BrightSign 4K242 is a powerful yet affordable, solid-state 4K digital sign player that includes a highly robust 4K video engine capable of dual 4K and Full HD decoding simultaneously. It also offers abundant content support including HTML5, live media feeds, IP streaming, and more. The GPIO port offers basic interactivity, while the Ethernet port supports networked interactivity for synchronized video walls, mobile device interactivity and messaging between BrightSign and third-party devices using UDP commands. The networking capability also supports remote content updates and BrightSign Network. Our BrightAuthor software to create, preview, publish, and manage presentations is included for free.
Please note this device really requires a ‘Class 10’ SDHC Flash card for playback speed. Use of slower SD cards will not guarantee HD playback. A 4GB card should provide roughly one hour of HD material at MPEG-2 quality – depending on the encoding.
Specifications:
| Model | 4K242 | 4K1042 | 4K1142 |
| Networked Basic Interactive Player | Networked Multi-Control Interactive Player |
Networked Multi-Control Interactive and Live TV Player |
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| VIDEO ENGINE DECODER | |||
| Dual decoding of one 4K (3840×2160@60p) and one Full HD (1920×1080@60p) video simultaneously | x | x | x |
| MEDIA FORMATS | |||
| Video Codecs supported for Full HD content: H.265, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMV | x | x | x |
| Video Codec supported for 4K/UHD content: H.265 | x | x | x |
| Video Containers: MPEG-2 transport and program streams, AVCHD/BDAV, ASF,MP4, MOV | x | x | x |
| 3D Capability (side-by-side, top-over-bottom) | x | x | x |
| Images: BMP, JPEG, PNG | x | x | |
| Audio: MP2, MP3, AAC, and WAV (AC3 is passed through) | x | x | x |
| HTML5 content support | x | x | x |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTIONS* | |||
| PAL/NTSC | x | x | x |
| Native 4K resolutions: 3840x2160x24/25/30/50/60p | x | x | x |
| Upscaling to: 3840x2160x24/25/30/50/60p | x | x | x |
| 1920x1080x24/25/30/50/60p | x | x | x |
| HARDWARE INTERFACES | |||
| Locking Power Connector | x | x | x |
| SD Slot for SDHC and SDXC; Storage via SDXC (up to 2TB) | x | x | x |
| Internal MicroSD Slot | x | x | x |
| USB 3.0 High Speed Host Port | x1 | x2 | |
| GPIO Port (8 bi-directional) | x | x | x |
| RS-232 Serial Port | x | x | |
| 3.5mm IR Out | x | x | x |
| 3.5mm Analog Stereo Audio Out | x | x | x |
| S/PDIF Out | x | x | |
| mSATA | x | x | x |
| HDMI 2.0 Out | x | x | x |
| HDMI 2.0 Input | x | ||
| Ethernet (Gigabit) | x | x | x |
| Status LEDs – Power, Error, Update, Network, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, MicroSD, SD | x | x | x |
| Reset Button | x | x | x |
| FEATURES | |||
| Powerful Video Engine: advanced dual video decoding with superior scaling technology | x | x | x |
| Native 4K Playback of H.265 3820x2160x60p via HDMI 2.0 | x | x | x |
| 4K Upscaling: upscale 1080p content to sharp 4K resolution | x | x | x |
| Powerful Video Engine: dual decoding and superior scaling | x | x | x |
| Live TV: brings Live TV to your signage via HDMI In, even HDCP-protected content | x | ||
| HTML5: hardware-accelerated engine that plays modular HTML assets flawlessly | x | x | x |
| Touch: for interactive touch screen and kiosk presentations | x | x | |
| Zones: playback multiple content types on a single screen | x | x | x |
| BrightWall™: synchronized playback across multiple displays | x | x | x |
| Interactivity: trigger playback from various interactive ports | GPIO | GPIO, USB, Serial | GPIO, USB, Serial |
| UDP Control: interact with signage using networking | x | x | x |
| Live Feeds: Live Text, Audio MRSS, Twitter, Flickr, etc | x | x | x |
| BrightSign App: update signs with an iOS device | x | x | x |
| Geo-Fencing: trigger playback based on location | x | x | |
| IP Streaming: play streaming media | x | x | x |
| IP Streaming Server: serve IP streams from BrightSign’s local storage | x | x | x |
| Sign Preview: preview presentation playback in BrightAuthor | x | x | x |
| Networking: update, manage and schedule your signage | x | x | x |
| Remote Snapshot: remotely view a snapshot image of the display’s playback | x | x | x |
| Power over Ethernet+ (PoE+): type 2 port powers other devices up to 25 watts | x | x | x |
| Usage tracking statistics and real time clock | x | x | x |
| Content Update via USB | x | x | |
| SOFTWARE | |||
| Free BrightAuthor Software | x | x | x |
| BrightSign Networking Options | x | x | x |
| ACCESSORIES | |||
| USB Button Pads | x | x | |
| Wireless Module | x | x | x |
| SDHC and MicroSD Class 10 Cards (various capacities) | x | x | x |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| Dimensions | 196 x 68 x 170 mm (WxHxD) or 7.8 x 2.6 x 6.8 in. (WxHxD) | ||
| Weight | 28 oz. / 793.8 grams | ||
| Power | 12V / 5A | ||
| Multi-Country Power & Regulatory Approvals | x | x | x |
| Built-in Wall Mounting Brackets | x | x | x |
| 1 year warranty, parts and labour | x | x | x |
| *Additional display resolutions are supported | |||