EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-82626) and related
Prospectus of Insignia Systems, Inc., for the registration of 1,101,732 shares
of its Common Stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report
dated January 31, 2003, with respect to the financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Insignia Systems, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA                                     /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
MARCH 7, 2003



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