Advantages of using LED display technology

LED (light emitting diode) is a popular technology used for digital display signage such as bill boards and hoardings. These displays are quite popular amongst businesses for promotion, as these efficiently serve the purpose of advertising in a very interactive way.

Apart from being used for the purpose of advertising, these displays are also widely used for street lights and traffic signals.

There are many advantages of using this technology for lighting purpose as compared to traditional options such as incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs. LEDs make use of many small bulbs used in a series for producing light. Three major considerations that make it a more accepted and preferred choice is the fact that they consume less power, have longer lifespan and are quite durable as compared to any other lighting option. Let’s have a detailed look at these points:

Power consumption:
If you compare it with other lightening options like CFLs or incandescent bulbs, the power consumed by LED is much less. One bulb in an LED consumes around 6 watts of energy as compared to 60 watts required by any other bulb like incandescent lamps, etc. Although a CFL may use less than this but still it needs much more that the energy required by a light emitting diode. This factor makes it an ideal choice to be used as digital message boards.

Safety and durability consideration:
Since LED bulbs make use of small diodes, they are quite durable as compared to traditional bulbs. If a regular bulb is banged and dropped, it would crack and shatter easily and break down. But an LED is quite sturdy and can withstand strong impacts. Another excellent feature of this small bulb is that it does not contain harmful chemicals or gases which may be potentially harmful. Incandescent bulbs on the other hand can contain xenon, krypton halogen. Similarly a CFL may contain a neurotoxin, mercury which is quite dangerous for human health.

Light effects
Another advantage of using LED lights is that these have an ability to produce directed light. It means that if light is pointed in one direction, a beam of steadily and directly light, lights up the place. It comes in a variety of colors including cyan, red, and blue and while. Light color can improve the brightness or it can be used for certain specific applications such as red one can be used for the purpose of night vision. Or it can simply be used for aesthetic appeal.

This was an overview of why this technology of digital signage is popular. You can see for yourself that using a light emitting diode over conventional means of lighting has several advantages and plus points. So, if you were confused about selecting these over the conventional lightening options, now you know what to do.

LED technology has been into usage for decades and is still growing constantly. Apart from being used as digital message boards, there are countless other purposes for which these bulbs are widely used.