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Supported Hardware Specifications for InfoCaster

This document contains the most recent specifications for InfoCaster players, InfoCaster creation stations, and InfoCaster
Manager hardware.

InfoCaster System Players and creation stations maintain their own copies of the content/media being displayed.
Specifications When considering hard drives for media storage, consider the space required for the file types and
sizes you are using.

Table 1-1. InfoCaster Player System Requirements

Single- and Ultra Small-Form

Quad-Head Players Dual-Head Players Players

CPU CPU Core i7 920, Intel Core i3-2120 Intel Atom D525,
Quad-Core, 3.06 GHz, Dual-Core, 1.8 GHz,
8MB 1.3 Cache 1MB L2 Cache

Video Card See ”Supported Video See ”Supported Video Onboard NVIDIA®
Cards” on page 3 for a Cards” on page 3 for a GeForce® 210
list of supported cards list of supported cards

RAM 4GB DDR3 RAM 2GB DDR3 RAM 2GB DDR3 RAM

Operating • Windows XP Pro • Windows XP Pro • Windows XP Pro

System SP2 SP2 SP2
• Windows Vista • Windows Vista • Windows Vista
• Windows 7 • Windows 7 • Windows 7
Professional, Professional, Professional,
Ultimate, or Ultimate, or Ultimate, or
Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise

InfoCaster Creation Stations

The creation stations are your design systems. We recommend they have the same hardware
configuration as your players, but they may not need to be as powerful. The players are your
“workhorses” and should be given that consideration when choosing hardware. If you need to make
price point compromises, we recommend doing so with the creation stations rather than the
players.

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InfoCaster The InfoCaster Manager can be its own machine, or it can reside in the creation station box. Basic
Manager System minimum specifications for dedicated InfoCaster Manager hardware is:
Specifications
Table 1-2. InfoCaster Manager Minimum System Requirements

CPU 1 x Intel Xeon 3400 Series

RAM 4GB DDR3-1066

Operating System Windows XP Pro SP2

Additional considerations for InfoCaster Manager hardware include the number of players
connected to it, how frequently you send updates to the players, and the size of the files being
transferred. Consider the following questions:
• Should InfoCaster Manager be its own dedicated system, or should it share a system with the
creation station?
• Should you run Windows XP Pro SP2, or Server 2008 R2 (which is recommended for ten or
more players)?
• How much hard drive space is required?
• How fast a connection/how fat a pipe do you need between InfoCaster Manager and the
players?

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Supported Video Cards

The following video cards are supported by InfoCaster.

VGA and DVI These cards support VGA and DVI output.
VGA and DVI are standard computer monitor video signals. They provide a higher resolution and
more detail than composite or S-Video, resulting in images that are more crisp and clean, even on
large displays.
InfoCaster supports both Portrait and Landscape layouts on VGA or DVI systems, allowing a
display to be either vertically or horizontally aligned. For example, a 42 inch plasma screen could
be aligned vertically to provide a tall poster-like display at a movie theater.
Plasma and LCD screens with VGA or DVI inputs are capable of displaying progressive VGA
signals.
Note: All VGA cards require a minimum of 512MB onboard graphics memory.

Nvidia Corporation
• Nvidia GeForce 9500GT (Recommended) (Only driver versions 190.38 or 266.35 supported in
Windows XP)
• Nvidia GeForce 440GT (Only driver version 266.35 supported in Windows XP)
• Nvidia GeForce 430GT (Only driver version 266.35 supported in Windows XP)
• Nvidia QuadroFX 380LP (Only driver version 265.7 supported in Windows XP)
• Nvidia QuadroFX 4500
• Nvidia QuadroFX 3500
• Nvidia QuadroFX 1500
Note: Output spanning is not supported when using HDMI.

Composite or The following cards support composite or S-Video NTSC and PAL output.
S-Video for NTSC
or PAL Nvidia Corporation
• Nvidia GeForce 9500GT (Recommended)
• Nvidia QuadroFX 4500
• Nvidia QuadroFX 3500
• Nvidia QuadroFX 1500

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Dual Head Matrox G550 PCIe

The G55-MDDE32 Matrox G550 PCIe part numbers have been tested with InfoCaster and are
known to work.
Notes: • The Matrox G550 PCIe card is only supported in Windows XP.
• Desktop video is not supported on this card because the Matrox 3.95 drivers required to
run it do not support Direct3D.
• We have also found that ASUS motherboard model P5GDC-V does not recognize the
Matrox G550 PCIe card.

Dual Head Matrox G450 AGP or G550 AGP

There are a number of different part numbers for Matrox G450 and G550 dual head video cards,
and not all of these video cards are supported or have been tested using InfoCaster. The following
are Matrox part numbers for supported Matrox G450 and G550 video cards that have been tested
with InfoCaster and are known to work.
• G45+MDHA16D
• G45+MDHA32DB
• G45FMDHA32DB
• G4+MDH4A16DB
• G4+MDH4A32DR
• G55+MDHA32DR
• G55+MDHA32DB
Note: These are AGP models only.
We do not guarantee InfoCaster support for G450 and G550 cards with different part numbers than
the ones shown above. Please note that while the cards mentioned above will work with InfoCaster,
this does not necessarily mean that cards with other part numbers will not work. This means that
cards with other part numbers other than those above have not been tested, and have not been
proven to work with InfoCaster.
The G45+MDHA16DLE part number for G450 has been proven to NOT work with InfoCaster.
Notes: • G450 and G550 cards are only supported in Windows XP.
• The required video breakout cable needed for the Matrox G450/G550 is part number
INCS-OPT-MTXKIT.

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Supported I/O Hardware

Supported Input The following analog input and TV tuner cards are supported.
Cards
Table 1-3. Supported Input Cards

Clear
Card NTSC PAL ATSC QAM DVB-T

Hauppauge ImpactVCB 64402 Yes Yes

Hauppauge Win TV_HVR-950Q Yes* Yes Yes

KWorld Plus TV HD Stick 330U Yes* Yes

KWorld PVR-TV 305U Yes

KWorld UB424-D Yes* Yes* Yes

KWorld UB445-U Yes* Yes* Yes Yes

* This card requires a breakout cable for analog input. The cable is not included in our turnkey
systems.

Supported Display InfoCaster can control the power status, volume, and input source of the following displays by
Control Hardware default.
• LG Flatron (M3204C/M4214C)
• NEC Plasma Display PX-42VP4
• NEC PlasmaSync Plasma Display 42PD2-50PD1
• Panasonic TH-103PF10UK / TH-85PF12U
• Panasonic TH-32LHD7
• Panasonic TH-32LRU20
• Panphonics Sound Shower
• Samsung SyncMaster (Consumer)
• Samsung SyncMaster (Professional)
• Sony Bravia CBX-H10
• Sony Bravia KDL-46EX523
• Sony GXD-L52H1
• SunBright 4610HD
See the InfoCaster Display List document to learn how to control additional display models.

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