The viewing system I use at events ranging from Wedding Receptions to Equestrian to allow customer to see photographs as they are taken uses a PC and viewing stations.
The PC acts as a server and I use Wyse units as the clients.
Wyse units are basically stripped down computers. They utilise Flash memory instead of a hard drive. They are much smaller than standard pc’s and take less power – a useful consideration if you’re running off a generator.
The disadvantages can be that they can be difficult to configure for the novice.
A big advantage is price. Because all they need to do is deliver up proof images to a monitor you don’t need an all singing up to date unit. I use Wyse 3125se units. They can be picked up from around £20 upwards on ebay quite easily.
There are a couple of things to watch out for though
- Do they come with a power supply?
- How are they configured – do they need “re-flashing”?
If you’re lucky you’ll get a unit which is all ready to go and you simply have to switch it on and set the IP address of your unit to fit in with your current network settings. If you’re not lucky you may need to reflash your unit.
Reflashing a wyse series 3000 unit.
There are some great resources on the net to help you do this.
One of the best I’ve found is Freewysemonkeys – www.freewysemonkeys.com
You’ll need to download a copy of the program called “netxfer” which is used to transfer a new image to your wyse unit.
Link to the netxfer instructions – Click Here
Link to the netxfer program – Click Here To Download Netxfer
You’ll also need an image file which is available from the main wyse site. www.wyse.com in their support>downloads section.
