digital Signage.. For those that do not know how to make video for Digital Signage, Teddy Mafia has you covered.. We create Videos for this type of setup.

[jc5524]

Can I get more information on how to produce the video in landscape mode. also the Mediasonic media player, does that hold the video file and just replay it on the screen… or what does it do….thanks for any help. I'm trying to make a video menu board for a concession stand.