FAQs

Q?What is an LED?

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An LED is a Light Emitting Diode.  Each diode converts electricty to visible light through different compounds used wthin the diode.
There are no filaments that can burn out or fail within an LED.
Generally LED’s use a considerably less amount of power compared to conventional filament bulbs.

Q?What is a Pixel?

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In short, a pixel is a group of diodes that illuminate to correspond witha point within text or image on the computer.
A pixel can be one diode or 3-4 diodes combined and when one pixel is illuminated, that pixel corresponds to a point within the original text or image inputted on the computer.
There are thousands of pixels within each display.

Q?What is Resolution?

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Resolution of an LED display is Pixel Density.
Pixel Density/Resolution is how close pixels are located. For example, a 12mm Resolution display means that there is a pixel every 12mm. Resolution can vary from 6mm to 64mm. The smaller the resolution number, the more crisp and vivid the display will be.

Virtual Resolution utilizes technology to convert two pixels from a supplied image/text on a computer to one pixel configuration on the LED display, thus giving an even more crisp and vivid viewing experience without a price increase. For example, if a 12mm resolution display has a virtual resolution of 6mm, then the display will appear to have 6mm spacing while in fact it has 12mm resolution.

Q?What are Viewing Angles?

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Viewing angles is the angle from the side one can read a LED display. These angles apply both to horizontal and vertical viewing. A LED display is the brightest while looking head -on to the display and the brightness of the display decreases as one moves to the side of the display. The viewing angle is the maximum angle a person can read the display from the side. As one moves farther back from the display, the viewing angle increases thus making a “cone” viewing angle with the narrowest viewing angle being the closest to the display.

Q?What is the Viewing Distance?

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Viewing distance is the distance the LED display is readable. There will be a minimum and maximum viewing distance. If one is too close to the display, then they will either not fully see the display and/or text. The maximum viewing distance is how far away from the display one can read the content before it becomes too small to read.

Q?How do I Communicate with my Display?

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There are numerous communication options available. Depending on the requirements of the project, these communication options include: fiber, ethernet cable, wireless, telecommunication (GSM/CDMA), and RF.
The most prominent types of communication are ethernet and wireless configuration due to them being inexpensive and reliable.