Welcome to the series of articles "How To BuildA Photo Booth" written by the staff at Photo Booth Experts.
These articles were not written in
order to sell our products but rather they were written to give ideas and
useful information to those looking to become more informed of certain details
when building a photo booth yourself.
PLEASE NOTE! What you about to read is only our opinion (based on our
own experience) of what we feel is the best approach towards building and
designing a photo booth for party rentals.
Remember that the choice of structure design, components and software is
ultimately up to you.
To
build
the photo booth You need the following components:
Photobooth Computer
Photo Booth Software
Photobooth Camera
Photo Booth Printer
Photobooth Monitor
Photobooth Lighting
Photo Booth Enclosure
Photobooth Lighting
Photo Booth Accessories
Photo Booth Software
Photobooth Camera
Photo Booth Printer
Photobooth Monitor
Photobooth Lighting
Photo Booth Enclosure
Photobooth Lighting
Photo Booth Accessories
Photo Booth Monitor
So the question is what monitor is
best for use in the photo booth?
Important criteria for photo booth
monitor
Photo
Booth monitor size
Photo booth monitor touch screen
capability
Photo booth monitor durability
When choosing the monitor for photo
booth you have to decide if your photo booth will have an arcade style button
(a device to start the photo booth action) or will your photo booth be operated
by a touch screen monitor.
We completely prefer and recommend
touch screen monitor as opposed to regular monitor with an arcade style button and here is why.
Why Touch screen monitor
In our early photo booth designs we
were using an arcade-grade button.
During the first event we were providing service for the button was
broken by an intoxicated person. After
that incident it became obvious that having this push button device sticking
out was not practical. In addition this
button made transporting the photo booth a headache, it took up an extra USB
port and in cases where the button failed the photo booth became useless.
Touch screen is the perfect solution
for operating the photo booth. Even if you are a big fan of Arcade-grade
buttons it is still a wise choice to
have touch screen monitor just in case your button fails. Again, as we always say, the choice is
yours.
Photo Booth Monitor Size
If you are planning to use touch
screen monitor you need to make a decision about the size of the monitor. A 15"-17" is probably the most
optimal monitor size for the photo booth. We are currently using 17"
ELO touch screen monitors.
Photo Booth Monitor Durability
An important factor when buying a
touch screen monitor is going to be its durability. When at an actual event you must consider the
fact that people will be having fun and won’t give two flips about your
equipment. You will witness several
times throughout the event people literally banging on the monitor. So make sure the monitor you purchase have at
least some anti-vandal protection.
Monitors with anti-vandal protection
are the kind of touch screen monitors that are built by the companies who are
the suppliers for ATM, POS, and other types of kiosks.
You may be thinking at this point
that an all-in-one touch screen computer would be the way to go. If you have
not please go back and read our article on Choosing the right computer for the
photobooth. All -in -One
computers with the Touch screen monitors are not designed to withstand constant
touching and pushing. Even though All
-in -One computers will absolutely work for the photo booth they are no match
for commercial grade touch screen monitors.
Why we choose ELO Touch screen monitor
In fairness we have not used any
other touch screen monitors but ELO so we cannot compare with other
manufacturers.
The deciding factors that led us to
use the ELO touch screen monitor had to do with its bare bone open frame option. This gave us a lot of room to play with when
we built our photo booth enclosure because the
open frame provided the flexibility when it came to monitor
mounting options.
The ELO touch screen monitors are
commercial grade monitors that have been designed to withstand a great deal of
abuse. The fact that ELO has been in the touch screen monitor business for a
long time and has an outstanding reputation made the choice even easier.
Where should you buy a Photo Booth monitor?
Again, just search online for the
best price on the Touch screen monitor of your choice.
Pricing will depend on the size of
the Touch screen monitor. For new
monitors expect the cost to be between $350-$750.
We hope this article will help you
to make sound decisions when it comes to buying and using your monitor for your
Photo Booth.
This article has been written by the
staff at Photo Booth
Experts.
The series of articles "How To
Build A Photo Booth" for DIY Photobooth builders consist of:
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 1 -
Computer for the Photo Booth
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 2 -
Photo Booth Software
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 3 -
Photo booth Camera
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 4 -
Photo Booth Printer
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 5 -
Photobooth Monitor
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 6 -
Photobooth Lighting
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 7 -
Photo Booth Enclosure
How To Build A Photo Booth: Part 8 -
Photo Booth Accessories
