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Will my TV work?

Type your TV or player model, or pick the brand, to see whether it runs the castv.ai player, how to install it and what works on it.

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Samsung

Yes, it works.

Samsung signage displays — QM, QB and QH series running Tizen 6.5 or newer.

Consumer Samsung TVs run a separate build that a partner installs; to set one up yourself, plug a Fire TV Stick or an Android TV box into it.

A 55 inch Samsung screen playing the castv.ai player, with nothing plugged into it
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Nothing under the panel: the player is inside the screen. No stick, no box, no second power lead — that gap is the whole difference.

Reception, lounge seating, a screen at eye level. The room is only a picture: it never changes a number.

How to install it

  1. Create an install linkIt works once, on one screen, and stops working on the expiry date you choose.
  2. Open URL Launcher on the TVPress Menu on the remote, choose URL Launcher Settings, then type the install link (or scan the code with a phone and send it to yourself).
  3. Install and restartPick Install now. The TV restarts and opens the castv.ai player by itself.
  4. Register the screenThe player shows a pairing code. Enter a registration key from Screens → Registration keys to add it to this workspace.

What works on it

  • Keeps playing offlinePlays from its own cache and follows its schedule through network loss.Yes
  • Video wallsPlays a tile cut for it on the server; Samsung screens keep each other in step peer to peer.Yes
  • Live price and text updatesBanners play as a live overlay, so changing a price needs no re-render.Yes
  • Restart the player app remotelyRestart the app or reboot from the console.Yes
  • Power-cycle a frozen screenSamsung panels with a restart relay on their network can be power-cycled even when the player is not answering.Partly
  • Playback health countersReports dropped frames, stalls, and decode errors.Yes
  • TemperatureNot available on this platform; the screen’s page shows “Not available on this model”, never a guess.No
  • Network trafficNot available on this platform.No

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Where the answers come from

Answers come from what castv.ai's players support today on Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Android TV, Fire TV, macOS, Windows and Linux. Screens without a supported system work with a Fire TV Stick or an Android TV box in an HDMI port.

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