Digital signage for education.

TrilbyTV is a digital signage platform with a variety of features for education and businesses. It has good features, and a choice of support methods, but it could also offer more options for plans, and also improve its self-help support options.

Pros

• +Free 30 day trial
• +Choice of support options
• +Annual discount on business plan
• +Supports multiple OS
• +Sign in with existing account credentials

Cons

• -UK only number for phone support
• -Single business plan offered
• -Educational plans are expensive
• -No discount on business plan for multiple screens until it exceeds 25

UK based TrilbyTV has over 30 years of experience in education, which drives them to build whole-school communication, boost community cohesion, and enhance parental engagement. The TrilbyTV platform is an easy and cost-effective way to grow the digital signage estate and #SwitchOnYourSignage. TrilbyTV makes it simple to add and manage content so that even the busiest school can easily keep its screens up-to-date.

TRILBYTV: FEATURES

TrilbyTV is a digital signage solution for education that allows you to share and showcase your own content on your screens. It offers plans for both education, which looks to be its greater focus, and also business.

Some notable features of TrilbyTV are:

Unlimited screens: You can connect as many screens as you like and start sharing your content with your school community (on educational plans).

Your content on your screens: You can upload videos, slideshows, web content, title slides, social media feeds, and more from any device via the web app or the dedicated iPad app.

Manage and schedule: You can create playlists and set schedules to control what content to show and when. You can also use the TrilbyTV Announce app to broadcast urgent messages on all screens, which is useful to get a message out quickly.

Familiar hardware: TrilbyTV can playback your content on all common devices, such as Android, iOS, tvOS, macOS, Windows, and more.

Content catalog: You can access a collection of pre-made content and templates from hand-picked partners, ready to use on your digital signage.

Integrations: You can login with your Google, Microsoft, and Apple IDs and upload content from Powerpoint, PDF, Google Slides, Word, Publisher, YouTube, RSS, and more.

Multisite: If you work in a multi-academy trust, a group, or a school district, you can have an administrative overview of your TrilbyTV sites, and share content to one or more schools with a few clicks.

Overall, TrilbyTV offers a number of attractive features, with support for a wide variety of platforms, content, and ease of sign in credentials, making this a reasonable choice for your school or business.

TRILBYTV: PRICING

TrilbyTV has a few plans to choose from, but they are not divided into tiers with additional features as most do in this segment. Rather they are divided by the use case: educational, or business. Also of note, while there is no free plan, there is a free 30-day trial to decide on it.

On the educational side, there is a choice of two plans, the first for a single site, and the second for a multisite deployment. The single site plan can be deployed at a single school site for a cost of £1200/year (about $1495) (+ £240 VAT), and includes 50 GB of storage, and an unlimited number of screens. Then there is the multisite plan, which starts at £1800/year (about $2242) for the first site (+ £360 VAT), with each additional physical location costing an additional £600/year (about $747). There are unlimited screens on either of these plans, with each site getting its own 50 GB of storage.

The lone business plan is priced a little differently, as it is by the screen. For a single screen, it costs $36.85/month +VAT when paid monthly, or when paid annually there is a 30% discount to bring it down to $25.41/month +VAT. It can be priced for additional screens, but each additional screen comes at the same price, until it reaches 25, and then company contact is required for a “Bespoke quote;” furthermore each screen comes with 5 GB of storage.

TRILBYTV: SUPPORT

Thankfully, TrilbyTV offers numerous support options, and we also appreciate that they are laid out in a “Support and Training” section of the website.

We always like to see the direct option for phone support, as some issues simply are easier to deal with via a direct conversation, and we are glad that this option is present. However, the number is only for the UK so it will be international long distance if present outside of Great Britain, and there are no days or hours of operation listed, but we queried the company and was told that phone support is offered 8:30 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday (UK time).

For those located outside of the UK, the chat support is probably a more viable option for most issues. However, when we attempted it, we are disappointed to report that it is more of a contact portal, as you have to provide your email address, and you can expect a response “In a few hours,” so hardly what most folks think of as live chat. While waiting for the delayed response, there are a handful of predone answers to questions, along the lines of a FAQ. We did try it and get an answer in about two hours on the weekend. There is also a direct email address.

There are also a number of self help options, including live webinars, and a demo on getting started. We would have liked to see some other options as well, such as a user forum, access to the previous webinars or other instructional videos, or a larger FAQ or knowledge base.

TRILBYTV: FINAL VERDICT

TrilbyTV is a digital signage platform that offers a variety of features and pricing options for educational and business use. It has a number of attractive features, including support for a wide variety of platforms, content, and ease of sign in credentials. However, its support options could be improved, and it would be helpful to have more self-help options available. Overall, TrilbyTV is a solid option for digital signage, but it may not be the best fit for everyone.

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Smart software for digital advertising boards

Viewneo is a digital signage platform that offers a variety of features, including content creation, scheduling, and analytics. Viewneo is a good option for businesses of all sizes, with a choice of two tiers, and is easy to use and affordable.

Pros

• +Many self support options including a forum
• +Free 30-day trial
• +Generous storage included in each plan

Cons

• -Only direct support option is a contact portal
• -No free tier
• -Limited tiers of plan

German-based viewneo is a company that offers smart software for digital advertising boards. In case you are wondering, yes, they do write the name of the service in all lowercase letters. viewneo is a cloud-based solution that allows users to create and manage digital signage content on various devices. viewneo was founded in 2008 by Adversign Media, a company that specializes in digital signage solutions. viewneo has won several awards for its innovation and quality, and is used by over 20,000 customers, including T-Mobile, McDonald’s, Benq and Toyota, in over 150 countries worldwide.

VIEWNEO: FEATURES

viewneo is a digital signage software that allows you to create, manage, and display content on screens, tablets, or video walls.

It has multiple features that distinguish it from competitors, which includes:

Content creation: You can use over 200 free templates, 1 million+ images and videos, a content designer, and news feeds to create professional-looking slides for your digital signage.

Content scheduling: You can organize your content into playlists and set the time and date for when they will be shown on your screens. You can also use nested playlists and default playlists to automate your content delivery.

Multi-screen support: You can connect and control multiple screens, tablets, or video walls with viewneo. You can also use plugins to create interactive and smart retail installations.

Remote deployment: You can access and update your content from anywhere with an internet connection. You can also use viewneo’s cloud-based solution to store and stream your content.

Content library: You can upload and manage your own images, videos, or MS Office documents in viewneo. You can also use viewneo’s plugins to integrate your social media channels, weather forecasts, video walls, and more.

AI and big data: You can use viewneo’s in-house products such as the viewneo camera system with AI, viewneo RFID Reader, sensory coat hooks, or viewneo Butler to expand the possibilities of your digital signage. You can also use data analysis tools to measure and optimize your performance.

VIEWNEO: PRICING

Taking a quick glance at the options for plans from viewneo rapidly leads to the conclusion that things are certainly simplified. As in there is only a choice of two plans, with the lower one targeted at a smaller business, and the other for a considerably larger organization. If either of these fit your needs, well then great, but we generally prefer a wider choice to pay for the features we need, and not overpay for those that we don’t. Let’s take a closer look, and keep in mind that viewneo offers a full 30-day free trial with all the features enabled to decide if this solution meets your needs- with no credit card required.

The small business plan is dubbed viewneo Professional, and viewneo which costs $21.00 per month, and includes 250 GB free space, 200+ design templates, over 1 million images and videos, news feeds, content designer, unlimited playlists, user management, offline playback, and nested playlists. The support is limited to email only, along with some self help options detailed below. The cost above is for a single screen only, and a separate plan, at the same price is required for each additional screen.

viewneo Enterprise is designed for larger organizations. It costs $280.00 per month as a base fee, plus $17 per month per license for each screen (as far as we can tell even the 1st screen is not included in the plan). It includes all the features of viewneo Professional plus upgrades to 2 TB free space, direct email support, phone support, personal support, multi-client capability, content and playlist sharing, default playlists, white label CMS, and API key.

While we did not find any annual discounts, it can be canceled anytime.

VIEWNEO: SUPPORT

Viewneo offers various ways to get help and support for using viewneo. These start with a single direct support option, to contact the viewneo team via a support portal. However, we did not find a direct phone or email address, nor a real time chat.

There are thankfully more options on the self help side of support. This starts with viewneo Tube where you can watch tutorials, tips, and tricks for your daily work with viewneo on their YouTube channel which has over 150 videos. There’s also viewneo Docs to gain access to the online documentation for viewneo, which covers topics such as installation, configuration, content creation, and troubleshooting. We also like the viewneo Forum to ask questions, share ideas, and get feedback from other viewneo users and experts.

There’s even a viewneo Changelog to see the latest updates and improvements for viewneo and its plugins, and a viewneo API to access the viewneo API documentation and endpoints, which allow you to integrate viewneo with other applications and services. Finally, the viewneo Blog shares news, stories, and insights about viewneo and digital signage.

VIEWNEO: FINAL VERDICT

viewneo is a digital signage platform that offers a variety of features, including content creation, scheduling, and analytics. The platform offers a variety of features for the creation of engaging and effective campaigns. It has two pricing plans, one for small businesses and one for larger organizations. Support is available via email, YouTube tutorials, online documentation, and a forum. viewneo allows businesses to create, manage, and display digital signage content on a variety of devices, including TVs, monitors, and digital signage players. viewneo is a good option for businesses looking for a simple and affordable digital signage platform.

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