What happens if the Wi-Fi drops or the iPad is closed?

Each TV keeps its own copy of what it is showing and keeps playing. It reconnects by itself.

AVHUD Digital Signage — Run Your TV Screens From an iPad

Features

Everything a venue needs. Nothing it doesn't.

Built for the person who runs the place, not an IT department. If you can make a photo album, you can run your screens.

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Playlists of pictures and videos

Drag them into order, set how long each one stays up, and choose which screens they play on. Add a clock, a scrolling ticker, a text overlay, emoji stickers, or snow, leaves and confetti drifting across in whichever direction you like.

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A weekly schedule

Breakfast menu at 7, lunch at 11, evening classes from 4. Put each playlist on the calendar once and the TVs switch over by themselves.

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See every screen, live

Real thumbnails show exactly what each TV is playing right now — from the iPad, any computer's browser, or your iPhone.

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Push it now

Send a picture or a video straight to one screen, or all of them, in a tap. Perfect for today's special or a last-minute notice.

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Reliable by design

Every TV keeps its own copy of what it's showing and starts up by itself, so your signage keeps running day after day.

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Set up from any computer

No app to install. Type the iPad's address into a web browser on your laptop or office PC, enter the 6-digit pairing code shown on the iPad, and the whole dashboard opens — add pictures, build playlists, set the week, on a big screen with a proper keyboard.

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Buddy, the built-in helper

The round helper in the corner, on the iPad and in the browser. Ask how anything works in plain English and he answers — and takes you to the right place. No internet needed.

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Private and local

The iPad is the server. There's no cloud account to sign up for and your content never leaves your own network.

How it works

Four steps, about ten minutes

Open the app on the iPad

Nothing to sign up for and no login to create. The iPad is now your signage server — keep it on charge with the app open.

Add your TVs

Install the free TV app on a Fire TV, Google TV or Android TV and it finds the iPad by itself. Any other screen just opens a web address.

Add pictures and videos

Straight from the iPad's photos and files, or from any computer on the same network using its web browser.

Build a playlist, pick the screens

Press play. Add it to the calendar if it should only run at certain times. Done.

Read the full setup guide

On your iPhone

Every screen in your pocket

Install the same AVHUD Digital Signage app on an iPhone and it becomes the remote: it finds your iPad on your network, you enter the 6-digit pairing code from the iPad's Settings, and it shows a live picture of every TV. Start or stop a playlist, push a photo to a screen, or check that everything's running — from anywhere in the building.

Look after more than one site? Save each one and switch in a tap. It works with AVHUD Display on a Windows PC too.

iPhone app showing live thumbnails of six screens

What you need

An iPad, your TVs, and your network or Wi-Fi

An iPad

Any recent iPad. It stays on charge with the app open — the setup guide shows how to lock it to the app so nobody closes it by accident.

Your network or Wi-Fi

The iPad and the TVs need to be on the same network — Wi-Fi, cabling, or a mix of both. No internet connection is needed once it's set up.

TVs — almost anything works

Amazon Fire TV stick or TV — our pick: cheap, reliable, starts the app by itself
Google TV / Android TV — install the free AVHUD Display TV app
Anything with a web browser — smart TVs, tablets, a spare laptop

Need more than 10 screens, or sound output?

AVHUD Display for Windows runs larger sites from a PC, with the same dashboard. Ask us about it.

Setup guide Get the TV app

Pricing

One subscription covers the site

Try it free for 3 days — then pick the plan that fits. No per-screen fees, no hardware to buy from us, no lock-in. The TV app and the iPhone app are free.

Up to 5 screens

A$24.99

per month, after a 3-day free trial

Up to 10 screens

A$49.99

per month, after a 3-day free trial

Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial; the subscription begins when the trial ends, and you can cancel before then. Subscriptions are billed through the App Store and can be cancelled at any time. Prices in Australian dollars; other countries see their local price.

Questions

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Do I need a PC or a cloud account?

No. The iPad is the server. Everything runs on your own network and your content never leaves the building.

Which TVs does it work with?

Amazon Fire TV, Google TV and Android TV with the free AVHUD Display TV app — and any other TV, tablet or computer that has a web browser. See the setup guide.

What if the Wi-Fi drops, or someone closes the app on the iPad?

Each TV keeps its own copy of what it's showing and keeps playing. When the iPad is back it reconnects by itself. Schedule changes and new content need the iPad app open, which is why we show you how to lock the iPad to the app.

Can I set it up from my computer instead of the iPad?

Yes. Open the address shown in the app in any web browser on the same network, enter the pairing code from the iPad's Settings tab, and you get the same dashboard — handy for uploading pictures and videos from your desk.

Can I change the colours?

Yes. Pick an accent colour under Settings → Look and colours and the iPad app, the iPhone remote and every browser follow it, so the whole system matches your venue.

How do phones and browsers sign in?

With a 6-digit pairing code the iPad makes for you (Settings tab → Remote access). There are no usernames or passwords. Change the code any time and every phone and browser has to pair again — the iPad itself stays signed in.

What kind of files can I use?

Pictures (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP) and videos (MP4, MOV and others — they're converted for TV playback automatically). Make them in any design tool you like.

Is there a free trial?

Yes — 3 days, on either plan. Start it in the app on the iPad and your screens run straight away. The subscription begins when the trial ends, and you can cancel before then in Settings.

Does each TV need its own subscription?

No. One subscription on the iPad covers every screen at that site, up to your plan's limit.

My TV won't open the app by itself when it's switched on.

A few TV brands block apps from starting on their own. The TV app has a built-in check and an "Extra start-up method" switch for those; a Fire TV stick is the no-fuss fix. It's all in the setup guide.

One iPad runs your TV screens.

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