Industrial Monitor vs Consumer Monitor

DURABILITY / RELIABILITY
- Designed for harsh, demanding environments, including industrial, military, medical, marine, and more
- Built for 24/7/365 operation
- High resistance to shock and vibration
- Operating temperatures from -40° to +185°F
- Enclosures: Rugged ABS, painted steel, stainless steel, and NEMA/ IP-rated waterproof/dust-proof - Designed for desktop operation in a clean office or home
- Built to operate 6-8 hours per day
- No shock/vibration resistance
- Suited for climate-controlled environments only
- Predominantly lower-grade plastic housings PRODUCT QUALITY
- High quality, industrial-grade components for long-term dependability
- Highest grade LCD Panels to ensure optimal image quality
- Long operating life (7-10 years typ.)- Low-cost components for mass production of low-cost monitors
- Low to mid-grade LCD panels
- 3-5 years typical useful life
PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE- Long-term model availability (avg. 5-7 years), crucial to OEM&#;s
- Models change often, on average every 6-12 months CUSTOM DESIGNS- Can be modified or customized to meet your exact specifications- Not Available PRIVATE LABEL- Can be private-labeled with your company name, logo and unique model number- Not Available SCREEN ASPECT RATIO- 4:3 Aspect Ratio models from 8" to 19"
- 16:9 Aspect Ratio models from 7" to 86"- Only available in 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen) SCREEN BRIGHTNESS - Screen brightness from 250 nits for indoors, to 2,500 nits for outdoor, direct-sunlight applications
- Optical Bonding increases contrast ratio, improves image quality, and increases durability
- Typical 150-250 nits brightness for indoor use
- Not designed for brightly-lit environments or outdoors FEATURES / OPTIONS- Connectivity: Includes HDMI, DVI, HD-SDI, DisplayPort, VGA, Composite BNC, S-Video, BNC Loop-Thru, Coax, USB, RS-232

- Screen glass: Matte, Anti-Glare, Anti-Reflective, Vandal-Resistant and Gorilla-Glass

- Dual diagnostic LED's indicate receiving video signal, no video signal, or sleep mode.

- Front Panel Lock-Out: OSD buttons can be locked to prevent unwanted tampering

- Auto Re-Start After Power Loss: Once power is restored to a display, it will automatically resume the same operation as prior to power loss- Typically limited to HDMI and Coax

- Standard glass, often with glossy finish

- Single LED for power on or off only

- No front panel or button lock-out

- After power loss, must power up every display manually LANDSCAPE vs PORTRAIT ORIENTATION- Models available for landscape and portrait mode
- Designed to operate in landscape mode POWER OPTIONS- Available for 12VDC, 24VDC, 9-36VDC and 90-240VAC operation- Available for 120VAC only DEMO UNITS - Demo units available for evaluation- Not Available INITIAL vs LONG-TERM COST- Cost is a big part of the purchase decision; industrial displays cost more up-front, but their higher performance, reliability and longevity justify a higher initial investment- Lower initial cost. However, they will not endure industrial, mobile, bright, wet or other demanding environments
TECH SUPPORT - Tech support, troubleshooting and repair from technicians with 10+ years experience, based in Illinois- Replies from non-technical salesperson or overseas call centers who have minimal product training or experience WARRANTY - Standard 3 Year Warranty - Typical 6 to 12 month warranty. Commercial or industrial use usually voids the warranty SERVICE - Service (if necessary) in Illinois with average 2 day turn around- Return to store, and then wait....