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Digital signage guides

Plain-English advice on screens, content and costs, for the UK and the US.

Restaurants · 4 min read Digital Menu Boards for Cafés and Restaurants — A Practical Guide How to set up a digital menu board on an ordinary TV. Layout, sizes, dayparting, hardware and costs for cafés, restaurants and takeaways. Read the guide
Pricing · 4 min read Digital Signage Costs in 2026 — Per-Screen vs Flat Pricing What digital signage really costs in 2026. Hardware, software and hidden extras, with worked examples for 1, 10 and 50 screens on per-screen and flat pricing. Read the guide
Schools · 4 min read Digital Signage for Schools — Notices, Events and Emergency Messages How schools use digital signage for daily notices, events and emergency messages. Where to put screens, what to show, safeguarding points and costs. Read the guide
Buying guide · 4 min read Digital Signage in the UK — A Buyer's Guide for 2026 A practical guide to buying digital signage in the UK. Hardware, software pricing in pounds, licences, energy use and what to check before you commit. Read the guide
Buying guide · 4 min read Digital Signage in the US — A Buyer's Guide for 2026 A practical guide to buying digital signage in the US. Hardware, software pricing in dollars, licensing, accessibility and what to check before you commit. Read the guide
Pricing · 4 min read Free Digital Signage Software — What You Really Get An honest look at free digital signage software. What free plans include, the usual limits, when free is enough and when it is worth paying. Read the guide
How-to · 4 min read How to Turn a TV into a Digital Sign Step-by-step ways to use a TV as a digital sign with a Fire TV Stick, Android TV, Apple TV, a smart TV browser or a mini-PC, and how to keep it running. Read the guide
Design · 4 min read Portrait vs Landscape Screens — Sizes, Resolution and Content Tips When to use a portrait or landscape screen for digital signage, the image sizes to design at, how to mount and rotate a TV, and common mistakes. Read the guide
How-to · 4 min read How to Show Google Slides, PowerPoint and Dashboards on a TV Reliable ways to display Google Slides, PowerPoint decks and live dashboards on a TV, including looping, auto-refresh and pages that block embedding. Read the guide
Basics · 4 min read What Is Digital Signage? A Plain-English Guide What digital signage is, how it works, what you need to run it and what it costs, explained without jargon for small businesses, schools and offices. Read the guide

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