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title: "Compare players"
slug: "compare-player-features"
updated: 2026-05-06T05:59:23Z
published: 2026-05-06T05:59:23Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/compare-player-features"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Compare players

The feature comparison tables refer to the following players:

| Player | Beschreibung |
| --- | --- |
| Linux | Based on Lubuntu 20.04 and 22.04. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/docs/linux-player) |
| Windows | Windows 10 IoT LTSC 64 bit. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/docs/win-player) |
| Android | From Android 7.1. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/docs/android-player) |
| Tizen | Samsung Tizen 4.0. Contact Grassfish Sales for Tizen 6.5. [Learn more …](https://docs.grassfish.com/docs/tizen-player) |

## 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 | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
| Homogenous OS/Firmware version on all players | ✓ |  |  | ✓ |
| IoT integration of sensors, devices, light, sound, scent and other data sources | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |

## Media formats

| 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. | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |

## Resolution and Display

| 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 | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |

## Playback behavior

| 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) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSP gateway integration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |

## Dynamic data

| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |

Universal Data Controller, a system component that manages the import of external data into the IXM system.

## Related

- [Use media in spots](/media-guidelines.md)