[Build] Sprucing up the classrooms

[daravinne]

I can do an order from monoprice/amazon and start to pick up all the cables
and stuff that is pretty generic/static.  i don't think we need appletv,
chromecast is sufficient....we have chromecast at work and half the time
people just plug the damn cable in anyway.

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:51 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's a decent plan.
>
> I think you could get away with not having the Apple TVs in the works at
> all -- just a Chromecast -- because I have found Airplay to be extremely
> finicky.  I have 2 Apple TVs and they just don't work reliably enough for
> the cost.
>
> You can do Chromecast from a Mac anyway.  It's not as elegant, but it's a
> projector, so who cares?
>
> With Apple TVs out of the wishlist, that's $300 less you'd have to spend.
>
> I don't think $3000 is out of the question to build this stuff out, though
> -- especially if it's built as true infrastructure (hard to remove or
> "hack" in place).
>
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:45 PM, Naomi Most <naomi at nthmost.com> wrote:
>
>> That's a decent plan.
>>
>> I think you could get away with not having the Apple TVs in the works at
>> all -- just a Chromecast -- because I have found Airplay to be extremely
>> finicky.  I have 2 Apple TVs and they just don't work reliably enough for
>> the cost.
>>
>> You can do Chromecast from a Mac anyway.  It's not as elegant, but it's a
>> projector, so who cares?
>>
>> With Apple TVs out of the wishlist, that's $300 less you'd have to spend.
>>
>> I don't think $3000 is out of the question to build this stuff out,
>> though -- especially if it's built as true infrastructure (hard to remove
>> or "hack" in place).
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>
>>> An update.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately still waiting to get paid, in turn much of this is on hold
>>> until that happens.
>>>
>>> I've put together an items list and budget on the AV overhaul...
>>>
>>>
>>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qejFd2i-m7vqtH7W8DB6hjXgj5ZCfCq0cY8KXVt8Q80/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>> The general idea with these setups is to make it as easy and consistent
>>> as possible for someone to walk into a classroom and throw images up to
>>> the screen without looking for parts to make the thing go, while making
>>> it as obnoxious as possibly for cables and gear to walk off and get lost
>>> in other parts of Noisebridge.
>>>
>>> I've decided that having a Chromecast and an AppleTV in the mix for each
>>> projector will make it stupid easy for someone to open up their laptop
>>> or phone and start a presentation for a class without ever needing to
>>> figure out how to plug a cable into the system. The metal junction box
>>> basically acts as an anchor point for all cables and to prevent the
>>> AppleTV, Chromecast, and HDMI switcher to walk off. There'll be a combo
>>> lock on the box, combination shared out to those who ask nicely and have
>>> good reason to need to get into the box. Once the thing is locked up,
>>> there really isn't a need to get in unless a cable goes bad.
>>>
>>> Monoprice has some extremely affordable speakers (under $100 with amp)
>>> that I think will work well for the Hackatorium, and the provided budget
>>> mixer will be cable locked down to a angled podium or something above
>>> the junction box. A pair of cheap mics and cables can be stored in the
>>> junction box for usage when needed (and now you don't have to hunt down
>>> shit to make 5 Minutes of Fame or Dorkbot go).
>>>
>>> The projectors I've listed are as cheap as I could find them for the
>>> throw distance, offer pretty good lamp life and lumens, and the one for
>>> the Hackatorium can be pointed fairly close to the screen.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, unsurprisingly it's a lot of money. about $1000 for each
>>> classroom and $1600 for the Hackatorium. Some of this gear we'll be able
>>> to find use on Ebay or cheaper elsewhere, and I'm sure there are
>>> components and other things I'm forgetting, so consider these budgets as
>>> ballpark but pretty close to end cost.
>>>
>>> I personally think enabling teacher and presents to have a fairly easy
>>> time to get into the space and have their class happen is extremely
>>> important to making Noisebridge more of a functional space. And so I'm
>>> willing to cover a little more than about half the costs here, which'll
>>> either cover the classrooms or just the Hackatorium. I'm wondering if
>>> there are other avenues available to get money thrown into this pot? I
>>> have no idea if any money from the crowd funding campaign was budgeted
>>> for this sort of stuff (actually doubtful as I'm pretty sure dealing
>>> with electrical is going to be a lot). Are others interested in throwing
>>> in some funds to make this happen?
>>>
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rubin
>>> rubin at starset.net
>>>
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