# What types of displays are supported?

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

## Display hardware

A display (monitor or screen) 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 screen's native size.

### 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 Raspbian 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
- One of: Windows 7/10+ (any edition), Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu…), Raspbian on Raspberry Pi 4+

## 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.