Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by leokennis on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @09:47AM
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Looking at the site, the use case seems mostly "hip and happening company with too much money who want to display some text for all the office to see but think a cheap flatscreen tv looks too cheap".
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by naikrovek on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:31PM
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I'm no hipster, and there is a non-zero amount of "charm" (or whatever you want to call it) in a display like this.
plat panel LED or LCD displays look like shit in bright environments; these would look amazing.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by tomtheelder on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:34PM
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A less dismissive characterization might be that it's a piece of tech art.
I really don't think people are buying these because they have some text they desperately need to display...
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by unstatusthequo on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @06:56AM
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Yes. I plan to put one in our house more as “tech art” than anything else.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by dillondoyle on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:57PM
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i would love to have one in my office.
We raise money for political campaigns, could show in near real time how much we're raising. Maybe even show top campaigns or staff.
But that would buy a laptop, and most of our (relatively few) staff don't even come into our office anymore!
A large TV could maybe do both actual real time every second update and maybe splice in some news feed or something.
Alas it's just like seeing the amazing Apple monitor. Then look at price and think rationally; it's not worth it by how much money I make.
This product sounds like it’s just a nostalgic gadget more than anything.