One HLS Stream, Every Screen, Even the Ones With No Browser
InfoSlides renders your deck into a continuous HLS video stream that plays on any smart TV, media player or other screen that can open an HLS URL, including hardware with no browser. It is the default playback mode on every plan, and it suits content that stays stable between renders.
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Why Video Stream Is the Default
A screen only has to do one thing: play a URL. That is what makes video stream the safest choice for the widest range of hardware, and why it carries the whole product, upload a deck, get a stream, point any screen at it.
Plays on Anything That Speaks HLS
Smart TVs, hardware signage boxes, media players, OBS, VLC: if a device can open an .m3u8 URL, it can play an InfoSlides stream. The screen itself needs no app, player or client-side logic.
Works Where a Browser Can’t
Older TV hardware, embedded set-top boxes, and dedicated signage players that have never run a modern web browser still play a video stream perfectly. This is the mode with no floor on device capability.
Resilient by Design
Video streaming buffers. A momentary network drop is invisible to a viewer standing in front of the screen. The player just keeps playing what it already downloaded, exactly like any streaming video does.
Best for Content That’s Stable Between Renders
Most signage is exactly this: content that changes on a schedule, not by the second.
Menu Boards
Prices and specials that change once a day, not once a minute.
Welcome Screens & Lobby Displays
A branded welcome, room directions, or a guest information loop.
Event Boards
A day’s schedule, room assignments, or a conference agenda.
Live Data Slides on a Refresh Schedule
Weather, news and reviews still update automatically, on a render interval, not the instant the source changes.
The one thing this mode can’t do
A Stream Has to Be Re-Rendered Before It Can Change
Updating a video-stream slideshow means re-rendering the slide, re-encoding it into the stream, and waiting for the player to reach that point in the loop. That is fine for content that moves slowly. It is the wrong shape for content that has to reach the screen the moment it changes: a live price update, a stock-out flag, a feed that refreshes every few seconds.
For that case, InfoSlides has a second mode: HTML playback. It cycles the same rendered slides client-side from a live manifest instead of a video, so a data change can reach the screen without waiting for a re-render. The trade is that the screen itself needs to be able to run the player. It does not play on hardware with no browser, the way a video stream does.
When your data can’t wait →Render → encode → HLS stream → plays on any screen, incl. hardware with no browser
HTML playback
Live manifest → cycled client-side → needs a screen that can run the player
Technical details
- Format
- HLS video stream with 4-second segments.
- Output sizes
- 1920x1080 or 1280x720 landscape, 1080x1920 or 720x1280 portrait, 1080x1080 square, and 1440x1080 for 4:3 decks.
- Audio
- None. Streams are silent, and audio in a slide's video clip is not included.
- Players
- Anything that can open an HLS URL, including smart TVs, media players, OBS and VLC.
- Update path
- A change reaches the screen after the next render and encode, not the moment the data changes. Live data slides re-render on a refresh schedule.
- Switching
- Per slideshow, from its settings. InfoSlides re-renders into the new format automatically.
- Plan required
- The default mode on every plan.
Video Stream: Common Questions
Does the InfoSlides video stream update the instant my data changes?
No. A video stream is rendered and encoded, so a change reaches the screen after the next render cycle, not the moment the underlying data changes. Live data slides such as weather, news and live feeds still refresh automatically on a schedule. If a change must reach the screen sooner, use HTML playback mode.
When should I use HTML playback instead of video stream?
Use InfoSlides HTML playback when the content is live, such as a price that changes by the minute or a feed that pushes updates, and waiting for the next render is the actual problem. Most signage is not like that: a menu, a welcome screen or an event board is stable enough that video stream is the better fit.
What can play an InfoSlides HLS video stream?
Almost anything: smart TVs, dedicated signage hardware, media players, OBS, VLC, and any device with an HLS-capable video pipeline, including hardware that cannot run a modern web browser at all. That reach is the one thing HTML playback cannot claim.
Can InfoSlides slideshows play sound?
No. InfoSlides video streams are silent. If a slideshow contains a video clip with sound, that audio is not included in the stream.
Can I switch a slideshow from video stream to HTML playback later?
Yes, per slideshow, from its settings. InfoSlides re-renders it into the new format automatically, so there is no re-upload or re-encode step to run by hand.
Point Any Screen at One Stream
Upload a deck, get an HLS link, play it anywhere. The default on every plan.
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