What Does ‘Commercial Grade’ Mean When Talking About Digital Signage?
What Does ‘Commercial Grade’ Really Mean When Talking About Digital Signage?
If you’ve been exploring Digital Signage solutions, you may have come across the term commercial grade and not really known what it meant. This blog post aims to clear up that confusion by answering questions like…
Consumer vs. Commercial Displays
The difference between consumer displays, such as your TV or computer monitor at home, and commercial displays (such as our Android Advertising Displays) is an important one. Despite this, there is still a common misconception that they are the virtually the same thing, but this is definitely not the case. Although they may both use LCD technology, our commercial displays are built with commercial-grade panels and components, meaning they can be in constant use for up to 70,000 hours, whilst your TV at home is built with consumer-grade components, meaning it is only designed to be used for a few hours at a time.
‘Commercial Grade’ vs. True Commercial Grade
However, as you’ve probably realised, the definition of commercial grade is fairly vague. This means that not all commercial grade products meet the same standards. In fact, a lot of manufacturers label products as ‘commercial grade’ even though they have specifications more similar to those of consumer-grade products.
In the Digital Signage world, this mostly applies to manufacturers who try to pass off displays that can only be used 16/7, or even 12/7, as ‘commercial grade’. However, most of us would be lying if we said we’d never left our TV on for more than 12 hours – whether that be binging a box set, having a movie marathon, getting really into a video game, or just using the TV as background noise. Therefore, can 12/7 or 16/7 displays really be considered ‘commercial grade’, or are they closer to consumer-grade?
So, when choosing which Digital Signage solution is right for you, don’t settle for anything less than a true commercial grade. If a manufacturer isn’t shouting about 24/7 running times and high brightness panels, the chances are their displays aren’t too different from consumer-grade options.
Source : Chloe Weaver for Allsee Tech