subject: Weatherproof Outdoor lcd enclosures - Safeguarding Outdoor Digital signage [print this page] Watertight LCD housings are being utilized to protect outdoor electronic signage hardware from the elements.
Outdoor electronic signage is one of the fastest developing market sectors to emerge from the recession, but one thing is definite that digital signage systems requires protecting if it is be installed out-of-doors, or else the price of the project can with no trouble rise ten fold and make the venture unviable.
The choices accessible are:
Special out-of-doors Plasma tvs.
These water proof displays are in a weather proof unit offering a water proof technology, straight out of the package, but these are in the zone of $8,000 for a rudimentary 42" screen, however these will as a rule not have the exact links for the content player, they are also on customized orders taking any were from 6 to 10 weeks to be produced.
But balance this to a commercial screen of the same size for $999 and a water-resistant Lcd cabinet costing $1399 there is a massive cost saving and the solution can be deployed in under 2 weeks. Also when the equipment is upgraded the shielding Plasma cases will also store the ads player or a small processor, this is what makes the choice less difficult.
Watertight Lcd cases come with watertight seals throughout the cases openings and even the fibre grommets are waterproof making certain that the housing is water tight, when a unit is weatherproof the next concern should be the cooling as a sealed casing will build up warm inside very speedily and the unit have to be ventilated effectively at the same time as keeping out any rain, snow or anything hostile. Or else an overheated screen will result in a screen of death which is blacked out owing to the liquid crystals turning from crystals to liquid.
Getting a sealed unit that is well ventilated is essential to have a safe and secure digital signage solution.
Weatherproof Outdoor lcd enclosures - Safeguarding Outdoor Digital signage
