Roku adds five new BrightSign players for digital signage applications

You know them for the popular $99 dollar Roku Player but I bet you didn’t realize Roku has a line of players called the BrightSign family designed for the digital signage business. The company expanded this product lineup today by announcing five new models – an inexpensive player that loops HD videos and playlists, two models that offer basic or advanced interactivity, and two models with simple or advanced networking for remote content delivery and reporting. Here’s the rundown on the five new BrightSign models:

BrightSign HD110:

For simple looping video playback
Update content by inserting an SD card
HD video
HDMI and VGA connectivity
Playlist support and looping media
Zones with support for video, images, and text tickers

BrightSign HD410:

Builds on the HD110 features

Supports interactive playlists
GPIO (general purpose inputs and outputs) and serial ports for interactivity and control:

button inputs
lighting controls
synchronization
support for AMX, Quadravox and other control systems

BrightSign HD810:

Builds on the HD410 with features of:

Component video support
Expansion A/V Module support for more audio outputs and GPIO controls
Touch screen and USB device interactivity
USB speaker support
Real-time clock for content playback scheduling
Live video in a window via our USB video input accessory
USB dongle content updates

BrightSign HD210:

Supports all the features of the HD110 and adds:

Remote content updates
Networked RSS feeds for news, weather and more
Real-time reporting for ad playback confirmations
Networking groups to target content updates
Supports either BrightSign Simple Networking or BrightSign Network Manager
World class security, authentication
Redundancy and failsafe modes

BrightSign HD1010:

The HD1010 delivers all the features of the BrightSign family in a single product. This model rolls all the capabilities of our products into a single unit.