If you’re a startup or growing business, then it’s highly likely you’re recording your company KPIs on a spreadsheet like Google Sheets.

And if your team works together in an office, then it may have also thought about displaying your KPIs on a TV screen where the whole team can see them.

There’s a strong justification for making your key metrics unmissable. By making KPIs visible, your company can foster a culture of transparency and accountability, essential for driving performance and growth.

## The issues

On the face of it, displaying Google Sheets data on a TV screen doesn’t seem that hard. Just connect a laptop to a TV via an HDMI cable and away you go. Better yet, use a casting device.

However, there are two fundamental issues with this approach:

1. **Permanent display**  
   The whole idea of displaying your metrics in the office is that they are omnipresent. Your team can always see them when you come in the morning, or on your coffee break. If you constantly need to configure your display, you’re going to find it annoying, and eventually you will stop doing it.

Connectivity issues with devices designed for short-term casting can arise. Similarly, just connecting your laptop to a screen via HDMI is not ideal because you will need to set up the browser every time.

2. **Visual consumption**  
   The major downside with displaying Google Sheets on a TV screen is that it’s not visually optimized for display. If your metrics are not visible at a glance, then the data is not going to be consumed effectively.

## The solutions

### Solution 1: Geckoboard

If you’re thinking about displaying your Google Sheets data on a TV, then [Geckoboard](/content/?ref=geckoboard.com) is a perfect solution. Geckoboard connects directly to Google Sheets, allowing you to design a dashboard in minutes using your spreadsheet data. You can also include other live data from tools like Google Analytics and Salesforce.

[Build a dashboard in minutes](/content/product/dashboard-creator/?ref=geckoboard.com)

Geckoboard dashboards are visually optimized for TV display. It auto-refreshes, so whenever you update your Google Sheet, your dashboard updates soon after. You can set up Geckoboard to display permanently using a small PC stick and manage your dashboard remotely using the [Send to TV](/content/product/tv-dashboards/?ref=geckoboard.com) feature.

### Solution 2: ScreenCloud

[ScreenCloud](https://screencloud.com/?ref=geckoboard.com) is a digital signage app you can use to manage one or multiple TV displays. It integrates with Google Sheets, providing a solution if you also want to display other things on your TVs such as company updates or internal adverts.

### Solution 3: Setting up a device in Kiosk mode

If you’re not keen on paying for a dashboard tool or signage solution, you can still manually display your Google Sheet. Set up a computer device with a HDMI connection (like a PC stick or Raspberry Pi). You can then set up your device in [Kiosk mode](https://www.manageengine.com/mobile-device-management/mdm-windows-10-kiosk-mode.html?ref=geckoboard.com) to lock it to a single usage, meaning it will always open up a browser on your Google Sheet whenever it is turned on.