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Author Topic: Remote reboot power controller Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-17-2010 10:50 PM                     We service a number of locations with Screenvision preshows. As anyone who has dealt with their little "HDFriend" boxes knows, they aren't very friendly when they are locking up every day. We were promised that their boxes would run without intervention, all on their own. Needless to say that promise turned out to be one they couldn't keep. I have asked them to install boxes so they can remotely cycle the power on them as they need to, but they claim such boxes are too expensive, so I am seeking input here for alternatives. Can anyone recommend a CHEAP box that could be used for such a thing? It only really needs to have one power outlet on it, be IP-assignable and have ON/OFF or CYCLE controls. I am hoping if such a box exists without being too expensive they will install them and stop pestering all of the managers with the constant rebooting of their players. FYI I recommended a Tripplite product at about $350 and they scoffed at the price, so that will give you an idea of what is "too expensive".  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-17-2010 11:07 PM                     Is $99 too much? http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/3060/63/ and as an added bonus it looks like you could program it to ping the HD-FRIED boxes and when they stop responding it power cycles them automatically  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-17-2010 11:20 PM                     Geez Sean, I should've just called you and asked. I might buy one of those and test it out. You would THINK $99 is cheap enough, but who knows.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 12-24-2010 09:12 PM                     And of course on Christmas Eve they wouldn't have enough people on staff to actually answer the phones when a unit locks due to power surge. Eventually, I grew tired of waiting and figured the person on the other end would either reboot it over the network or tell me they were unable and to do it myself with the switch. Needless to say, I hung up and did the latter which (not surprisingly) worked.  |  IP: Logged Rick Hunter Master Film Handler Posts: 452 From: Melbourne, Australia Registered: Feb 2003 posted 12-25-2010 07:29 PM                     Try http://www.controlbyweb.com/ pretty useful devices.....  |  IP: Logged

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