XiPlay Blog https://xiplay.app/blog/ Engineering and deployment writing on Xibo(R) CMS, BrightSign(R) hardware and reliable digital signage. en-us Xibo® vs BrightSign® isn't a choice: it's a stack https://xiplay.app/blog/xibo-vs-brightsign/ https://xiplay.app/blog/xibo-vs-brightsign/ Search "Xibo vs BrightSign" and you'll find comparison after comparison, almost all answering the wrong question. They aren't rivals; they're two layers of one stack. Product Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT How XMDS works: the protocol behind every Xibo® display https://xiplay.app/blog/xmds-explained/ https://xiplay.app/blog/xmds-explained/ Every Xibo® display speaks XMDS. Understanding its lifecycle (register, authorize, collect, play, report) explains almost every signage problem you'll ever debug. Engineering Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Consumer Android boxes vs solid-state players for Xibo® signage https://xiplay.app/blog/android-boxes-vs-solid-state-players/ https://xiplay.app/blog/android-boxes-vs-solid-state-players/ An Android box is cheaper on the purchase order and more expensive everywhere else. Here's the honest engineering case, and when a box is genuinely the right answer. Hardware Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Migrating from Xibo® for Android to BrightSign®, display by display https://xiplay.app/blog/migrate-xibo-android-to-brightsign/ https://xiplay.app/blog/migrate-xibo-android-to-brightsign/ The good news about this migration is how little of it there is. Your CMS doesn't change at all, and you can do it one screen at a time, with both player types running side by side. Deployment Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Why video walls drift: sync groups, genlock and PTP https://xiplay.app/blog/why-video-walls-drift/ https://xiplay.app/blog/why-video-walls-drift/ A wall that drifts is usually a wall that was bought wrong. What frame-accurate sync actually requires, and why no software can rescue a mixed-model wall on Wi-Fi. Engineering Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Per-device licensing vs cloud seats: what to demand from a signage vendor https://xiplay.app/blog/per-device-licensing-vs-cloud-seats/ https://xiplay.app/blog/per-device-licensing-vs-cloud-seats/ Licensing looks like a procurement detail until an outage, an RMA, or a vendor exit turns it into an operational one. Four questions worth asking first. Licensing Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Introducing XiPlay: full-feature signage, one license https://xiplay.app/blog/announcing-xiplay/ https://xiplay.app/blog/announcing-xiplay/ Why we built a BrightSign® player for Xibo® CMS, and why one license unlocks everything, whether you run one screen or a thousand. Product Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Why your screens should never go black https://xiplay.app/blog/never-go-black/ https://xiplay.app/blog/never-go-black/ A black screen in a lobby is worse than stale content: it reads as broken. Here's why players go dark, and the architecture that prevents it. Engineering Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT