Starting as Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) displays, the need for more scalability and screen real estate birthed video walls. Video walls have been around for some time, but are now breaking into most aspects of business and life generally, transforming perspectives on entertainment, places of worship, schools, and much more.
Screen displays have come far from its tube days, to feature tiles of LCD multi-panel video walls. Today, LEDs have even raised the bar higher with beautiful seamless walls packing tons of design and core features, but then LCDs now have tiny panels and have improved in multiple other ways. In this post, you can find out what we think about how both technologies stack up against each other, and which is the better choice for your video panel.
Digital displays are used in entertaining and communicating with vast audiences who work, relax, or carry out activities in a specific location. Their forms played a significant role in the advancement of this technology – video walls can be implemented in various architecture as well as on surfaces with different shapes, sizes, and curvature.
The ‘Wow’ Element
The battle in the advertizing industry is stuff for gladiators, and thanks to this fierce competition, the super wide screens you see in malls and other similar public places, sophisticated scoreboards in stadiums, and other impressive video walls are not merely there to wow their customers; they are, today, a serious competitive necessity.
What Lies Ahead?
The two leading video wall technologies are LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) panels. LCD screens have traditionally dominated the industry and have done so since way back, because of their then superior screen resolution panels.
The capacity for extended use, ease of installation and maintenance, and aesthetics have driven the advancement of video wall technology. Moreover, thanks to the ability of LED panels to challenge and win on most fronts, as well as improvement in its display quality – better pixel definition, smarter user interface, and other significant refinements in LED display technology, LEDs naturally began to overtake LCDs.
Response from LCD
LED displays have become the standard now in video wall technology, but LCD is still impressive. Manufacturers of these panels have also improved their tech by packing their units with amazing features, especially regarding their form factor, such as on the bezel-less 55-inch models with gaps between the display units thinned down to just 1.09 millimeters.
LCD vs. LED?
When it boils down to choosing between these two leading digital display technologies for your video wall, the essential trends you should always look out for are the power usage, video capabilities, and mechanical design.
The above factors, to a large extent, define the performance, maintenance costs, beauty, and reliability of your video wall. However, if you consider LED screens for your video walls, confirm the viewing distance and pixel pitch of the unit. On the other hand, if you opt to go with LCD video walls, note the size of the bezel because the slimmer the bezels are, the more natural and refined the viewing experience becomes. Price is also a significant factor in this decision. Ultimately, consider the overall functionality and end-user experience for either technology.
You now know not to base your choice of video wall panel technology on the video wall itself but also its effectiveness to the end-users and future proof. From smartphones to automobiles, your customers are getting accustomed to customized and personalized services, and this is also true for video walls.
