At Focus Display Solutions, we ship all our LCD display modules from the factory by UPS air. There are several reasons why we do this.
- The LCD modules arrive from the factory in less than 7 days.
- We can ship as few as one box if necessary. Many times when you ship by boat, you need to have a minimum number of boxes or weight before they will ship. This means that your liquid crystal display may be waiting for some time before it ships.
- We are able to track and estimate within a day or two when your display modules will arrive.
Of course, this brings up the question of cost. Do we charge more to ship by air instead of boat?
The answer is yes. We could save you a few pennies per LCD display to ship by boat. However, the downside is that your lead-time would stretch from 8 weeks to 16 weeks or more. We find that most customers prefer not to have to order their LCD’s 3 to 4 months in advance.
Current Lead times Each monochrome display has many options. The options below do not affect the lead-time of any Alphanumeric or Numeric LCD Display.
- TN display, STN display or FSTN display
- LED backlight or EL backlight
- Normal temperature or wide temperature
- Reflective, transflective or transmissive
At the time of this writing the standard lead time for Focus Displays is listed below by type.
Alphanumeric LCD display / character LCD module / numeric LCD displays are at 8 weeks.
This includes the following models: 8×1 LCD display, 8×2 LCD display, 16×1 LCD display, 16×2 LCD display, 16×4 LCD display, 20×2 LCD display, 20×4 LCD display, 24×2 LCD display, 40×1 LCD display, 40×2 LCD Display, 40×4 LCD display.
Static LCD Segment Displays – 7(seven) segment, 14(fourteen) segment, 16(sixteen) segment displays are at 7 weeks.
Monochrome Graphic LCD Displays are at 8 weeks.
This includes the following models: 122×32 graphic LCD display, 128×128 graphic LCD display, 128×64 graphic LCD display, 240×64 graphic LCD display
Replacement Monochrome LCD Modules / Custom LCD Display Design and Engineering may take up to 4 weeks additional lead-time.
