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Understanding the difference between consumer & commercial screens
When planning a digital signage deployment, you may not have the budget for commercial screens. If you're looking to save on entry costs, you may turn to your local big box store or screen distributor to find better deals on consumer TVs.
While we typically advise that you spend the dosh on professional displays (more upfront costs can often mean less costs down the road) a consumer TV screen may fit your needs as long as your demands on your screens aren't too high, i.e.:
You're not planning to have your screens run more than 8 hours a day
You don't need portrait orientation
You don't need protective controls like lockout features, kiosk mode, or remote control
You're not putting your screens outdoors or in high-brightness environments
One of the most recognizable names in screen technology, Samsung is a natural starting place for deploying a digital signage project. They're ubiquitous, offer a diverse screen lineup, and have affordable options for those looking to do digital signage on a limited budget.
They offer both consumer & commercial lines of displays, each with their own respective operating systems, to fit different project needs:
Commercial displays: SSSP on Tizen
Commercial screens utilize Samsung's SSSP, which is built on top of Tizen OS & has additional software features specifically tailored for digital signage, such as remote management, content scheduling, and advanced display control.
If you own an SSSP powered display, there's no need to purchase a separate player as the inbuilt operating system is powerful enough to provide a smooth, stable experience.
Consumer displays: Tizen OS
Samsung's consumer screens typically run on the Tizen operating system, which is also the foundation for Samsung's Smart Signage Platform (SSSP) used in commercial screens.
If you own a consumer display, you may want to consider purchasing an external media player to attach to your screen & turn it "smart." This will save you from running Fugo in your screen's browser (a non-ideal experience according to some customers) and provide more stability & performance.
To learn how to tell whether your Samsung screen is consumer or commercial grade, check out this guide.
Minimum requirements
Tizen 4.0 OS with SSSP6
☝️ Samsung's consumer displays typically run Tizen OS versions 4.0 and up. For optimal performance, we highly recommend that you consider professional SSSP displays for new purchases or attaching an external media players to consumer screens running older versions of Tizen. This ensures that you can make the most of Fugo's capabilities & enjoy an efficient digital signage setup.
Recommended & supported devices
Supported and recommended for new purchases
Tizen 6.5 & SSSP10
Supported but not recommended for new purchases
Tizen 4.0 & SSSP6
QM32R-AN
QB Series (Basic)
QBR: QB13R, QB24R, QB43R, QB49R, QB50R, QB55R, QB65R, QB75R, QB85R, QB98R
QBR-B: QB24R-B, QB85R-B
QBN: QB49N, QB55N, QB65N, QB75N, QE82N
QBT: QB98T-BQM Series (Mid-range)
QMR: QM32R, QM43R, QM49R, QM50R, QM55R, QM65R, QM75R, QM85R
QMR-A: QM32R-A, QM43R-A, QM49R-A, QM50R-A, QM55R-A, QM65R-A, QM75R-A
QMR-B: QM32R-B, QM85R-B
QMN: QM43N, QM49N, QM55N, QM65N, QM75N, QM85N, QM98N
QMT: QM98T
QMT-B: QM98T-BQH Series (High-end)
QHR: QH43R, QH50R, QH55R, QH65R, QH75ROM Series (Window-facing displays)
OMN: OM46N, OM55N
OMN-D: OM46N-D, OM55N-DOH Series (Outdoor displays)
OHF: OH55F
OHN: OH85N, OH85N-SK, OH85N-DK, OH85N-S
Performance notes
Supported File Types
Image: JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, WebP, SVG, GIF
Video Container: MP4,MPG, MPEG, MOV, AVI
Audio: MP3
Documents: PDF
Supported Features
Landscape & portrait support
Multi-zone support
Apps from our App Store
Webpages
Offline playback of media
Multi-zone media playback (ability to play 2 concurrent videos or streams)
Remote screenshot monitoring
Remote Fugo application updates
Known Limitations
Most consumer grade Samsung displays will require you to pair & run Fugo from your screen’s browser, which some users find is not an ideal experience.
To get around this issue, you may consider attaching an external media player to your display to ease and boost the experience of Fugo on your screen.
Setup guide
For instructions on how to set up Fugo on SSSP devices, see this guide.
For instructions on how to set up Fugo on consumer Samsung devices, see this guide.
Other hardware
For an extensive list such of the other operating systems we support and our recommended hardware directory, please see this article.