Digital signage player that runs in a browser
A player is whatever draws your content on the screen. Ours is a web page, which means the device in front of your panel is your choice and not our invoice.
What the player does
- Checks in, takes the schedule for its screen and downloads the media it needs
- Plays from local storage, so the picture does not depend on the connection staying up
- Advances items on their durations, loops the playlist and switches on a daypart boundary
- Renders layout zones together: main content, sidebar, ticker and clock
- Records the item it drew and the time it drew it
- Uploads that record, and a periodic screenshot, when it can reach the platform
- Restarts cleanly after a power cut, because the device reopens the same URL
Offline playback, in detail
Media is downloaded before it is needed, not streamed at the moment of playing. When the network goes down, the screen keeps running the schedule it already holds, including daypart changes, because the schedule is on the device too.
Play records collected during the outage are stored locally and uploaded when the connection returns, so the report shows the gap in the network and not a gap in your evidence. A campaign that ran through a bad Friday still reports as having run.
Hardware that works as a player
| Device | Good for | What to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Browser inside a smart TV | The cheapest start, notices and images | Older sets have weak browsers and awkward auto start |
| Android stick or box | Smooth video, reliable auto start, low cost | Pick a model with 2 GB of memory or more for 4K |
| Chrome device in kiosk mode | Predictable behaviour and central management | Slightly higher purchase price per screen |
| Windows mini PC | Sites where IT already manages Windows | Keep updates on a schedule so a dialog cannot cover the screen |
| Chromecast or set top device | Notice boards and meeting rooms | Lighter video handling than a dedicated stick |
The right answer is usually the cheapest device that runs a modern browser reliably and starts itself after a power cut.
Knowing the player is alive
A status dot tells you a device made a request. It does not tell you what is on the wall. The player reports the rendered item and returns a screenshot, so a frozen frame, a black output or a resolution change after a firmware update is visible in the panel rather than on a customer's phone. That is the subject of proof of play.
Pair your first screen today
Open the pairing URL on any screen with a browser, type six digits, and the player is running. Nothing to buy from us.