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InfoComm14: BrightSign unveils 4K digital signage media player lineup, announces partnerships
June 17, 2014
Global digital signage media player provider BrightSign LLC announced today it will unveil at InfoComm 2014 its full portfolio of commercial-grade, solid-state 4K players. The company also announced its collaboration with digital signage content management system providers STRATACACHE and Grassfish.
The new 4K media player line includes three models, the company said, starting at only $600:
- BrightSign 4K242 Networked Basic Interactive Player - $600; a 4K video engine capable of dual 4K and full-HD decoding, abundant content support including HTML5, UDP network control and GPIO interactivity.
- BrightSign 4K1042 Networked Multi-control Interactive Player - $700; all the features of the 4K242 plus S/PDIF output for pure digital and surround sound audio, and a diverse range of interactive controls such as GPIO, serial, USB, UDP and mobile devices for interactive displays.
- BrightSign 4K1142 Networked Multi-control Interactive and Live HDTV Player - $850; includes all the features described above plus Live HDTV playback to play content from any broadcast channel (even HDCP 2.2-protected content) via the HDMI input.
All of the new models are built on BrightSign's software platform, which the company said exposes the capabilities of the latest Web advances in HTML5 without the limitations of a generic browser-based environment. In addition, BrightSign’s 4K players incorporate all of the features of the company's solid-state digital signage platform, including advanced interactivity, video wall synchronization, free BrightAuthor software and the BrightSign Network.
"At InfoComm, we will start to see 4K go mainstream. InfoComm is the hub show where digital signage, broadcast and pro AV meet, and we will see standards and technology from all these industries come together to make 4K a reality," BrightSign CEO Jeff Hastings said in the announcement. "Despite this momentum, many playback solutions for 4K still fall short of delivering a true 4K experience. Our BrightSign 4K players comply fully with the new standards to preserve video quality and support the complete 4K ecosystem, from encoding to output."
BrightSign will demonstrate its new 4K players at InfoComm this week in its own booth, as well as in a wide range of industry partner booths, including Crestron Electronics, BenQ, Almo Professional A/V, Atlona and Planar Systems. In addition, the BenQ booth will showcase a 15-display video wall, six super-wide aspect ratio displays and two other large-format displays, all powered by BrightSign, according to the announcement.
BrightSign is now accepting pre-orders for all three BrightSign 4K models, with volume shipments beginning late summer this year, the company said.
The partnership announcements are the latest in a series of collaborative efforts between BrightSign and industry CMS vendors. Earlier this year, BrightSign announced a similar partnership with Tightrope, enabling affordable content creation, advanced management and media playout across large out-of-home networks, the company said.
"Content management is such an integral component of the digital signage ecosystem, and we're excited that CMS leaders, such as STRATACACHE, are turning to BrightSign hardware to support their deployments," Hastings said in the partnership announcement.
STRATACACHE works with more than 300 of the world's largest firms in the retail, finance, hospitality, manufacturing, media and government sectors, the announcement said. To enhance the range of products offered to customers, STRATACACHE is adding support for BrightSign 2K and 4K players to its ActiVia product line.
"Many of our larger clients deploy global networks of thousands of media players, therefore we need a solution that promises near-zero downtime, at a cost that enables us to scale the deployment without breaking the bank," STRATACACHE CEO Chris Riegel said in the announcement.
Grassfish is a European provider of digital signage and media software for large in-location information and promotion networks. The company develops products for managing interactive media networks in retail and business settings. Grassfish's systems support integration of various devices, from tablet PCs to video walls. Grassfish relies on BrightSign's media players for many of its digital signage installations in Europe and other parts of the world, according to the announcement.
"Our customers expect flawless execution, and BrightSign's players deliver the reliability we require at a very reasonable cost," said Roland Grassberger, CEO at Grassfish. "BrightSign is the perfect complement to our powerful software, and we're happy to be working together."
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