BrightSign HD4

Pros: Excellent quality and heat dissipation, thin form factor, easy cloud-based management of devices, excellent performance, proprietary operating system.

Cons: BrightSign may not be familiar if you’re new to digital signage, but it’s easy to install XOGO Player on these devices and they’re unlikely to give you any problems in the field.

Cost: $295-945 USD

Where to Buy: Amazon | BrightSign

BrightSign (whose parent company is Roku) is a leading producer of digital signage media players. They offer devices for many types of projects and budgets, from their entry-level LS series to the cutting-edge XT models that support Dolby Vision, full 4K playback and HDMI 2.0.

Most XOGO customers will be interested in the HD4-series BrightSign players, which support 4K playback, digital or analog audio, and gigabit ethernet, in a small $405 package. XOGO Player is installed on BrightSign devices via the BrightSign Cloud (see instructions here). Once our player app is installed, the device will reboot and you’ll see our familiar XOGO PIN code screen. Now your BrightSign device(s) can be connected to XOGO Manager so you can send them a playlist of content.