| Userful Certified i7 CPU processor, 32GB RAM, SSD 265GB (from Lenovo or HP)
- 1050 Ti video card
- 1 Gig Ethernet
- 4K MiniRec Capture Card
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| 1Gbps NIC & 1gig uplink port on switch Isolated network or subnet is strongly recommended for all zero client receivers. |
| Varies up to 7Gbps between Userful on premise server and displays based on the type of session and source being played. |
External capture cards supported |
- DeckLink Duo2: SDI, 1080p (Full HD) @ 60fps, RGB, YUV (4x Inputs)
- DeckLink Quad2: SDI, 1080p (Full HD) @ 60fps, RGB, YUV (8x Inputs)
- DeckLink Mini Recorder: HDMI / SD, 1080p (Full HD) @ 30fps, RGB, YUVI
- DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K: HDMI / SDI, 1080p (Full HD) @ 60fps / 2160p (UHD) @ 30fps
- Note: add HDMI support to any of the above cards that use SDI with Blackmagic Micro Converter HDMI to SDI
Note that while capture cards are not HDCP compliant but customers can use additional add on devices to deliver protected sources. |
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| Up to 16 video walls displays |
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- 5-6x 1080 or 1-2x 4K video sources, 1x 6K video source
- 1x 4K video capture
Note: upscaling allows each display to play source at the display’s native resolution. |
Supported External Sources | Real time video camera feed (RTSP), Live TV, Laptop or PC input, Media player, HDMI and SDI input, DVD, Gaming console, desktop streaming using VNC and RDP. |
| Real time video camera feed (RTSP), Live TV, Laptop or PC input, Media player, HDMI and SDI input, DVD, Gaming console, desktop streaming using VNC and RDP. |
Supported Internal Sources | Video playlist, Interactive Desktop, Full screen browser, Image+video slide show, Desktop applications. |
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- Browser HTML5 based CMSs
- Rise Vision
- PADS4 HTML5 Viewer
- Display 5
- TDM Signage
- Beabloo Player
- Support for Web-based players such as Appspace
- Consult Userful about integration of other CMS’s; any CMS can play using external player and HDMI capture
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Supported Formats/Containers | Video Codecs FLAC, AAC, H.264, H.265, DV, MPEG2, Theora, Vorbis, VPX, XviD
Video Containers AVI, ASF, MKV, MPG, MP4, OGV, MOV
Image Formats .gif, .pbm, .pgm, .png, .ppm, .qif, .qti, .tif, .tiff, .jpe, .jpg, .jpeg, .qtif, .webp
Other Source Types Flash, HTML5, WebGL, 3d, RDP VNC, RTSP, RTP |
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- Admin can choose to output sound to:
- the output jacks on the Userful server. This limits sound to one audio source.
- 3.5mm stereo audio output jack
- the display directly (via HDMI cable)
Admin can also designate which zero-client device outputs the sound. |
Zero Client Receiver Video Output | Maximum output 1920x1080 @ 60FPS (1080p60) per zero client receiver. |
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- For Supported Smart Displays, video output at maximum resolution of displays
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| 30 fps (recommended)
60 fps (increases network bandwidth and GPU resources)) |
| Scaling can be done on the server side, on the display side or both. Server side scaling uses cubic lancos. Heavy scaling on the server side increases the number of pixels delivered through the network so may require 10gig NIC on PC and 10gig uplink port on the switch. |
| Userful is built upon the latest release of CentOS/RHEL and receives regular updates via update tools built into the Userful Control Center web interface. |
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- English (en)
- French (fr)
- Italian (it)
- German (de)
- Spanish (es)
- Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR)
- Russian
- Turkish (tr)
- Japanese (ja)
- Traditional Chinese (zh_TW)
- Simplified Chinese (zh_CN)
- Korean (ko)
- Romanian (ro)
- Persian (fa)
- Ukrainian (uk_UA)
- Thai (th_TH)
- Vietnamese (VI)
- Nepali (ne)
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Keyboard, Mouse & USB Device Support | Userful’s Interactive Viewer feature can be used to control the mouse and keyboard of a video wall, zone or standalone display running an interactive (desktop, remote desktop, or web browser) session. |
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- Simple network zero client player attached to each display
- Intuitive drag and drop browser GUI interface accessible from any device
- Supports non-standard configurations — such as 1x4 or 1x9 video walls
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- Downloadable ISO on DVD media or USB key. 20 min install process installs the full (Linux based) server appliance operating system
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- Userful server can be located anywhere within the LAN, such as in a server room
- Userful server can be upgraded or replaced without touching endpoint devices
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- Requires HDMI connection
- Use any commercial or consumer display: LED, LCD, monitor, projector, rear projection display.
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