Digital Signage Players suit retailers and SMBs.
Press Release Summary:
Mounting behind display, HP SignagePlayer mp8000s supports content up to 720p, while HP SignagePlayer mp8000r features NVIDIA discrete graphics for 1080p content requirements. Devices enable slideshows and video looping and support layouts with images, text, Adobe® Flash animations, RSS feeds, and interactive content. Included templates enable users to create menu boards, in-store promotions, lobby signage, and infotainment, and Scala QuickStart software aids installation.
Original Press Release:
HP Introduces Digital Signage to Help Companies Boost Sales, Lower Costs, and Better Inform Customers
Full-featured HP SignagePlayers deliver easy and cost-effective digital signage solution
PALO ALTO, Calif. - HP today unveiled a new digital signage offering designed to make it simple for businesses to better inform customers while boosting sales and lowering costs.
The low-cost, easy-to-use HP SignagePlayer mp8000s and HP SignagePlayer mp8000r are designed for independent retailers, and other small to midsize businesses that want to deploy full-featured digital signage at a single location or across a small network.
"The new HP SignagePlayer mp8000s and HP SignagePlayer mp8000r, featuring Scala® QuickStart(TM) software, enable businesses to quickly and affordably deploy full-featured digital signage solutions," said Bob Rosenberry, manager, Visual Solutions, Retail Solutions Global Business Unit, HP. "Professional digital signage is now within reach for businesses large and small."
HP SignagePlayer: easy to use, easy to deploy
HP SignagePlayer is a new line of affordable digital signage players that are easy to use and simple to deploy. Beyond simple slideshows and video looping, HP SignagePlayer enables sophisticated layouts with images, text, Adobe® Flash animations, RSS feeds and interactive content.
The HP SignagePlayer mp8000s and mp8000r models come pre-installed with Scala QuickStart software, which allows a user to be up and running in minutes. Scala QuickStart also features a simple visual interface for creating, managing and scheduling information on the HP SignagePlayer.(1)
Built-in, professionally designed templates enable users to quickly create attractive and engaging visuals such as menu boards, in-store promotions, lobby signage and infotainment. From informative health and insurance updates in doctor's office waiting rooms to daily changing menu board promotions at quick service restaurants, HP SignagePlayer enables an enhanced customer experience. For businesses with space limitations, the HP SignagePlayer mp8000s supports content up to 720p in a small device design that can be mounted behind the display. The HP SignagePlayer mp8000r features NVIDIA discrete graphics for the most demanding 1080p content requirements.(2)
Pricing and availability
The HP SignagePlayer mp8000s and HP SignagePlayer mp8000r are expected to
be available in early December in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands. List pricing in the United States is $1,119 for the HP
SignagePlayer mp8000s and $1,079 for the HP SignagePlayer mp8000r.(3)
More information on HP SignagePlayer will be available today at noon ET at
www.hp.com/go/digitalsignage.
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(1) Content management software available via monthly subscription to Scala QuickStart. Cost is $45 per month.
(2) HP Wall Mount required and sold separately.
(3) Estimated U.S. list prices. Actual prices may vary.
Scala is a registered trademark of Scala, Inc. QuickStart is a trademark of Scala, Inc.
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