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The feature comparison tables refer to the following players:

Linux	Based on Lubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 Learn more →
Windows	Windows 10 IoT LTSC 64 bit Learn more →
Android	From Android 7.1 Learn more →
Tizen	Samsung Tizen 4.0 (Contact Grassfish Sales for Tizen 6.5.) Learn more →

General features

Features	Linux	Windows	Android	Tizen
Playback scheduling by time, date, and location	✓	✓	✓	✓
Playback scheduling by player groups and attributes	✓	✓	✓	✓
Spot transition seamless	✓	✓	✓	With limitations
Spot transitions with different animations	✓	✓
Interactive content	✓	✓	✓	With limitations
Monitoring and player self-monitoring	✓	✓	✓	✓
Automatic player software updates from the server	✓	✓	✓	✓
Switching screens on/off	✓	✓	✓	✓
Screenshot function of the player	✓	✓	✓	✓
Playback reports: configurable reporting on proof-of-play, content usage and interactive applications	✓	✓	✓	✓
Remote maintenance	✓	✓	✓
Green energy support	✓	✓		Future develop-ment
Homogenous OS/Firmware version on all players	✓			✓
IoT integration of sensors, devices, light, sound, scent and other data sources	✓	✓

Features	Linux	Windows	Android	Tizen
Audio	✓	✓	✓	✓
Video	✓	✓	✓	✓
Images	✓	✓	✓	✓
Websites _{Websites must be displayable in an iFrame.}	✓	✓	✓	✓
Local HTML spots	✓	✓	✓	✓
HTML Composer and HTML Wizard	✓	✓	✓	✓
PDF _{Large PDFs lead to instabilities in the Android and Tizen Player. PDFs must be tested before rollout.}	✓	✓	✓	✓
Video streaming _{Depends on hardware. Entire setup must be tested extensively.}	✓	✓

Features	Linux	Windows	Android	Tizen
Full HD	✓	✓	✓	✓
4K _{Depends on hardware. Entire setup must be tested extensively.}	✓	✓	✓	Video only
More than 4K (with multiple display outputs)	✓	✓
Split screen layouts with multiple media zones on the screen _{Depends on hardware. Entire setup must be tested extensively.}	✓	✓		With limitations
Overlay function	✓	✓		With limitations
Synchronization of content across multiple screens	✓	✓
Operation of two screens displaying different content	✓	✓

Features	Linux	Windows	Android	Tizen
Screensaver	✓	✓	✓
Prioritized content	✓	✓	✓	✓
Versioned playlists	✓	✓	✓	✓
Time-triggered content	✓	✓	✓
Event-triggered content _{Triggered by Composer / Wizard spots or Webservice calls (external hardware is project specific).}	✓	✓	✓	With limitations
Randomized playback	✓	✓	✓	✓
Data-driven content and streaming	✓	✓
Dynamic content delivery - targeted promotions and relevant information	✓	✓
Playback of a specific number of spots for each cycle	✓	✓	✓	✓
Live tags - Management of spot playback depending on UDC data	✓	✓	✓
Live tags - Management of spot playback depending on sensors	✓	✓	✓
Live tags - spot playback in accordance with weather forecast* _{*on request}	✓	✓	✓
Real-time data collection platform for analytics and business intelligence	✓	✓
Player API	✓	✓	✓
FAST interface for near real-time control of the player	✓	✓
DOOH playback support (frequency, number of playbacks, share of voice)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Add state-of-the-art advertisement management	✓	✓
Full ad sales tool	✓	✓
Support of different pricing strategies like guaranteed frequency, share-of-voice, or programmatic in one system	✓	✓
Flexible pricing and discounts	✓	✓
Definable workflow with reservations and optional waiting list handling	✓	✓
Capacity chart shows available spaces	✓	✓
Bookings generate playouts automatically	✓	✓
Quotations, order confirmations, and playback reports	✓	✓
SSP gateway integration	✓	✓		✓

Features	Linux	Windows	Android	Tizen
Transfer and allocation of data in UDC	✓	✓	✓	✓
Local database on the player for the data	✓	✓	✓	Simulated
Display of data in HTML templates	✓	✓	✓	✓

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