Digital Billboard

Products: Displays Engineered to Deliver a Higher Lever of Performance

 

Given the rising popularity (and profitability) of digital LED billboard advertising (along with the significant equipment investment costs), it's important to make sure your displays not only function when they’re new, but can maintain high performance over the long-term.

What's unique about our displays is their ability to perform in an outdoor direct sunlight environment. We incorporate a higher density of diodes - which allows greater efficiency for the LEDs, provides clear viewing all day long, assures vibrant color consistency and extends the life of your display. Most manufacturers provide only minimal diode density and compensate for lower NIT (cd/M2) by using narrow beam (900 or less) LEDs. This can lead to inaccurate colors, decreased contrast, premature fading and loss of audience potential.

Our patented Hybrid Pixel system solves all of the problems inherent with typical LED displays, including direct sunlight functionality, long-term life and serviceability. A key advantage to our Hybrid pixel design is its plug and play interchangeability. If a pixel fails or is damaged, rather than replacing an entire circuit board/module that usually consists of 64 or 256 pixels, our pixels snap in and out individually. This eliminates the typical "tile" effect that results when a large 16 x 16 pixel replacement module stands out from the surrounding modules because it doesn't match the existing display's brightness, due to variations in the degradation rate of the original modules versus the replacement module. With Optec Digital Billboards's plug and play hybrid pixels, even if the replacement pixel is brighter than the rest of the display, it is small enough to be virtually unnoticeable. Another advantage is our exclusive individual diode shading system. By shading each LED individually, you are assured of maximum contrast and clear readability - even in direct sunlight. No other LED display manufacturer offers this protection. 

 
Led Facts: Facts About LED Digital Billboards

 

FACT:: NOT ALL LED DIGITAL BILLBOARDS ARE BUILT THE SAME.

As a matter of fact, there is a wide variation between how all LED display manufacturers build their displays. So in order to make a sound business decision you need to look beyond the hype and understand how digital LED billboards are built and why.

FACT:: 3 DOES NOT EQUAL 5.

Optec incorporates 5 LEDs per pixel in our 20mm and 23mm models. Most, if not all of our major competitors use 3. This means that other LED billboards must work harder to achieve the same brightness, color depth and daylight legibility (especially in direct sunlight) as an Optec digital billboard - which results in accelerated depletion of the LEDs and premature fading. 

FACT:: OPTEC BUILDS IN RESERVE CAPACITY TO REDUCE FADING AND EXTEND BILLBOARD LIFE.

The fact is, all LED billboards fade over time. The difference is - at what rate? With our higher density of LED diodes, our displays can be operated at lower power levels to extend the life of your display and deliver more value for your investment dollars. But more importantly - it protects your ability to display your clients’ advertisements and brand images with accurate, vibrant colors over your LED billboard’s entire life. And we back our displays with a comprehensive 5-year warranty and nationwide 5-year Onsite Service and Support Plan - all at no extra cost.

 
Specifications: Product Details

 

Pixel Pitch :

Color Processing Capability :

Estimated LED Lifetime :

Viewability :

Brightness/Contrast :

Enhancement :

Graphic Capability :

Control Software :

Display Dimming :

Scan Rate :

Frame Rate per second :

Power :

Service Access :

Sealed-Cabinet Cooling System :

Communications Options :

Product Warranty :

12mm, 16 mm, 20 mm, 23 mm, 25 mm, 28 mm

16bit, 281 trillion gamma corrected color processing (not including dimming levels)

100,000 hours

140 degrees horizontal

Individual louvers for each individual LED diode

Text, animation, pictures and video

VGA Sign Controller / Media Editor 3 package / Sign Manager 

100 levels

300Hz

60 frames per second

120/ 240 VAC single phase

Standard Front access with optional rear access

Optional

Ethernet, Wireless Ether net, Fiber Optic, Broadband Internet

5 year parts / 5 year Onsite Service and Support

 
Life Comparison: LED Degradation Curve

 

Degradation Curve

By increasing our diode density (LEDs / Sq. Meter), you are assured that our displays will not fade away and lose contrast, color accuracy and color depth as happens with many typical LED displays. To illustrate this, we’ve compared the degradation curve of our 5-LED 20 mm pixel with the average 3-LED pixel produced by most manufacturers.

 
Construction: Resilent Cabinets Display

 

Cabinet Shop Drawing

Ultimately, LED displays are only as good as the cabinets that house them. From components, service panel design, to water proofing and heat ventilation, Optec Digital Billboards’s engineers are continuously working on improving our cabinets.

Our cabinets come standard as fully enclosed sealed cabinets with no outside air exchange. This protects our displays from pollutants improves reliability and extends display life. Thermostatically controlled fail-safe cooling systems are also available for extreme high temperature climates. These innovations are just another way that Optec Digital Billboards protects your digital outdoor advertising investment and helps you achieve a higher ROI.

 
Models: RGB Display Models

 

Model Number
1248
1616
2040-5
2345-5
2545
2848
Pitch
12 mm
16 mm
20 mm
23 mm
25 mm
28 mm
Pixel Diameter
48 mm
16 mm
40 mm
45 mm
45 mm
48 mm
LED's Per Pixel
(3) 1R-1G-1B
(4) 2R-1G-1B
(5) 2R-2G-1B
(5) 2R-2G-1B
(5) 2R-2G-1B
(5) 2R-2G-1B
LED Density/M2
20,833/M2
15,625/M2
12,500/M2
9,452/M2
8,000/M2
6,375/M2
Brightness
11,000 + NIT
11,000 + NIT
10,000 + NIT
9,500 + NIT
9,000 + NIT
8,500 + NIT
Watts Per Pixel
0.22 (W)
0.469 (W)
0.677 (W)
0.677 (W)
0.677 (W)
0.677 (W)

 
Communications: Control Options

 

Ethernet

Ethernet communication to isplays on a LAN or WAN network less than 300 feet away. Addit ional Ethernet serial server is not required.
Fiber Optic

Hard-wired multimode or single-mode fiber optic cable for communications over 300 feet or in areas where high EMF interference is encountered. Maximum distance is 2.5 miles.

Wireless Ethernet

Ethernet communications to displays on a LAN or WAN network. Instead of using cables, it sends Ethernet Data over Wireless Bridge dev ices. Requires clear line of sight. Maximum tested distance by Optec is 0.5 miles.
Broadband Internet

DSL/Cable internet connection used for remote communications to mid to high bandwidth displays. Static or dynamic IP Addressable.

 
Software: Controling Software

 

Media Editor is Optec Digital Billboards’s content creation software for RGB displays. The latest version ME3 was designed with a new interface and a new host of features to provide the highest quality display content software available to date. The full featured graphical user interface makes creating graphics files simple with features such as timeline effects, pop-up menus, and frame templates. ME3 is both powerful and simplistic, requiring a short learning curve to transition from basic movies to utilizing advanced concepts. Presentation of your advertisements is controlled through ME3’s powerful scheduling software. ME3 lso includes an audit function to provide proof of presentation verification.