Apartment lobby signage puts community information where residents and visitors enter the building. Use a lobby TV for amenity hours, resident events, common-area work notices, and directions to the leasing desk. Near a seating area, a property photo loop can introduce shared spaces to prospective residents.
Better Signage plays your prepared images and silent property videos on physical Apple TVs connected to landscape HDMI displays. Manage playlists in your browser and select the building screens for each publish. Standard plans include unlimited screens, so different buildings and amenity areas can carry their own information.
Show residents what each amenity offers
An amenity slide can name the space, show its location, and explain its approved hours or enquiry process. A photograph of a coworking room or resident lounge helps people recognize the place. Give a reservation destination when the property uses one, with the full arrangements kept in its existing resident resources.
Spaces with different uses deserve separate images. A fitness room introduction could show where it is located; a lounge notice could explain how residents ask about hosting a gathering. The lobby loop can introduce those amenities, while a TV at an amenity entrance concentrates on that room's information.
Resident events with enough detail to take part
A community event invitation can explain the activity, location, and participation route. For a resident coffee gathering, show where people meet. For a workshop in a shared room, identify the subject and how to reserve through the property's normal process. A specific invitation gives more context than a general community slogan.
Approved photographs of the event space can help locate a gathering. A separate recap image can describe a completed community activity if the property has cleared the photographs for public display. Prepare the resident-facing invitation separately from promotional artwork used for leasing.
Common-area updates and everyday property information
A property notice should explain the part of the building that is affected. For planned lobby work, a prepared map can show the temporary route to the leasing desk. For an amenity closure, identify the space and the arrangement confirmed by property staff. Put the useful location information beside the announcement.
The loop can also carry general information about parcel collection procedures, waste and recycling locations, or staffed office hours, using the property's approved public wording. Use diagrams where the route is the message. Keep individual resident issues, unit information, and entry codes outside the shared display.
Leasing introductions and visitor directions
A lobby near the leasing desk can introduce the property through labeled photographs or a silent walkthrough of shared spaces. Name the room and explain what residents can use it for. Prospective residents get a view of the building without relying on unlabeled images repeating on a screen.
Pair the property introduction with a public visitor map and the leasing enquiry route. A leasing-area playlist could show shared spaces and available appointment information prepared by staff, while a resident lobby loop prioritizes community notices. Choose the audience before deciding which files belong together.
Manage different buildings and amenity screens
A building-specific playlist can combine its amenity board, resident event, and common-area notices. Use another playlist when a second building has different room names, office arrangements, or events. The web dashboard lets you choose the paired Apple TVs that receive each prepared loop.
Upload JPEG or PNG images and property videos, arrange the playlist, and choose Play to send it. Uploaded videos convert to H.264 MP4 and play silently. You supply a compatible physical Apple TV and landscape HDMI display at each location, with internet for pairing, downloads, and new publishes.
What to put on your screen
Resident lobby loop
A sample loop could show amenity hours, a resident coffee invitation, a common-area work notice, and public leasing office information. Use the details for that building rather than a generic property-wide poster.
Amenity introduction
Pair a labeled photo of the lounge or coworking room with its location, hours, and approved enquiry destination. This explains both what the space is and where residents can find its arrangements.
Resident workshop invitation
Show the workshop subject, gathering room, and reservation process. A photograph of the room can connect the invitation with a space residents recognize.
Temporary route diagram
Prepare a map showing a confirmed alternative route during common-area work. Start at the lobby screen's location and label the destination with the building's room names.
Property introduction video
Use a silent captioned walkthrough of shared spaces with room names built into the video. Follow it with the leasing enquiry route for prospective residents.
Parcel collection information
Display the property's approved general collection process and staffed contact point. Keep personal parcel details and access information in the property's private channels.
Set up your signage on Apple TV
Connect a compatible Apple TV to your landscape TV over HDMI. Install Better Signage, open the app, and enter its pairing code in your web dashboard. Give each screen a name that tells you where it is.
- Upload your finished JPEG or PNG slides and videos. Video conversion runs on our servers, and signage videos play silently.
- Arrange the files in a playlist and choose how long each item stays on screen. Build text and logos into your artwork, with room around the edges for the default crop-to-fill display.
- Select the Apple TVs you want to update and choose Play. The players download and check the media before starting the playlist. Send it again with Play whenever your content changes.
You need physical Apple TV hardware eligible to install Better Signage, running tvOS 26.5 or later. Internet is required for setup, downloads, and new publishes. Keep the app open on each player while it runs your signage.
Check the hardware and media requirements · Follow the Apple TV installation guide · Apple's HDMI setup guide
Common questions about apartment lobbies
What should an apartment lobby TV show?
Amenity information, resident gatherings, common-area notices, office information, and public visitor directions. A leasing-area screen can also show approved property photos or captioned videos of shared spaces.
Can different buildings have their own lobby playlists?
Yes. Prepare the content for each building and publish it to the selected paired Apple TVs. Standard plans include unlimited screens, so adding a building screen does not introduce a per-screen subscription fee.
Can it show live amenity bookings or resident portal data?
No. Better Signage plays uploaded images and videos. You can show a prepared amenity board and the destination for reservations, but it does not connect to booking or property management systems.
What hardware do I need in the lobby?
A physical Apple TV connected to a landscape HDMI display. The Apple TV must run tvOS 26.5 or later and be eligible to install Better Signage through its App Store listing. You supply the hardware and internet for setup and content updates.
How much does apartment lobby signage cost?
Free includes 50 MB of media storage and unlimited screens for $0 per month. Standard paid plans start at $4.99 per month for 250 MB with unlimited screens. Apple TVs and displays are supplied separately.
How do property staff update a notice?
Prepare the revised image or video, update the playlist, select the intended lobby Apple TVs, and choose Play. Edits are not published until you send them, and notices do not expire automatically.
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Try your first screen for free
The Free plan is $0/month with 50 MB of media storage and unlimited screens. Paid plans add storage as your library grows. You supply the displays and Apple TVs.