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hedin123
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5 years ago
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Getting PowerBi on office screen

Hello all! 🙂 

I have created some dashboards for a company. Now they want it on a screen. The dashboard is loading data from an excel file within the company server folder. 

My idea is to have a monitor/tv-screen with a Mini-pc behind the monitor. Is there any specific requirements I should think about? I was thinking to use this as a gateway as well when published. The company asks me if they should buy a TV + a PC for the TV. I'm just worried if there's some part which I am not thinking about.

Thanks in advance!

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  • aj1973's avatar
    aj1973
    5 years ago

    Hi hedin123 

    A smart TV should do the work. The company will only need to connect to the service in the internet on the TV.

    for refresh, a Gateway needs to be installed on premises to do the work.

    For maintenance, of course a PC(Remote and/or local) will be needed.

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  • aj1973's avatar
    aj1973
    Community Champion
    5 years ago

    Hi hedin123 

    A smart TV should do the work. The company will only need to connect to the service in the internet on the TV.

    for refresh, a Gateway needs to be installed on premises to do the work.

    For maintenance, of course a PC(Remote and/or local) will be needed.

    • hedin123's avatar
      hedin123
      Frequent Visitor
      5 years ago

      Hello aj1973


      Thanks for your answer! 

      What if I want to show it as a slideshow on the tv? 🙂 If I have several pages and I want it to slide through maybe 15 seconds each?

      Best Regards,

      Hedin

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    v-xiaotang
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    5 years ago

    Hi hedin123 

    hi, I saw you raised a new and different question in your post. Has the original problem been solved? If yes, could you mark the answer helpful as the solution, so that the others having same question can find this post quickly. Thanks.

    For the new question, you can use the method mentioned by aj.

     

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  • Sarahdonahoo's avatar
    Sarahdonahoo
    New Member
    1 year ago

    Hi there! I know I’m late to the thread since the solution is already marked, but the OP’s question about looping a slideshow of dashboards hasn't really been answered. The simplest approach is to use digital signage software that allows you to assign individual dashboards (pages/reports) to each slide. Several solutions offer this functionality, but choosing one with a direct API integration will be your most best option.

    I know using external software might seem counterintuitive if you’re trying to simplify your workflow but as long as the solution is compatible with the devices you already have (your displays + a Windows PC, for example), it’s not much more effort to incorporate a third-party tool to do the communicating between those & Power BI for you.

    Here’s an article that explains how to set up dashboards on screens as a slideshow - hopefully, it’ll be helpful for anyone revisiting this topic in the future!

    https://www.fugo.ai/fugo/en/articles/7119702-power-bi-app-guide