FIND YOUR DEVICE
Start with the screens you already own.
Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony, Vestel, TCL, AG Neovo, ViewSonic, BrightSign, an old TV with an HDMI port. Find the device below and it tells you which Live player runs it, and whether you need anything behind the screen at all.
- 6
- Players, one CMS
- 2
- Platforms needing no player box
- $346
- Android player for everything else
- $12/display/mo
- Same price on every platform
START HERE
The device decides the player, and nothing else changes.
Every Live player connects to the same CMS, takes the same schedules and reports back the same way. Which one a screen runs is decided by what is inside that screen, and it is the only decision on this page.
Two of the six need no hardware behind the display at all. Samsung commercial panels run Live on Tizen and LG Signage panels run it on webOS, so the screen needs power and a network connection and nothing more. Android SoC panels are the same story with the Android player.
Everything else takes a small player behind the screen, which is what brings an ordinary display or a consumer TV onto the network for the price of a box rather than the price of a panel. The cheapest of those is $346.
NOT SURE WHAT YOU HAVE
Find the model code
It is on the sticker on the back of the display, and on the delivery note. A Samsung code like QMR or QBR, or an LG code like 55UH5F, is enough for us to answer.
Check whether it is a commercial panel
Commercial and professional displays usually run signage software on the panel itself. Consumer TVs almost never do, and they take a small player behind the screen instead.
Ask what it runs
Tizen means Samsung, webOS means LG, and everything else in this category is usually Android. If the answer is Windows or Linux, you already have a player.
THE INDEX
Every device family, under the player that runs it.
Android, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS each have a model-level list underneath, down to the series code. Follow the link in the block to check a specific panel before you order it.
Live for Android
Player box: Only if the screen has no Android of its own
The widest device surface of the six, and the reason most mixed estates get onto one CMS without a refresh. Anything running Android that will accept an installed application is a candidate: the panel itself, or a small box behind it.
- Android APK on installable devices
- ProDVX panels
- Philips Professional Displays
- Sony BRAVIA Professional
- Vestel Professional
- TCL Commercial
- AG Neovo
- ViewSonic Commercial
- SDA player
- Amazon Fire TV
- Amazon Signage Stick
- Amino set-top boxes
- NovaStar Taurus
Every device family here has been tested, Fire OS devices, Android set-top boxes and LED controllers included. On Fire TV and the Amazon Signage Stick the player installs as a sideload rather than from a store.
Live for Tizen
Player box: None
Samsung commercial displays run Live on the Tizen chip inside the panel. Power and a network connection, and nothing behind the screen at all.
- Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP)
- SSSP5 series
- SSSP6 series
- SSSP7 series
- SSSP10 series
- Samsung Signage Player Box
SSSP10 is supported on player release R207 or R301 and newer.
Live for webOS
Player box: None
LG Signage-series displays run Live on the system-on-chip inside the panel, on webOS 3.0 through 6.0. Same clean mount as Samsung, same absence of a player box.
- LG webOS Signage (3.0)
- LG webOS Signage (3.2)
- LG webOS Signage (4.0)
- LG webOS Signage (4.1)
- LG webOS Signage (6.0)
- LG WP320 / WP400
Signage series only. LG also sells Commercial and Hospitality webOS monitors, and those use different APIs and are not compatible. Check the model code before ordering.
Live for Windows
Player box: A Windows PC
The player that drives the largest video walls: one layout spanning several physical panels as a single canvas, up to six outputs from one machine. Also the player with the most content headroom.
- Windows PCs and mini PCs
- iBASE SI-121-N
- iBASE SI-636 (multi-output)
- Windows-based signage appliances
Windows drives the largest video walls. BrightSign also supports video wall, on multi-output players only.
Live for Linux
Player box: A Linux machine
A native Linux player, which almost no signage vendor offers at all. The right answer when your standard build is Linux and adding another operating system to the estate is not on the table.
- Linux machines attached to a display
- Linux-based signage appliances
- Raspberry Pi
Community-supported and under active development. Confirm your distribution and desktop environment with us before a rollout, as the Linux player page sets out.
Live for BrightSign
Player box: A BrightSign player
A dedicated native application for BrightSign OS, not a browser wrapper. Solid state, with no general-purpose operating system underneath to patch, which is what you want on a screen that is expensive to reach.
- BrightSign players
- BrightSign XD6
- BrightSign XT5
Confirm your specific BrightSign series with the team before ordering.
THE HONEST PART
What Live does not run on
There is no browser-based Live player and no ChromeOS player. Each of the six players is a real application installed on the device, which is what lets a screen cache its schedule and keep playing when the network drops. A browser tab cannot make that promise, so we do not sell one and then explain it later.
If the screens in question are Chromebooks or Chrome-based panels, a small Android or Windows player on the same screen is the working answer, at less than the cost of replacing the display.
The second limit worth knowing before you spec anything: video wall output needs the Windows player or a multi-output BrightSign player. Windows scales furthest, to six panels on one canvas from one machine. BrightSign spans its own outputs in extended mode, or several players synchronised in group mode. Android, Linux, Tizen and webOS run one screen per player, whatever the panels are.
Device compatibility: common questions
Will LiveSign run on the screens we already own?
In most cases, yes, and that is the reason for six players rather than one. Samsung commercial panels run Live on Tizen and LG Signage panels run it on webOS, both with no player box. Android SoC displays from Philips, Sony BRAVIA Professional, Vestel, TCL, AG Neovo and ViewSonic run the Android player on the panel itself. Everything else, including consumer TVs carried over from a previous refresh, joins the network with a small Android, Windows, Linux or BrightSign player behind the screen.
How do I know which Live player my device needs?
By what the device runs. Samsung commercial displays take Live for Tizen. LG Signage displays take Live for webOS. Anything Android, whether that is a panel with Android inside or a stick behind a TV, takes Live for Android. A PC takes the Windows or Linux player, and a BrightSign appliance takes the BrightSign player. This page indexes the device families under each.
Do you have a web player or a ChromeOS player?
No, and it is a deliberate choice rather than a gap we are working on. Each of the six Live players is a real application installed on the device, so it caches its schedule locally and keeps playing when the network drops. A browser tab cannot make that promise. If your screens are Chrome-based, a small Android or Windows player on the same screen is the working answer.
Can one network mix devices from different manufacturers?
Yes, and most do. A Samsung panel, an LG panel, an Android stick behind an old TV and a Windows video wall can sit in the same network on the same schedules. Group displays however you like in Live CMS; what each one runs is not something you have to think about after setup.
Is the licence different depending on the device?
No. Every platform is included on LiveSign plans from $12 per display per month, so the device you pick is a hardware decision rather than a licensing one. If you would rather own the software outright, perpetual licences are available for every platform too.
Our device is not listed anywhere on this page. Now what?
Send us the exact model code. These lists cover the device families we are asked about most, not every device that exists, and missing from a list does not mean incompatible, particularly when the device shares an operating system with models that are listed.
SEND US THE LIST
Tell us what is on your walls today.
Send the model codes, or a photo of the sticker on the back. We will tell you which player each screen takes, what needs a box behind it, and what it costs per screen.
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