Abstract: A display system includes multiple monitor units which each include an enclosure, a display screen, a communication port, a storage device, and a control circuit. A communications conduit sequentially connects the monitor units and is selectively connectable with a general purpose computer. Each monitor unit is individually addressable over the communications conduit by a general purpose computer for receiving individualized control information and image information therefrom. The control circuit of each of the monitor units is configured to store the control information and the image information within the storage device, and is further configured to act in accordance with the stored control information to selectively provide at least some of the stored image information to the display screen. The control circuit does not include a general purpose computer and is unable to operate an off-the-shelf operating system. An elevator system is also provided, as are methods of displaying information.