• shininghero@kbin.social
    64·
    2 months ago

    Windows is a service…

    No, you’re an Operating System. If you were a service, I’d be going into task manager, killing your process, and setting the service startup mode to Disabled.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    451·
    2 months ago

    Why would you be using Windows for displaying literally what looks like a static image, maybe a video? Seems like massive overkill.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      45·
      2 months ago

      True, but if you’re a small independent business it’s pretty reasonable to believe they don’t have any techies. Just grabbing a basic Windows PC that you already understand is probably a simple enough solution.

          • I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.worldEnglish
            91·
            2 months ago

            I’m talking like six monitors like I see at the local servo. Guessing they’re using some kind of displaylink usb adapters? Does Linux play OK with them?

          • Aganim@lemmy.worldEnglish
            41·
            2 months ago

            For static setups like PC’s it is fine. For laptops however my experience is that every distro I tried fails horribly in providing a decent UX. Each and every time I plug in my monitor while my laptop is in sleep mode (so each time I worked at the office) I need to set up the proper resolution again when it wakes. I don’t know if Linux cannot handle 5120x1440 properly, but both X11 and Wayland just reset to glorious 640x480.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      181·
      2 months ago

      They’re using windows to show a webpage.

      Teensy tiny windows pcs are cheap and a low barrier of entry for “the tech guy”

        • Chris@feddit.ukOPEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          I’d love to get a job at one of these display board companies (or the local IT if they do it themselves), and tell them I can save them thousands.

          A Pi Zero 2W, TFTP boot, you’ve saved masses of hardware cost and saved yourself a Windows licence.

          Replicate that for all the displays over all the stores, done.