Waiting Room Screens

To facilitate CHIME in your clinic’s waiting room, what needs to be installed are one or more wall-mounted TVs situated in the clinic so that every patient can view at least one screen. We do not have specific placement recommendations as this is very specific to a particular clinic’s layout.

TV Recommendations

There are commercial TVs and consumer TVs. Commercial TVs are designed to operate more continuously whereas consumer TVs do not and may, for example, suffer from burn-in or colour fade. This being said, our experience is that it’s adequate for most clinics to use a consumer level TV without any fancy smart TV features, knowing that if they run into issues, it’s relatively cheap to purchase and install a replacement.

  • Any TV that you purchase should have a resolution of at least 1080p

    • If purchasing a 4K TV, please ensure it will accept 1080p input and will upscale the image automatically (this is the case for most TVs)

  • The TV should be sized according to the size of the room. Roughly, based on our experience the following seems to make sense, but you will need to assess your space appropriately:

    • A room that seats 4 - 6 needs a 32 inch + TV

    • A room that seats 6 - 8 needs a 40 inch + TV

    • A room that seats 8 - 10 needs a 42 inch + TV

    • A room that seats 10 or more needs a 50 inch + TV

Driving the content

We are currently driving the content on the TVs via a dedicated phone sized device. This device:

  • Connects to the TV via HDMI

  • Mounts directly to the TV with industrial velcro without issues

  • Does NOT require ethernet connectivity (they are WiFi connected) but CAN be connected via ethernet if you prefer

  • DOES require a power outlet, it cannot be powered off the TVs USB port.

  • The TV itself does NOT need to be a smart TV.