easyCMS runs on all of them, so we have no reason to push you at one. Buying new screens? Get a commercial Samsung Tizen or LG webOS screen with the player built in. Keeping the screens you have? Add an Android box. Showing heavy web pages or dashboards? Use a Windows PC.
The three routes side by side
| Player built into the screen (Samsung Tizen, LG webOS) | External Android box | Windows PC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you buy | A commercial signage screen; the player is inside it | A small box on the screen’s HDMI input | A mini-PC on the screen’s HDMI input |
| Price of the player | Nothing extra: it comes with the screen | Our player is 499€, set up, with the licence for its screen. Or use your own box | Free player software; you supply the PC |
| Setup | Install our app on the screen, once | Plug in, or type one address on your own box | Install and set up like any PC |
| Reliability | Very high: one device, nothing to unplug | High with a purpose-built box, poor with a cheap one | High if fanless and updates are under control |
| Best for | New screens and tidy installs | Screens already on the wall, video walls, mixed brands | Heavy web pages, dashboards, IT-managed PCs |
The easyCMS side costs nearly the same whichever you pick: your 49€ account includes the first Android or Windows screen, and more are 99€ each, once. A Samsung Tizen or LG webOS screen takes the 129€ licence, because the player built into it has a dearer licence of its own. The real money is the screen itself.
Pick this if…
A screen with the player built in
You are buying new screens anyway. One device per wall, one power lead, nothing behind it to unplug or steal. The catch: when the screen gets old, you replace the screen.
An Android box
Your screens are already up, you want several screens playing one picture in step, or a live camera feed. Those last two work only on Android. A dead box is a quick swap.
A Windows PC
The screen shows a fussy web page, a dashboard or an LED wall’s own control software, or your IT team already manages Windows PCs. Expect updates and the odd reboot.
Watch out A home television is not a signage screen. A living-room LG or Samsung runs a consumer version of webOS or Tizen that will not install the player, whatever the box says about smart apps. Ask your supplier to confirm in writing that the exact model is from the commercial signage range.
Already own home TVs? Nothing is lost: an Android box on the HDMI input turns them into signage screens. They are not built to run all day, though, and the buying guide explains why that matters.
Where to buy, and how to set up
Samsung Tizen
Check which screens work on Samsung Tizen digital signage software, then follow the Tizen setup guide. Leaving MagicINFO? Start here.
LG webOS
See what we support on LG and the webOS setup guide.
Android
Our Android player arrives ready to play. On your own box, type one address: install in one step.
Windows
The player software is free. The Windows setup guide covers auto-start and updates.
Not sure signage is for you yet?
Test on one screen first. Yodeck’s pricing page lists a free plan for one screen, and OptiSigns one for up to three screens with their logo shown, both checked September 2026. We would rather you bought a licence you keep than one you regret.
Before you order
- Get the exact model number confirmed as a commercial signage screen.
- Check it switches back on by itself after a power cut.
- Mounting it upright? Make sure the screen is rated for portrait.
- Run a network cable where you can. See network requirements.
- Stick to one kind of player per site if you can: one routine, one spare.
Keep reading
- Digital signage player buying guide: the checklist for picking a box or a screen that lasts.
- Professional player hardware: what a pro player is and what it costs over five years.
- Players for easyCMS: every platform we support.
Want a second opinion on a model or a site? An expert hour is 25€.