BrightSign’s 4K line includes three models, starting at $600. The base line unit, the 4K242 Networked Basic Interactive Player, features a 4K video engine capable of dual 4K and Full HD decoding and offers abundant content support including HTML5, UDP network control and GPIO interactivity.

The 4K1042 Networked Multi-control Interactive Player adds S/PDIF output for pure digital and surround sound audio, and a diverse range of interactive controls such as GPIO, serial, USB, UDP and mobile devices for engaging, interactive displays.

At the top of the range, the BrightSign 4K1142 Networked Multi-control Interactive and Live HDTV Player includes all the features described above plus Live HDTV playback to play content from any broadcast channel (even HDCP-protected content) via the HDMI input.

Jeff Hastings, chief executive officer, BrightSign said: “At InfoComm, we will start to see 4K go mainstream. InfoComm is the hub show where digital signage, broadcast and Pro AV meet and we will see standards and technology from all these industries come together to make 4K a reality.

“Despite this momentum, many playback solutions for 4K still fall short of delivering a true 4K experience. Our BrightSign 4K players comply fully with the new standards to preserve video quality and support the complete 4K ecosystem, from encoding to output.”

BrightSign will demonstrate its new 4K players at InfoComm this week (booth N2246), as well as in a wide range of industry partner booths, including Crestron Electronics (C7008), BenQ (C8531), ALMO Pro A/V (C5830), Atlona (C9116) and Planar Systems (C6836). In addition, the BenQ booth will showcase a 15-display video wall, six 16×3 super-wide aspect ratio displays, and 2 other large format displays, all powered by BrightSign.