Android is better for digital signage?

[vockerr]

I am purchasing a digital signage software and a board, so i want to know which operating system is good for it? is android is better or do i have to go with any other?

[david smith]

There are four primary software components to any given solution:

1) Software that exists on a media player;
2) content management or distribution software;
3) device management software
4) software for content creation.

Android is one the software that can be used. Software when installed it directly impacts functionality, security and business models.

[tempaa]

Yes david is right and as I know digital signage android (http://www.novisign.com/android/android-based-digital-signage/) is a better option I saw many people use android software in there digital board, and it is quite easy to use and user friendly also.

[haimht]

Hi, I also think that Android is better for digital signage because there are hundreds of thousand people in the world who are using Android. So, you will cover a huge audience if you use the Android platform.

Cheers!
Haim Toledano (http://soundcloud.com/haim-toledano)

[damponting44]

Fairly new OS for digital signage, becoming more popular in the past 2 – 3 years, mainly among SMBs and new digital signage implementers.
* OS used to be quite unstable, but dramatically improved in the last 2 years, nowadays we can consider it as a stable OS.
* Popular, easy to use, well familiar OS.
Windows is (still) the most common digital Signage player OS. Windows Players require license.
* Windows is very stable and well known system, almost anyone knows how to operate a windows based device.