Comparison Table RPi vs Brightsign player

Posted by on September 22nd, 2022

Brightsign player Limitations

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The Brightsign player has some limitations. We are working hard to improve the Brightsign player to match the Yodeck Raspberry Pi player in all playback fields. You can see the comparison table below for more details.

Current limitations:

  • Widgets with Script code
    • Calendars
      • Google Calendar
    • General
      • Google Traffic
      • Google Slides
      • PosterMyWall
    • Social
      • Twitter
    • Business
      • ALL “Business” widgets except Power Bi will not be supported
  • Running custom script code on Web pages
  • For Videos:
    • Video Layering is not supported at all
    • Gapless Video playback
  • Turning On and Off TV screens using the CEC client
  • Ticker Performance (you might face some freezings)
  • Custom Boot logo
  • The “Crop” display option is supported only for Full-screen videos
Feature/SpecsRaspberry PiBrightsign
Display Media (Images, Videos, Audio, Documents) ✅ ✅
Display Widgets✅✅
Web widgets✅
– PowerBI✅
– Grafana✅
– Google Calendar✅
– Google Slides✅
– Google Traffic✅
– Google Analytics✅
– Twitter✅
– PosterMyWall✅
Screenshot support in portal✅✅
Volume Schedules feature✅✅
Emergency Alerts✅✅
Media Filtering✅✅
Live YouTube Video/Audio Stream✅✅
USB to HDMI Video Capture ✅
HDMI-in Support ✅
4K✅
 
Device Management
Remote content change✅✅
Network Configurations Wifi, Ethernet, 4G USB Dongle, Firewall)✅
Security Configurations (Custom certificates, SSH support)✅
Screen Resolution (Choose resolution/frequency)✅
Sound output (choose HDMI/Analog/Auto/Muted)✅
Advanced Customization (Handle on-screen messages, Advanced Player Directives)✅
Turning On and Off TV screens using the CEC client✅