Consumer VS Commercial Displays
Buying the right display for your business is not an easy decision. Display location, content, lighting conditions and hours of operation are all things to consider when creating the perfect solution. Samsung commercial-grade displays are specifically designed to meet the needs of various businesses in a variety of environments, ensuring content and information comes across as intended. Some decision makers are attracted by the retail price point of consumer TVs and end up missing out on key benefits of using digital displays in a professional setting. Before making a decision that will impact how others will view your business, take a look at how commercial displays will help you send the right message.
Application & Design
Consumer TVs
Commercial Displays
A consumer tv is designed more for aesthetics, which aren’t appropriate for business settings
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Commercial Displays are designed with clean, symmetrical lines and sometimes don’t include the manufacturer’s logo
A consumer tv is designed more for residential use
DEPLOYMENT
Commercial Displays are more ruggedly constructed for high-traffic areas ranging from conference room conference rooms to public spaces
Brightness levels built for in-home environments – typically limited to 350 cd/m2
BRIGHTNESS
Brightness levels built for high-ambient light conditions – ranging from 350 to 2,500+ cd/m2
Designed for use as a television, primarily for TV content and consumer electronics
CONTENT DISPLAY
Are designed to simultaneously display both broadcast TV and promotional content
Connectivity & Control
Consumer TVs focus on HDMI connectors and generally limited on availability of other input types.
Commercial displays have expanded input panels with a wider variety of inputs (VGA, DVI, Display Port, HDMI and can also include video-loop out).
Consumer TVs typically don’t include RS232 Control. If it is included, it is typically limited to on/off and perhaps input switching. Commercial displays have full RS232 and RJ45 control, enabling control panel or remote display management.
Consumer TVs don’t have IR or front panel lock out, leaving TVs vulnerable to pranksters
Commercial displays have IR and remote lock out.
Commercial displays have options for PC Modules or come with built-in digital signage media players
Reliability
Consumer TVs
Commercial Displays
Designed to run 6 – 8 hours per day, limited onboard cooling
RUNTIME
Built to run from 16/7 to 24/7 hours per day, have better cooling for longer runtimes
Not designed to support cooling needs while in portrait mode
PORTRAIT MODE
Enabled to support portrait mode
Develop image-retention issues
IMAGE RETENTION
Leverage technology protecting against image retention
Chassis design changes frequently, meeting needs of residential users, not business clients
LIFECYCLE
Maintain longer lifecycles of industrial design, enabling a cleaner, more consistent deployment
Service & Support
While consumer TVs are sold through retail stores with limited after sales support, commercial displays are sold by authorized Samsung partners and supported by SAMSUNG.
Although consumer TVs can come with a limited, 1-year, over-the-counter warranty, commercial displays offers a superior 3-year onsite warranty, featuring Enterprise post-sales support.