How Much Is Screen
Downtime Costing You?
DIY digital signage systems average 18 days of downtime per year. That's 18 days of missed promotions, confused customers, and lost revenue. Calculate your actual risk in 60 seconds.
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"We didn't realize our drive-thru board was down for 6 hours on our busiest Saturday. That's $2,400 in lost upsells from one incident. Now we have 24/7 monitoring."
— QSR Franchise Owner
Why Reliability Matters
18 Days Average
DIY systems experience nearly 3 weeks of downtime annually
Hidden Revenue Loss
Every dark screen is a missed upsell opportunity
Proactive Prevention
Managed services catch 94% of issues before screens fail
How We Calculate Risk
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Industry Impact Factor: A QSR menu board influences 8% of daily sales; a corporate lobby screen influences 2%.
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Visibility Weight: Customer-facing screens in high-traffic areas have more impact than back-office displays.
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Uptime Statistics: DIY averages 95% uptime, managed services achieve 99.5%+.
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Revenue at Risk: Downtime days × daily revenue × impact factor = annual loss.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as "downtime"?
Any time a screen isn't displaying the correct content. This includes black screens, frozen content, wrong content, connectivity issues, and hardware failures.
Where do the uptime statistics come from?
Industry data from digital signage monitoring platforms. DIY systems without proactive monitoring average 95-97% uptime. Managed services with 24/7 monitoring achieve 99.5%+ uptime.
How does managed service prevent downtime?
Proactive monitoring detects issues before they cause outages (94% of problems caught early), automatic content failover, remote troubleshooting, and same-day hardware replacement for critical failures.
What's included in a managed service?
Typically: 24/7 remote monitoring, automatic alerts, content backup/failover, remote troubleshooting, hardware replacement SLA, and dedicated support.
Is managed service worth the premium?
This calculator shows you the math. For most businesses with 5+ screens, the downtime cost savings exceed the managed service fee.