Carousel Cloud gives you the ability to configure a wide variety of media playback devices as either Dedicated Players or Express Players. This article explains the differences between the two player types and when to use them.
Dedicated Players | Express Players |
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Full-featured Performance: Designed for screens used primarily for digital signage Leverages full device capabilities for performance, resiliency, and advanced playback features
| Flexibility & Scale: Lightweight and economical for broadcasting common content to unlimited endpoints, including multi-use devices, websites, and screensavers
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When to Use: Dedicated signage screens (e.g., lobbies, hallways, menu boards) Need for advanced features such as video, interactivity, emergency notifications, offline playback, device control/monitoring etc. Priority on resiliency and performance over device flexibility
| When to Use: For Multi-purpose or shared devices (e.g., classroom & meeting room screens, browsers, screensavers) Embedding content in websites Large-scale or distributed deployments with cost efficiency in mind Achieving a broad reach of common content is more important than advanced playback features or unique content per screen
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Express Player Behavior
Express players unlock your ability to include large numbers of devices in your Carousel Cloud ecosystem and because of that, they have different functional capabilities than our dedicated players:
Supported Express Player Bulletins | Unsupported Express Player Bulletins |
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Canva Bulletins (Snapshot only) Clocks - Analog, Digital Countdown Timers Event Display GeckoBoard Bulletins (Snapshot only) Google Docs (Snapshot only) Google Sheets (Snapshot only) Google Slides (Snapshot only) Image Files Microsoft Excel (Snapshot only) Microsoft PowerPoint (Snapshot only) Microsoft Word (Snapshot only) Power BI (Snapshot only) RSS Feeds Templated Bulletins Weather Bulletins Web Bulletins (Snapshot only)
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