Best (low cost) digital signage solution w/remote centralized management
Recently I was tasked with recommending a digital signage solution for a client. Specifically, they needed centralized maintenance and control of approximately 20-30 signs covering 10-12 locations. Another paramount goal was cost effectiveness via no recurring/subscriptions costs. Here is my digital signage recommendation:
Specific unit recommendation: Mvix Xhibit Myrko
Mvix Xhibit Myrkohttp://direct.mvixusa.com/
product/xhibit-mykro-digital- signage
- $259 single time cost to purchase device
- No additional license cost, no subscription fees
- Remote management
- Single HDMI output
My recommendation is for one of the $259 Mykro units for each screen/TV that we will be utilizing.To go with dual independent output requires the “Enterprise” model which is $890. It seems more cost effective to go with the less expensive unit on each TV.
Hardware Configurations and Software Features/Levels (color coded)
HOW IT WORKS?
1 Connect the system to the display screen and to the internet.
2 Login to www.xhibitsignage.com, and upload media.
3 Schedule media playlists to individual devices or as a group.
4 System will download and display the media playlist as scheduled.
Overview of Xhibit signage:
(click “software” pricing to see the various features in each software tier)
CONTENT FEATURES (“BASE” software version)
- HD Videos
- Images
- PDF Media from URL/Local server
- RSS/Text Ticker Marquee
- Media Animation
- Fonts
- Google & Custom Web-URL
- HTML5
- Clock (Analog or Digital)
- Role-based User Permissions
- Drag-n-Drop Layout Creator
- Remote Live View
- Remote Device Reboot
- 7 Day Playback Logs
Base, Standard or Pro software options
There are other options out there, but Mvix has a proven solution with excellent centralized management and no recurring costs. They also have a quite extensive client list, here are some examples:
Partial Client List.
Best regards,
-J.D.