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Digital signage has become a very effective medium for many businesses looking to market, advertise, and communicate to consumers. This is an investment that lots of industries, from retail to food, have to think carefully in order to get the best out of the technology. Businesses need to consider their digital content along with the infrastructure that will deliver that content effectively. Moreover, choosing an electronic signage system needs to be in line with the functionality, the application, the manageability, and, of course, the budget. One of the more critical components for this product is the digital signage player. How do you choose the right one for your business?
Once you've determined digital content and also the infrastructure necessary to deliver that content, you have to look at the hardware specifications. There are many digital signage players in the market today. The costliest players are equipped for advanced signage systems, which can be used for large-scale deployments. When you are looking to make use of this type of infrastructure, you'll need a fully integrated electronic signage media player that may be connected to industry standard screens for example LCD displays, billboards, plasma, projectors, along with other displays.
You might even want to consider a solid-state player with PC-class performance. This kind of technology can allow you to definitely display live HDTV broadcast and employ HTML5 for content development. Both are, incidentally, top trends in the Digital Signage Expo this season. It is because live video feeds attract and retain customer attention for longer periods while HTML5 is considered to be one of the best content development tools that may deliver engaging content.
If you're within the restaurant business, now you can rethink your static menu displays and consider installing digital menu boards for all your stores. You will want a player that can connect to your network in order that it can be administered remotely thereby eliminating the necessity to possess a dedicated server for every store. Ideally a fan-less model and solid state for greater reliability, and by being able to be central-controlled it cuts down on management time whilst still allowing your menu boards to display different content in each and every outlet.
The gamer is but one of many components inside your digital signage system. The main thing to keep in mind before starting your choice of electronic signage players is to determine your goals and objectives for that signage project, to define the content, and to decide on the best infrastructure to deliver it to your market. Be it using the latest commercial LCD to stream videos using a player that supports multiple media (e.g., Flash, MPEG 4-1, DivX, AVI, etc.) or adopting state-of-the-art systems that use players designed for scalable and multi-screen options, ensure your investment by considering your alternatives carefully.
