Supported devices: what MisterSignage runs on

Any device able to open a full-screen web page can become a MisterSignage screen. You open the player address, a pairing code appears, you attach it to your account, and the content arrives. No complex install, no proprietary hardware to re-buy. To understand the tool, see what is digital signage and the software in detail.

On an LG TV, open the player address in the Web Browser and enter the code: it plays right away. For a permanent kiosk mode (locked full screen, always-on display, no screensaver clock), a MisterSignage app for webOS is coming to the LG Content Store — installable like Netflix, no developer mode. Meanwhile, the TV's store mode plus turning off the screensaver are enough. More: digital signage on Smart TV, Android or Raspberry Pi.

Same principle on a Samsung TV: the TV's Internet browser opens the player and shows the code. A dedicated Tizen app (native kiosk mode) is planned, on the same model as the LG version. For intensive 24/7, a small Android box stays the most reliable option (see below).

This is the most rugged option for permanent signage. The (free) MisterSignage app for Android turns an Android TV box, an Android TV or an Amazon Fire TV into a kiosk screen: full screen, auto-restart on power-on, remote updates. It installs in seconds — download the app. On Fire TV, the app installs by sideload (Downloader) and appears on the home screen, controllable with the remote.

A Raspberry Pi in kiosk mode (full-screen Chromium on the player address) is a cheap, reliable signage classic. A mini-PC, a Windows PC or a Mac work too: any recent browser in full screen is enough. These devices need nothing special installed — open the player, enter the code.

Professional signage players that embed a modern browser work the same way. For an LED wall or a totem, it's the controller (or the box feeding it) that opens the player: the wall is seen as a single screen, at the resolution and format you define. MisterSignage handles custom formats and resolutions per screen.

The browser is enough to start and for screens on during opening hours. The dedicated app (Android today, LG/Samsung TVs soon) adds what a TV browser can't do: stay on with no screensaver, auto-restart after an outage, lock the kiosk. For 24/7 or a shop window that must never fall back to live TV, prefer the app. See digital signage without a box for the trade-offs.

A signage screen must stay on. On an Android box or the TV app, anti-sleep is handled by the application. On a smart TV in browser mode, disable the screensaver and auto power-off in the TV settings (often under “Energy saving”), or switch the TV to store/kiosk mode. That is the safest setting on any device.

Once the content is received, the screen keeps playing even if the connection drops: the player caches the current slideshow and resumes on its own when the network returns. An internet outage never leaves a black screen. This holds on every device, browser or app.

Already have a smart TV? Start in the browser, free, in 2 minutes. Need 24/7 reliability or a permanent window? Add a small Android box (~€30-50) with the app. A fleet of several screens? Standardise on the same box for simple maintenance. Either way the software is the same and 1 screen stays free for life. The pricing depends only on the number of screens, not the hardware.