P6 Outdoor LED Sign 40" x 18" Programmable LED Scrolling Message Board with High Resolution Support Texts, Images& Video with Waterproof IP45

This sign is BRIGHT. It looks amazing. Yes, the images in the listing are deceptive, but I feel that's because these companies feel the need to create their images in photoshop rather than snapping a picture and getting things like scanlines and such, not because they want to be deceptive... They have to be competitive for their thumbnail and a jank picture doesn't do that... But it's hard to say. The product is fine, they should just try to show it as is. The resolution is still decent. No, it is not like a TV, and if that's what you expect you will be disappointed. The resolution total is, I think, 160x64. It does play animation very fluidly and is quite crisp.At first I had some fairly major difficulty, I set the wifi key wrong, then I opened it up and used the reset button and the key wouldn't reset. What I didn't know is that you can use the ethernet port inside and just set the wifi key again with HDPlayer. So I held the reset longer and ... blank screen. Considering every other similar story I found online had jumbled screens after that rather than blank, I was sure it was broken. Not sure what's different here. After much difficulty I realized you can set the LED panel type using the app Ledart on Android, after you get it back on wifi, or using the ethernet port inside. Or don't donk it up in the first place, but I am sure many, many people do, because it's so easy. The button to save the key just says something like "connect" so you think it'll test the connection, but no, it just saves the settings, one shot to get it or you have to go for the ethernet port inside the unit. It may be possible to set the panel type from the Windows app as well, but I couldn't find it. Anything you mess up is fixable.You don't need to actually connect it to your own wifi, alternatively, you can connect to it like a router instead, but then you need to be nearer to it and temporarily dedicate your client. The Windows app, HDPlayer, is fairly decent, except it's extremely unstable. Best to make a GIF or two in something else and just use those rather than trying to create the sign layout in HDPlayer entirely, because it will probably crash. Also, HDPlayer alternates between communicating and "disconnected" every 20 or 30 seconds, even though the sign is pingable, so you may have to keep clicking send sometimes. I'm including all this info here because the instructions are not great. Just a paper with some poor translations on it and absolute barebones info, which is a shame considering the item is so capable.This is kinda where it all shines, to me at least. It's built out of basically off the shelf parts. There's some power supplies, some semi-standard LED panels, and a controller. In this case the controller was HD-D16, which it turns out, I quite like. But if something burns out, you'll likely be able to replace it yourself, which is something I've longed for with my big expensive EMCs, where one component costs double or triple this entire sign. I've been messing with this quite a bit, in the same way a tinkerer might use DOS+Windows 3.1 for the first time in years. It's the same feeling that is implied by the statement "put the fun back in computing". You bought it, you own it, you can do almost anything. If you've assembled and used a 3D printer or CNC machine, you know exactly what I'm talking about, and if you've needed to change a phone battery in recent years, you know exactly the problem with the opposite.The wiring on the inside was nice and clean. Although.. they did not blow out their aluminum flakes after using self drilling screws, which shouldn't be too big of an issue as most of the components are potted/coated/something, but if that lands just right in the power supply, it could be a dead short. I would recommend anyone to take off the side and back of their sign and blow it out or at least inspect, and reassemble, before you plug it in.The price is pretty good and I don't anticipate any immediate failures after having been all through it, and I would definitely buy more of these. The only place it lacks is any sort of API for developers, which seems to be the case with all of these similar signs, no matter what controller they come with. I personally would not trust the apps on any production device without a barrier, and as such I have the Android app on a noncritical phone (and only installed it to fix the panels) and the Windows app in a virtual machine. Maybe they're fine, maybe not, I don't trust them. There is no Linux app. I'd bet the Android app works in an Android emulator just fine.If you're deciding between one of these and a bright TV for a storefront, I'd go with this. If you need an intricate menu that requires a lot of detail, then go with a bright TV. I think most people looking at this have already ended up exactly where they wanted to go, but just aren't sure yet. The videos on this listing are legit, that is what the sign looks like playing video, although they don't do its brightness justice.If I could find something to gripe about, I'd say the cord is too skinny and I don't like that, and also I would personally not trust it for outdoors. I don't recall seeing any sort of barrier preventing accidental contact with the high voltage side of the transformer, so treat it like you would if you were servicing a CRT TV: very cautiously, preferably unplugged.

Overall I think the thing is pretty cool, and very bright.The only place I would knock it would be in set up. If you pull it out of the box, throw in the USB stick and install the program and just get going you'll end up with an hours headache til you figure out that the program has to be told what panel you have before you start. This could also be an issue if you own multiple, especially in different sizes, as you'll have to panel switch it every time in the program. Missing this step will give it the wrong font size and it may or may not work at all, but good chance it only prints the upper half of your words, etc.This would also be my complaint with their app. The app is also on a chinese server, and unapproved by google and android, so it'll warn you and most Americans would be red flagging that pretty quick. I had to pull out an old windows pc because I'm on linux, and I'm going to skip the chinese app as well.But those issues aside, entirely having to do with the user interface and installation of the software, the panel itself is pretty cool for the price. Bright during the day, and visible from hundreds of yards at night. I'm overall very happy. Just be warned about the installation and watch out for what I've said.

It does what it says, good picture. somewhat hard to figure out the programing. Still cant figure out how to put video on it.

I bought 2 of these signs to be mounted back to back. I had to receive them in order to have the mount made. I have been trying to get this fixed to find that the company I was talking to didn't sell me these signs. There is no phone number or contact information found even with the User Manual. Both signs are doing the exact same thing. Might be a parameter problem but I know nothing about that. If anyone has a contact for them please let me know.

I use this in my streaming, I was very hesitant to purchase but decided its just what Im looking for if it works properly. The item arrived as described. The app is a little different and takes a minute to get used to how it functions. But after messing with it and getting used to it I absolutely love this thing. I love it so much and work recommend it to anyone.

Highly recommend

I needed to place a For Rent sign inside the building and this attracted lots of interest

After purchasing the LED lights, I downloaded the app as per instruction. After this I had a number of technical issues with my computer and had to take it in to an IT technician who showed my there was now a 'tracking' on my computer. The technician proceeded to delete as much of my information and folders as possible. The LED lights were purchased for an event and could not be used. I sent a message to Amazon with this explanation saying I wanted to return it. Msg came back I could but I would not be refunded as it was a 'duplicate'????