Use Case
Waiting that feels shorter
Turn the waiting room TV into something useful: queue updates, tips and news with background music, remotely managed on a schedule, so the front desk never hunts for a remote again.
A waiting room TV is a screen in a clinic, salon or service centre programmed to make waiting feel shorter, queue information, helpful tips, entertainment and news, managed remotely instead of left on cable television.
How it works
Setting up waiting room tv with Digisigns
- 1
Replace the cable box
Install the free player on the TV already on the wall, eight platforms are supported, plus a browser player, and pair it with the on-screen code.
- 2
Build a calm loop
Drag tips, videos, YouTube content, news and weather into a playlist, and attach a background music track so the room never sits in silence.
- 3
Add queue and announcements
DigiQueue puts queue management on the same screens, and the Announcement marquee scrolls immediate notices over the loop.
- 4
Match your opening hours
Schedules change content through the day and screens power on and off with the practice, no morning switch-on ritual.
Features that matter here
What makes Digisigns good at waiting room tv
Runs your hours
Time-slot scheduling plus scheduled power on/off means the screen wakes for opening and sleeps at close, unattended.
Content that settles a room
Images, videos, PDFs and YouTube in playlists, with per-playlist background music, plus a Music mode with genres and FM radio.
Queue status on screen
DigiQueue queue management shows the line on the same displays, so people stop crowding the desk to ask.
Announcements without disruption
A scrolling marquee overlays delays or notices on the playing content, pushed instantly from the desk or head office.
No remote control required
Volume, mute, restart and screenshots are handled remotely from the dashboard, with an email alert if the screen goes offline.
For clinics, salons and service centres
A waiting room is the one audience guaranteed to look at your screen, and cable news is the worst thing to show it. A programmed loop does better work: queue status from DigiQueue so nobody hovers at the desk, tips and service information that pre-answer common questions, light news and weather for the long waits, over background music instead of ad breaks. The Announcement marquee handles the moment a delay needs explaining, pushed instantly over whatever is playing.
Everything follows the diary: schedules rotate content through the day, and the screen powers on and off with your opening hours.
Managed from the desk, or head office
Single practices run this from reception; groups run hundreds of rooms from one dashboard with nested groups per branch and roles scoped so local staff manage only their screens. Remote volume, restart and screenshots replace the lost remote control, and offline email alerts catch a dark screen before patients do. Larger sites extend the same platform to wayfinding, self-service kiosks and digital notice boards, one account, from $20 per screen per month, details on the pricing page.
Waiting Room TV FAQs
What should a waiting room TV show?
Can we play music alongside the content?
Can the TV show queue numbers?
Can staff control the TV without touching it?
Will it work on the TV we already have?
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