Once again I’m after hardware advice from the Hippo Gurus. I’m trying to standardise my Hippo kit so that I can get it cased up conveniently, and also therefore hire it out here in the UK to make some money when I'm not using it. My thoughts are to have two cases:
Case 1:Hippocritter
Critter PSU and power cable
Hippocritter video input dongle
Abridged user guide
Case 2:22” Monitor (LG W2242T)
Monitor power cable
1.8m DVI cable
DVI to VGA adapter (for output)
Miniature illuminating keyboard (USB)
Microsoft 5 button mouse (USB)
Mouse mat
Netgear 5-port gigabit switch
Netgear PSU
50cm Cat6 UTP patch cable
1m Cat6 UTP patch cable
2m Cat6 UTP patch cable
USB stick with Zookeeper, Screen-thief, LX console personalities and full Hippo manual on it
Audio output device(??)
The logic being that some people will just want to hire the unit (case 1 only) to add an output to their existing Hippo setup, while others will want the control gear as well. I know case 2 will be getting a little on the heavy side, but I think I’d rather manage it than have a third box… My questions are:
Does this seem a good idea to you guys? How do companies (in your experience) kit out Hippos for hire?
Any suggestions on a simple audio output device? I’m contemplating one of these:
http://www.behringer.co.uk/EN/Products/UCA202.aspx or something similar.
Is there anything else I’m missing that I should add to case 2?
Any other words of wisdom?
Thanks as always,
Gareth.