Wall Mountable 27" or Larger All in One

[leeharrell42]

I need a 27" or larger all in one that I can wall mount in a showroom. Any ideas?

 

[boosted1g]

The key you are looking for in searching is VESA. If it has VESA mount then it can mount to the wall.

Do you have any additional needs besides 27" screen? What sort of things does this need to display, what programs does it need to run?

A much cheaper router would be to get a small intel nuc, and mount that behind the display.
All-in-ones are an overpriced laptop that is not portable. At least with the nuc + monitor it will not only be cheaper but you dont wind up buying a whole new computer becuase the screen went bad.

Depending on what you need to display, if you do not need Windows OS then a raspberry pi might be all of you need.

 

[leeharrell42]

Basically we just need salespeople to be able to pull up inventory from a web based system to show to clients. We want touchscreen so they can use the on screen keyboard instead of having to have a desk or podium sitting there.

 

[boosted1g]

Ok, then for something being accessed via a webpage then you could run that off of a gen 3 raspberry pi easily. You will then just need to install a virtual keyboard program on it.

So you are talking $150-200 for the 27" monitor, $35 for the pi, $15 for a case and power supply, and $10 for the micro SD card.
The pi runs a specific build of linux, it is really easy to setup but you can always buy an SD card preloaded with Raspbian on it as well.

I could not find any monitor AND raspbery pi VESA mounts but you can easily take a piece or two of 1/8" thick metal and cutout a bracket to connect the wall VESA mount to the pi.

 

[leeharrell42]

Thanks for your help boosted. I think we may go with the nuc idea. We are currently using Dell OptiPlex in our offices and they are mounted to the monitor and we may do that for the sales also. Would the Nuc be better than the Dell we are using now?

 

[boosted1g]

Depends on your model of Dell OptiPlex.

The newest i3 nucs are more then sufficient for typical office use, the i3 is what i build for normal office PCs.
If you are not doing anything graphic intense or creating media or running engineering/3d modeling programs then an i3 is plenty of horsepower.

Here is a current gen nuc and then you will need to add memory and an SSD to them. https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-NUC6i3SYH-BOXNUC6I3SYH-Silver-Black/dp/B018NSAPIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478191482&sr=8-1&keywords=i3%2Bnuc&th=1

 

[leeharrell42]

Again Boosted thank you for your help today. I have searched for a 27" TO 31" touchscreen monitor but haven't found very many. Do you have a suggestion? Trying to keep it cost effective because we will need 2 or 3.

 

[boosted1g]

There is really not anything out there for under $500. That big plus touch screen just makes your options very limited.

Is this for a storefront "demo" type of setup? Why does it have to be touchscreen specifically?

 

[leeharrell42]

We are a auto dealership and we want to have these hung around the showroom so the salespeople can use them to look our inventory up online and show customers. We do not want to have to add desk and don't want to have to worry about keyboards and such.

 

[boosted1g]

Well either you spend $500 per monitor, or you can use external keyboards/mouse it is as simple as that.

As far as logistical mounting you do have a couple options.
Can do a pole mount like this: https://www.amazon.com/VIVO-Sit-Stand-Adjustable-Workstation-STAND-SIT1/dp/B017E0HK42sr=1-4&keywords=monitor+keyboard+mount

Or you can get simple VESA wall-mounts like these: https://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Articulating-Bracket-Monitor-ML15B/dp/B0025PKFUI
and use a keyboard tray like this one: https://www.amazon.com/VIVO-Deluxe-Computer-Keyboard-STAND-KB2/dp/B01FDUG082

 

[leeharrell42]

Thanks for all your help.