Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by alias_neo on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @09:38AM
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At this price, I wouldn't touch it with a ten-foot barge pole until local API is a reality.
If their servers shutdown and it becomes abandonware you want to be sure it's still functional when you're spending a little more than "toy money".
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by ProjectBarks on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @10:03AM
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Agreed it is a solid risk. I want to spend some time with wireshark to see if I can get something of my own going until an official local api is released.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by alias_neo on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @01:45PM
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I take it the device has WiFi? It would be interesting to see what kind of controller hardware is inside.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by spicybright on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:41PM
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> $2,850
Whoa. And they advertise putting this in your house for your family? You could buy multiple really nice TVs for that kind of money.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by fortran77 on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @07:41PM
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Not bad for an "art piece". We have plenty of art in the house and office that costs more than this, and they don't _do_ anything.
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by spicybright on Thursday November 25, 2021 @10:44PM
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Hey, to each their own. I'd argue a decent painting does more than this product on an emotional level, though.
Plus it will keep it's value much much longer (not just $ value)
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by smoldesu on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @12:29PM
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Jesus, no kidding. Only a two year warranty, too? For $3,000 USD you might think you'd get a little more for your money...
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by mobilemidget on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @12:54PM
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I was scrolling and thought I want one... now I don't :D
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by boringg on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:26PM
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Sounds like a sweet corporate office buy at that price unfortunately. Cool tech art though!
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by lokar on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @10:44AM
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How often can/should you update it? Can you use it as a clock?
Re:Vestaboard – A smart display to connect and inspire
by ProjectBarks on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @11:38AM
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I use it as an hourly clock but anymore than every half hour would be a miserable experience since it is far from silent.
So far it has been an extremely reliable product that was fun to get some scripts running on. I use a raspberry pie with a cron job to update the board with the weather and my daily schedule. Board actually looks extremely repairable for each individual character, and have has no issues with reliability in ~6mo.
API currently is through a rest interface which they have promised to keep free despite charging for plugins shared through their a subscription model. They had promised a native/local API but I have not heard anything from that.
Overall would recommend but it falls in the tech art category for sure.