Quoted from davegauth:

As a follow up for operator looking to install Leaderboards on location.
Summary first: I'm going with Option 1 below. I like the idea of making additional signage/advertising that can be rotated on the display. Different leaderboards can also be rotated on the display. Being able to turn on and off wby themselves is also a big plus. One twist I will try is to use an HDMI splitter so 1 account can run 2 displays. I'll grab a couple of TV's on Prime day too...
Option 1 - Setup a Leader Board using Yodek (Sign Service, using Rasberry Pi) - 1 free Screen, Can get a Rasberry Pi included with yearly subscription, can turn Tv on and off at set times. Because it is a signage service, you can do a ton more than just.
https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quick-Start-Yodeck-Insider-Connected-Leaderboard-Operator-Set-up-Guide.pdf
Option 2 - Using Android TV This link shows how to use the ONN stick or box connected to your TV. I do not know if this can turn on and off your TV, or if the APP will automatically launch on start up.
https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Quick-Start-Android-TV-Insider-Connected-Leaderboard-Operator-Set-up-Guide.pdf
Option 3 - Just use a Smart TV and use the/a web browser app in it to display the website. This works, as I tried it on my home TV - but it's cumbersome as you will need to turn the TV on and navigate to the Browser APP every time you turn it on.
Option 4 - Use a Fire TV stick or a Tv running Fire TV and download the Simple Tv Display app($20). This is supposed to automatically boot and default to the web page. Not sure if the Fire Tv's cna be set to turn on and off by themselves at set times though. A big consideration is Amazon prime day is just a week away and all the Amazon Fire TV devices and Tv's will probably be available for a big discount.

Quoted from davegauth:

My insider pro account seems to be having some issues - can not see my machines or locations on the pro tab. Probably temporary, but just a heads up incase others are having issues right now.

Quoted from PinballHaven:

Same, all day today. There was a planned outage last night I think?

Quoted from Taygeta:

Glad I'm not the only one having issues with IC today. Went to a properly connected location and it logged me in after a very long delay (like 30+ seconds) when its usually instantaneous. It recorded my scores while I was playing on the website, but no achievements that should've been earned.
I guess there are some issues with the maintenance that happened today.

Quoted from OutlawTorn304:

I run 7 games on location. One place I get 100% the other is 90/10 split. Make a couple grand with it and sell it for close to what you paid. It’s a damn good business

Quoted from flynnibus:

Portrait kiosk mode and player that can output in vertical mode (or get a monitor that supports that kind of format). Having the player doing it means any tv will work. (Tho CEC support for power management helps)

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Yes. That horizontal cutout is for the IC kit so it can fit with the UV.

Quoted from northvibe:

Just to update. I borrowed a friends firestick, bought the app and had an old 32" tv to hang at the bar... in testing this setup is working! Only pain is you have to be on site to change the URL when the leaderboard updates, which isn't a huge deal. You change the url via the app settings w/ the firestick remote. Going to try and hang this tv tonight!

Quoted from fridgejam:

Does anybody know if there is a way to publicly display the insider leader board as a URL without the need to have to log into an Insider Connected account first?
Back story - I've just purchased the 'Simple TV' app for Amazon Fire Stick and I'm attempting to have it display the Insider Leaderboards of a location I operate. My plan was to set up a plug and play system for that will automatically display the latest leaderboard scores when the location switches on the monitor (with firestick) along with the games each day. I've copied the location's leaderboard URL from the Pro section of my Insider account and placed this into the Simple TV App as the page I want to display, but I've hit a snag - the Stern website is redirecting the URL to a log in page each time the monitor is switched back on, which is a problem.

Quoted from davegauth:

Operators/Pro - I'm still seeing the disconnect between game counts on the main page and game count in the per game breakout.
I have not followed the clock and data posting enough to see if there is any correlations.

Quoted from davegauth:

Watching it a little more. It appeared as though the detailed play screen seamed stopped updating play counts as of around 3-4 pm. When midnight came it looks like everything reset; however, the detailed screen didnt reset to zero. All the games still show a lingering count associated with them.

Quoted from Chalkey:

I just had two different games on my location pop up with left right flipper button and left right flipper EOS operator errors. Like 10 total. Anybody else seeing this? I'm doubting two separate games lost ability to detect flipper button presses at the same time.[quoted image]

Quoted from crujones4life:

Game came with version 1.21. It had this error and sound glitches. Updated to 1.23 and error went away and sound was fixed so I was thinking probably a bad download. But wondering if this error is what you guys are talking about? Game played just fine as if there weren't any errors.
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Quoted from OutlawTorn304:

Are the play counts still all screwed up? Mine are showing weird numbers that I don’t think are correct.

Quoted from davegauth:

But.. It also looks like it hasnt updated ANY play counts in the past 5-6 hours either.... hmmm

Quoted from PinballHaven:

We have an operator account. It shows as PRO when I log in. It costs money, I'm not sure what your point is? I do not pay for insider plus. My player / home account is free and it does not say PRO when I am logged in there.

Quoted from Chalkey:

Why are my 28 days numbers less than my week numbers
This is a new ish location
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Quoted from PinballHaven:

It appears to be daily is day zero, 7 day is days 1 through 8 working backwards in the calendar, and then 28 day is days is days 9 through 37 perhaps.
Horrible programming for a simple count, for sure.

Quoted from Joe_Blasi:

but you don't want some money man to mess stuff up and when you have $8K games with + $1K DLC addones adding an $5-$10/mo per game online fee is to much.
and per player fees?? well you don't some accounting person to over rule people who say that game modes that only paid users can use must be locked on even in tournament play is an bad idea.

Quoted from Joe_Blasi:

for the price they want per game they should not charge golden tee like fees for online access.

Quoted from NeilMcRae:

As I understand it, it is in beta, and this means you can only get it if invited and via TestFlight (Apple's managed app test program). It's probably a mistake to put the app pointer on the main website at this stage.

Quoted from Powersoft:

Why do you constantly need to sign in? Got the QR in my wallet. So fairly easy to access. Friends made a screenshot and have as a favorite photo. And login to website with password managers is as easy as it can get… you can place a link directly on your phone as it were an app. Site opens passwordmanager does the rest..
But yes an app is fancier and easier to use then a website….

Quoted from EJS:

That’s a small complaint compared to the people who want the achievements and don’t care about leaderboards.
Most who care about this will just buy 1 kit to kick off their home team and then just buy MicroSD cards and run cable etc
200 for a kit is cheap compared to a lot of aftermarket parts, upgrades. I won’t mention toppers cause those almost cost more than most EM machines now.

Quoted from EJS:

Yeah…I mean the programming for leaderboards is there…it can already differentiate a home machine from a location machine. Just a little tweak from Stern and it could be done I bet. Perhaps they are trying to foster the competition at location machines.
Heck you could run TOPS tournaments at home. Though those were never connected I don’t believe (been awhile)