What types of displays are supported?

Lumicast runs on a wide range of display hardware. There's a distinction between the display itself (the panel) and the intelligence running software — typically a video controller or a System on Chip (SoC).

Display hardware

A display (monitor or TV) is usually identified by size and resolution, plus brightness, contrast, aspect ratio and viewing angle.

Size

Sizes are specified in inches — the diagonal measurement. Widescreen is most common for content displays.

Common sizes:

• 32"–42" — flight information displays at check-in desks, gates, belts, and concourses.
• 55"–65" and larger — 4K/8K advertising and graphical content.

Lumicast supports any display size.

Resolution

Resolution (width × height in pixels) defines sharpness. Higher resolutions show more detail but demand more from the hardware.

Lumicast supports any resolution and scales content to the display's native resolution.

Brands

Lumicast is brand-independent and aims to support all display hardware. Well-known brands:

• LG
• NEC
• Philips
• Samsung
• Sony

Specialised hardware like Aesys suits professional 24/7 deployments — public transport and airports, for instance.

Resources and intelligence

Lumicast needs an HTML5 browser to run the player software. That browser runs on:

• A video controller — external (connected via HDMI/DVI/DisplayPort/VGA) or internal (OPS module).
• A System on Chip (SoC) — built into the display itself.

Video controllers

External controllers allow any controller to be chosen but require mounting and cabling. Internal OPS controllers slide into a dedicated slot on compatible displays — no external cables or extra power.

Both solutions typically run Windows, Linux, Android or Raspberry Pi OS and can be scaled up by adding more CPU, RAM or storage.

System on Chip

The most common SoC platforms are LG webOS and Samsung Tizen. SoC is cheap (built-in), but resources are usually limited. Well suited for information, images and SD to HD video.

Lumicast supports both SoC platforms.

Minimum specs

The display controller or SoC needs:

• Network connectivity — CAT/UTP cable or Wi-Fi
• An HTML5 browser

For the current desktop native player, use 64-bit Windows 10 or later (x64 or ARM64), macOS 13 Ventura or later (Intel or Apple Silicon), or 64-bit Linux (x64 or ARM64). Raspberry Pi AppImage installations need a 64-bit OS. Windows ia32, Linux ARMv7l, and macOS 12 or older are no longer supported by the current desktop player.

Recommendations

• Information + SD/HD video — Raspberry Pi 4+, SoC, or a low-resource video controller.
• Full-screen HD, 4K, 8K — external or OPS video controller with >4 GB RAM, a GPU and >8 GB of storage.