Samsung professional displays include built-in media players and external SBB devices that can be managed through a web-based interface via MagicINFO. After MagicINFO installation, the edition to be used is determined by the license type selected during licensing. MagicINFO Lite: Free of charge. The built-in player in Samsung professional displays connects to the MagicINFO server, and up to 25 displays can be managed through the server.
The built-in media players inside Samsung professional displays, as well as externally connected SBB devices, can be managed through MagicInfo via a web-based interface. Once MagicInfo is installed, the version to be used is determined during the licensing step, based on the type of license applied.
MagicInfo Lite: Free of charge. The built-in player inside Samsung professional displays connects to the MagicInfo server. Up to 25 displays can be managed through the server free of charge. If more than 25 displays are used, an additional license must be purchased for each Lite device beyond that.
MagicInfo Premium: Paid. The built-in player inside Samsung professional displays connects to the MagicInfo server. During this connection, the player type must be selected as Premium.
MagicInfo Premium i: Paid. Runs on external SBB devices. It connects to the MagicInfo server through an application installed on Windows-based SBB players.
MagicInfo Server cannot be downloaded from the internet; it can only be obtained through authorised business partners.
You can review the feature comparison of the MagicInfo versions in the table below.
| Feature | MagicInfo | MagicInfo | MagicInfo | MagicInfo |
| Lite | S | i | Video Wall | |
Hardware Control |
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| Power, LCD panel status, restart, input switching, volume control, mute | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| Remote control, restart | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
| Software update via the server | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| Remote access, real-time display monitoring | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
Scheduling Features |
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| Multiple playlists and channels | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
| Playlist scheduling | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| Scheduled hardware control (e.g. scheduled source switching) | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
Content Features |
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| Web Author (web-based design) — split screen and content placement in each area, input selection | ☆ | ☆ | ||
| Author (Windows-based design) — split screen and content placement in each area, input selection | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | |
| API links (XML, JSON, HTTP, web pages) | ☆ | ☆ | ||
Creating content, playlists and schedules from MagicInfo Server |
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| Images: jpg, gif, png, bmp (PNG is not supported in the Lite version) | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| Video: mp4, mov, mpg2, wmv | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| Office: PDF, Word, PowerPoint | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ | ☆ |
| External SBB player required to play more and more complex content | ☆ | |||
