Where are Professional LCD displays located?
Professional LCD displays are located in such industries as theaters, airports, train stations, churches and even schools. They provide the ability to display information to a large body of people or are visible at a great distance. These displays produce large color images and characters that display information such as arrival and departure times and weather conditions. Information can be presented as precisely and attractively as possible.
What are the current technologies used in Professional LCD displays?
The most common types of technology in use are TFT (Thin film transistor liquid crystal display), OLED (organic light-emitting diode) and plasma displays. All of these types of displays offer color and the ability to display graphics and characters. Many contain the ability to display video. One major disadvantage of each of these displays is their cost to be customized.
TFT, OLEDs and Plasma can be customized to meet the needs of a customer, but the tooling cost is very prohibitive. Even if the customer is willing to invest into tooling, The MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) requirements can reach as high as several thousand. These limitations force customers in the professional LCD display industry to design their product around the LCD. This is no longer true with the introduction of a new technology that offers the ability of low cost tooling and lower MOQ’s but also a wide operating temperature range and ultra-sharp contrast.
EBT Displays in Professional LCD displays
EBT, Excellent Black Technology, displays are built with a stark black background. Unlike other technologies that use filters to create the black, EBT’s offer a true black background 100% of the time. There is no ‘dark grey’ or fading of colors that older displays suffered from.
In the past, Professional LCD display manufactures were required to design their product around the display module. EBT now reverses this; the display can be designed and manufactured to meet the needs of the customer’s product.
EBT’s can be customized to meet the needs of the customer for a fraction of the tooling cost necessary to modify TFT, OLED or Plasma displays and MOQ’s start as low as 500 units.
A private restaurant could design and manufacture a Public Display that is unique to their brand name.
Professional LCD displays making use of EBT can offer ultra-high contrast
Professional LCD display signs incorporating EBT technology offer a contrast ratio of greater than 200:1. This contrast can be seen when the sign is located a long distance from the audience or end customer.
Professional LCD displays built with EBT technology can operate in a wider temperature range.
Professional LCD displays used in locations with extreme temperatures can benefit from EBT’s extended operating temperature range.
The operating temperature range of a TFT is at -20C to +70C and plasma displays are rated to at 0C to 40C. OLED displays can operate as low as -40C, but keep in mind that half-life of the blue is rated at 14K hours (1.6 years on continuous use).
EBT’s are rated to operate as low as -30C (-22F) and as high as 80C (176F) and have a much longer half-life.
Note: 25C is considered room temperature.
In conclusion:
Professional LCD display manufactures have many choices when choosing a display technology. EBT may offer the competitive advantage over their competitors.