[Tizen] Gapless/Seamless video playback limitation
Lists Tizen requirements for gapless video playback without black gaps, including matching resolution, identical FPS, no variable FPS, and a 30 FPS maximum.
Lists Tizen requirements for gapless video playback without black gaps, including matching resolution, identical FPS, no variable FPS, and a 30 FPS maximum.
Tizen stream playback limitations covering supported multicast IP ranges, bandwidth needs, stream URL protocol rules, and mixing streams with video playback.
webOS 1 devices cannot rotate video for portrait playback, so portrait content requires pre-rotated video files, while HTML5 content rotates automatically.
LG webOS is a great system to use. Unfortunately, when you decide to use these displays in Portrait mode, the video quality decreased.
Step-by-step instructions to factory reset an Android device before signageOS provisioning, using the Settings app System Reset options.
Example usage of the signageOS Android SDK shows how to implement Kiosk mode in your Android application.
Beware of using base64 images on Tizen displays.
Reference for BrightSign browser, security, and general registry options for signageOS, and how to set them via BrightSign DWS or a custom script.
To perform the factory reset with the control button your device must be installed with FW version 6.2.39 or higher.
Video playback on BrightSign is leveraging native video player implemented in Brightscript - that applies for every video you play using sos.video JS API.
How to configure Raspberry Pi network settings via the built-in Wi-Fi Access Point and its web configuration page for Wi-Fi and LAN setup.
This configuration in registry allows to set up multiscreen output on BrightSign players - XC5 and XT4/5.
Overview of the Extended control tab for Sony devices in Box, covering PRO mode, power, input, network, and other Sony-specific settings after provisioning.
How to factory reset a Samsung display via the service menu using the IR remote control sequence MUTE 1 8 2 POWER ON.
This tutorial is only for experienced users that are familiar with WebOS displays and are allowed to perform factory reset.
Overview of firmware requirements for signageOS devices, recommendations for LG, Samsung Tizen, and BrightSign, and links to remote and local upgrade guides.
Below is a legacy documentation for Android Core App versions v2.x.x
There are limitations with gapless playback on webOS
Giada DN72 does not expose serial number in Box or JS SDK due to the player limitation.
How to perform a factory reset on a Giada device using the mouse wheel button and the on-screen Settings menu.
How to enable Extended Control on Samsung Tizen via the RM Server for VNC remote desktop, power on, and source switching, with automatic and manual setup.
How to connect BrightSign and Bluefin devices to WiFi by adding network configuration code to the custom.brs file in the provisioning package.
How to update Vestel display firmware over the air or via USB for signageOS compatibility.
How to open the signageOS Developer Options menu on Android using the remote or a mouse, with an example of enabling the allow cleartext traffic option.
We benchmarked BrightSign with FW 7.0. The full result can be found here: https://html5test.com/s/26ea263cfb9b2a5f.html
We benchmarked Samsung SSSP2 devices. The full result can be found here: https://html5test.com/s/e1f8c93cfbd7ea76.html
Describes HTML5 video tag limitations on signage devices per platform and recommends the sos.video.play() API for reliable cross-device playback.
This tutorial is only for experienced users that are familiar with BrightSign devices and are able to modify BrightScript (.brs) files.
How to clone LG webOS signage display settings between devices using a USB drive, including which settings transfer and the export and import steps.
How to manually update LG webOS display firmware using a USB drive for signageOS compatibility.
LG naming confusion on webOS 8 release
Index of manual local firmware upgrade guides for Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Philips Android, and BenQ displays using a USB drive.
Explanation of why the signageOS content verification (MD5) function always returns true and how to handle it as a deprecated feature.
How to perform a factory reset on NEC displays with Open Modular Platform compute modules for signageOS.
How CMS partners revert an NEC display Compute Module from their CMS back to NEC MediaPlayer, using the signageOS JS API or the standalone netboot procedure.
Explains why HDMI, DisplayPort, and VGA inputs shown via PiP on Samsung SSSP2/3 displays are limited to 960x1080px, causing lower quality and unsharp text.
Do you see a DEMO watermark on your Android device display? You can disable it. Follow the guide here.
5GHz network access is not stable on RPi, use 2.4GHz networks.
There is no factory reset option on RPi - to factory reset you need to unplug the SD card and rewrite the OS on it.
signageOS supports remote firmware upgrade for all major platforms, including Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, BrightSign, and Android-based devices like Philips BDL.
Explains why the Core App switches Tizen displays from RS232 to RJ45 on first launch, how to revert to RS232, and which features are lost by doing so.
How to clone Samsung Tizen display settings to other devices via USB, covering which settings are copied or excluded and the export and import procedure.
How to check the firmware version on a Samsung Tizen display and upgrade it locally from a USB flash drive via the Software update menu.
Samsung Tizen supports network connection over a Proxy server. Below you find common pitfalls and limitations you might be facing.
Old SSSP 2 and 3 has limited file path length which affects FileSystem API and Media Cache API.
Old SSSP 2 and 3 has limitation on the file system API and might not be able to download files using FileSystem API and Media Cache API.
Samsung SSSP2/3 displays lack HTML5 video support, so video playback, especially in portrait, must use the native player via the signageOS JS API.
Streaming protocols and codecs supported on Samsung SSSP, LG webOS, BrightSign, Raspberry Pi, and Android signage devices.
A list of supported video formats.
How to configure timezones on Samsung Tizen SSSP displays using the device menu or signageOS time API.
It may happen that the Philips devices don't want to play two videos in a row. It's caused by state issues in the default Android video player implementation.
Integrate signageOS Cloud Control Unity plugins into an Android Unity project, covering Gradle repository setup, auto-start, crash handling, and kiosk SDKs.
Explains that the Vestel MB135VS cannot play FullHD video in portrait orientation at a sufficient framerate, reaching only 10 to 15 FPS due to performance limits.
Step-by-step guide to setting a missing Serial Number and Model on a Vestel display over RS-232 using PuTTY and the SETSERIALNO and SETMODELNO commands.