Put the court board on the venue TV
The venue TV board is a web page. If the TV has a browser, or anything with a browser plugs into it, you have a live court board with no casting hardware and nothing to install.
Open the TV page
Every event has a TV view at its own address: the event link plus /tv. Open it in any browser on the machine driving the TV and press fullscreen (F11 on most keyboards). The page forces the high-contrast scoreboard palette regardless of the device's theme, because a gym reads a TV from ten meters.
What it shows
- One tile per court: who is on it, the live score, and who is up next on that court. Four courts and sixteen courts both fill the screen.
- The up-next queue across the bottom, so players staging early know they are close.
- Your live announcement as a banner across the top when you post one.
- The join QR and short code, so a spectator can pull the same board onto their phone.
- Your sponsor strip along the foot, if the event has sponsors.
It updates itself
The board refreshes every few seconds on its own. Post a score at the desk and the tile changes; reassign a court and the queue follows. Nobody touches the TV after the morning.
The same board on every phone
The phone court board is the same data in a mobile shape, and each player's own schedule page answers the personal version of the question: you are on Court 7 next. The TV is for the room; the phone is for the player.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a smart TV?
No. Any laptop, mini PC, or stick with a browser and an HDMI cable works. If the TV's own browser can open a web page, that works too.
What if the venue wifi is weak where the TV is?
The board is a light page that refreshes small amounts of data, so it tolerates slow connections. If the connection drops entirely, it catches up as soon as the connection returns.
Related guides
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