We’ve reviewed a lot of different digital signage Players out there, one that definitely sticks out is the SMP-WEB Digital Signage player. It’s a web-based dedicated digital signage player supporting full-screen HTML/Flash/JPG, HD (high definition) video, and streaming video playback. It can also support landscape and portrait presentations.

However the true advantage of the SMP-WEB Digital Signage Player is the ease-to-use control panel, absolutely anyone can manage the content on these players and best of all it’s real-time! All these features make this player one of the most flexible multimedia presentation.

Some of the drawbacks we’ve identified are minor but things such ask not being able to schedule the playlist based on date/time or the absence of a power button can be annoying. Other than that we think it’s a great product.

For more information on the SMP-WEB Digital Signage Player visit our Digital Signage Portal or contact Advertise Me who can discuss an appropriate Digital Signage Solution.

Category: Digital Signage Blog News, Digital Signage Blog Products

We have just installed a new search function on our digital signage blog. Our readers will now be able to search for articles based on relevant key terms. The search form will display relevant articles whilst the search terms are typed.

The system will also now feature color search term highlighting. Have a go and give it a test.

Category: Digital Signage Blog Info, Digital Signage Blog News

 We came across an interesting article about the Adobe Media player and thought we’d share it with the rest of the digital signage blog readers. The source of the article is from sindhtoday (http://www.sindhtoday.net/technology/594.htm):

“Digital-signage networks using Adobe’s new Media Player to show content could be in breach of the software company’s licence agreement – as hundreds of networks already using Adobe’s Flash are also believed to be.

The licence for Media Player 1.0, released this week almost a year after its first announcement, states that it cannot be run on “any non-PC device or with any embedded or device version of any operating system”, a proviso which effectively forbids its use with the “black box” dedicated media-player hardware that many networks prefer to PCs for space and security reasons.

A similar prohibition on the use of Flash in non-PC systems has led some to speculate that screen-media networks are widely in technical breach of Adobe’s terms.

The new media-player software marks Adobe’s entry into Internet TV, providing consumers with playback of streamed or downloaded video at up to HD resolutions. Users can subscribe to content from the likes of CBS and MTV, and choose their viewing from a searchable catalogue.

For the content owners, meanwhile, Adobe Media Player offers anonymous audience metrics and targetable advertising.

Because the software is so tightly tied to specific content, unlike general-purpose counterparts such as Windows Media Player and indeed Flash, it may not immediately tempt digital-signage businesses. Indeed, one commentator has described it as “a pure online play that competes with applications such as Joost” rather than a media player in the conventional sense.

But as major U.S. TV networks – including Adobe’s partner CBS – increasingly look to out-of-home as an alternative delivery route for their content, it’s likely that some screen operators would find Adobe Media Player an effective way to obtain and play that content…if only the licence permitted it.”

We haven’t seen or used the Adobe media player in our digital signage solutions but it’s interesting to know more about the licensing requirements.

Category: Digital Signage Blog News

We have recently updated the look of our digital signage portal forum. Below is a screen shot:

Our main aims for the forum are to:

• share digital signage knowledge with others
• discuss about various topics in the digital signage industry
• centralise support related questions for products we support and sell – for example we just posted the following forum items; How do I upgrade the firmware on the NDSP-500?, Help, my NDSP-500 is no longer working. One person found this really helpful, as it provided some assistance to fixing problem.
• provide a forum facility for digital signage manufacturers that don’t host their own forums

Registration is free. Please note, posting or replying to threads is only permitted for registered members.

Category: Digital Signage Blog News