Through control automatic power on and off signals can be triggered based on occupancy of the room, or even based on the room bookings status which will allow the room to power up before a meeting is scheduled, to prepared for the meeting based on certain criteria.īuilt in scheduling – Besides having more control options than a consumer TV, professional displays often have built-in or externally managed ways of scheduling and controlling the displays to turn on or off on a schedule. Designed for easier integration into a controlled or automated system such as Extron and Crestron control environments. The brighter the better, especially if you also have video conferencing installed in the same room which requires a lot of ambient light.Ĭontrol – RS-232 or Ethernet (LAN control) are designed for control, automation and monitoring, and is usually not found in consumer displays, but allows for greater flexibility and more precise control of a display’s features and functions without having to use a remote (which uses batteries). Commercial displays range in brightness depending on the series, ranging anywhere from 350-700 Nits. However, in brightly lit conditions often found in boardrooms for example, higher brightness is desired because of lighting conditions. Consumer Televisions usually fall in the range of 200-350 Nits, which is fine for viewing at home. Most commercial displays (24/7 usage) typically carry a 3 years parts and labor warranty – with some having the ability to extend it to 5 years, and a few light commercial displays (16/7 usage) only covering 2 years.īrightness – Consumer displays generally are designed to work well for lighting conditions that are controlled or somewhat controlled (dimmed as in lounge setting). Some will say that the, “warranty is void if used in a commercial space”. If you look closely at consumer warranties, you will almost always find somewhere that specifies the warranty is only valid for consumer use for a set number of hours per day, and in respect to the LG Television used for this example it is 8 hours. That means it is warrantied for a period of time, (usually one year) for use in your home. Warranty – Consumer displays are warrantied for just that: consumer use. Below is a detailed breakdown which of these factors should influence your decision making. The above is typically what people will look at, but if you don't understand the data then making a decision will be based purely on price. It is important to note that I am only focusing on the practicality of installing these displays in meeting spaces where they are generally only being used to display content received over HDMI (laptops, wireless receivers to allow for BYOD, AV switching equipment and video conferencing codecs).Īn uneducated buyer would typically look at the specifications below when comparing displays. These displays have a lot more specifications than listed below. These include a Television, a Lite Commercial display and a professional display. In order to highlight the different options available in the market effectively, I have decided to compare 3 different models with one another. This range of Lite Commercial displays have some functionality of the Professional Displays, in terms that it can be controlled through third party control systems over network or RS-232, it can be operational for 16 hours a day, and come in at a price point somewhere in between the price of a television and a professional display. The hours per day gap between these two panels are relatively big, and so is the price, which lead manufacturers to develop a Lite Commercial (Semi-Professional) display. Televisions normally have an 8 hours a day warranty and professional displays typically 24 hours. The biggest difference between a Television and a Professional display is the amount of hours the panel can stay on, and in turn how long it will last the end user while maintaining its warranty. Having said that, it is our duty to inform our customers of the Pro's and Con's when considering a Television over a professional display, and not just follow the heard and provide a quote based on another quote. Unfortunately money talks, and in most developing countries the cheapest quote gets the business.
This is mainly due to non Pro-AV companies supplying and installing displays to the corporate sector, which can be contributed to the lack of knowledge, and in most instances the pressure received from customers to supply Televisions in commercial applications seeing that they are so much cheaper than professional displays. For the better part of the last decade we have seen more and more Televisions being installed in general meeting spaces, ie, Huddle spaces, Meeting Rooms, Board rooms, and Auditoriums as well as for digital signage applications.
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