The Net-Top-Box (NTB) is a Digital Signage Solution-in-a-box.

Ideal for Foyer or Reception area displays, this product is both simple to configure and manage. There is no software to install as it comes pre-loaded on the hardware. It is a one-off purchase with no recurring licence fees.

The NTB is installed on the network and controlled through a web browser on any PC or Mac in the organisation. It does not require a keyboard or mouse itself, just power and a suitable display screen, and is often located at the rear of the screen itself.

An NTB can send a single VGA output to a large display device such as an LCD, plasma or projector.

Media content must be finalised before uploading to the NTB. Depending on your choice of media, you can do this with any common Video, Photo, Flash or HTML editing tools.

The NTB supports a large number of multi-media formats in combination. This allows you to combine video or live TV with scrolling text, photos, Flash and web content.

Content is uploaded onto the NTB once, stored on the disk, inserted into a playlist and then played from the disk. The NTB is not normally used to play streams from a separate server, it is better to copy that media onto the Net-Top-Box and play it from there. Once content is uploaded to the Net-Top-Box, its network bandwidth requirement becomes negligible.

Every zone in the display layout has its own playlist. Every playlist runs in a loop so there are never any gaps and there is no timeline scheduling. Zones can be optionally synchronised to link playlists.

Content that has been defined as locally customisable can be customised by individual subscribers. For example; allowing one NTB to welcome visitors to the "London Office" while another NTB in the same 'Channel' welcomes visitors to the "Sydney Office".

The VGA output can be sent to 3rd party video distribution hardware to send to as many displays as the hardware will support, within the hardware's distance constraints. In this case every display will show exactly the same image.

One NTB can clone its media from (subscribe to) another NTB over the network. This standard feature, known as Channel Manager , allows the same output to be shown on displays more than 500m away, or even on the other side of the world.

MXDigital Systems are able to advise on the best solution for your needs and can provide and install the NTB, screen and any associated hardware. We can also provide training and would be pleased to advise on your content requirements.

Visit the Case Studies page for information on how the NTB has been used in various applications.

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