CLEARING UP THE STATIC BETWEEN CONSUMER TVs
AND COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS
APPLICATION & DESIGN
CONSUMER TV'S
DESIGN
Chassis designed more for aesthetics, generally aren’t appropriate for business settings
DEPLOYMENT
Designed for low traffic areas in residential settings
BRIGHTNESS
Brightness levels built for in-home environments – typically limited to 350 cd/m2
CONTENT DISPLAY
Designed for use as a television, primarily for TV content and consumer electronics
COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS
DESIGN
Designed with clean, symmetrical lines for portrait or landscape applications
DEPLOYMENT
More ruggedly constructed for high-traffic areas ranging from conference rooms to public spaces
BRIGHTNESS
Brightness levels built for high-ambient light conditions – ranging from 350 to 2,500+ cd/m2
CONTENT DISPLAY
Designed to simultaneously display both broadcast TV and promotional content
CONNECTIVITY & CONTROL
CONSUMER TV'S
INPUT
Consumer TVs focus on HDMIÂ connectors and are generally limited on availability of other input types
CONTROLS
Consumer TVs typically don’t include RS 232 control. If it is included, it is typically limited to on/off and perhaps input switching
LOCK
Consumer TVs don’t have IR or front panel lock out, leaving TVs vulnerable to
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ALL-IN-ONE
Consumer TV’s do not have built in CMS or media players
COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS
INPUT
Commercial displays have expanded input panels with a wider variety of inputs (VGA, DVI, Display Port, HDMI and can also include video-loop out)
CONTROLS
Commercial displays have full RS232 and RJ45 control, enabling control panel or remote display management
LOCK
Commercial displays have IR and remote lock out
ALL-IN-ONE
Digital Signage displays come with built-in digital signage media players or have options for PC Modules
RELIABILITY
CONSUMER TV'S
RUN-TIME
Designed to run 6 – 8 hours per day, limited on board cooling
PORTRAIT MODE
Not designed to support cooling needs while in portrait mode
IMAGE RETENTION
Overtime they develop image-retention issues
LIFE CYCLE
Chassis design changes frequently, meeting needs of residential users, not business clients
COMMERCIAL DISPLAYS
RUN-TIME
Built to run from 16/7 to 24/7 hours per day, have better cooling for longer run times
PORTRAIT MODE
Enabled to support portrait mode
IMAGE RETENTION
Leverage technology protecting against image retention
LIFE CYCLE
Maintain longer life cycles of industrial design, enabling a cleaner, more consistent deployment