Designing an LCD system should consider every element of the application’s environment so that integrating protection can create a system that keeps electronic repairs at bay. Consider the following environmental challenges before designing your marine LCD system.
Its been a little more than one year since the Japanese electronics giant Mitsubishi announced the end of their LCD manufacturing business. This left many customers struggling to decide how to replace or repair their potentially aging fleet of displays. Mitsubishi in particular was a company renowned for very high quality displays and a retains a well known brand recognition within the industry, while many of the newer competing brands struggle to gain customer trust. How then, is an LCD customer supposed to best decide an alternative to their Mitsubishi display?
Whether LEDs or CCFLs, typical LCD monitors need a backlight to produce visible images on screen. Most modern displays employ the use of LEDs to illuminate their images, however many older or lower cost displays still use the tried-and-true compact cold fluorescent as their light source. (OLEDs, a newer type of self-illuminating display, are a topic for another discussion).
LCD mounting is an often unthought of aspect when it comes to display integration and design. While VESA standard mountings were defined by the display industry to create a practical system of materials and measurements, more and more designers are finding ways to integrate their displays in unique and elegant ways.
