Outdoor Fixed DIP or SMD LED Screen, which one is suitable?

Nowadays SMD LED Display becomes a massive application for outdoor LED Digital Signage board. Since SMD technology offers good color consistency. A good color consistency ensures a resolution screen and a better picture quality.

Furthermore, SMD Outdoor Digital LED Display comes with a wide viewing angle, Horizontal 140 degree Vertical 140 degree. The production process of SMD outdoor LED Signage is easy as well. Automatic machines conduct most of the production process, it helps to save labor cost and assembling time.

While, SMD outdoor LED Screen is light weight than DIP LED Screen. But it has some negative points like not high brightness like DIP LED Display, not as high waterproof ability also. Generally the life span of SMD outdoor LED Display is not as longer as DIP LED Display.

So there are still some clients choose DIP LED Screen. Here we shared the definite advantages of DIP LED Display.

Advantage--Extremely High Brightness

The standard brightness of DIP Outdoor LED Display can attain 8000 nits or above 10000 nits. When DIP Outdoor LED Display Screen face with sunshine directly, it can show the video or content very bright and perfect display effect. While most SMD Outdoor LED Display around 5000 nits to 6500 nits.

Advantage--More stable quality, high waterproof

DIP LED Screen technology has matured and it is more stable quality over the years. They are able to generate high-quality images even in extreme weather condition. DIP LED displays to come with waterproof feature.
Since DIP displays are mostly used for outdoor, therefore, they incorporate a high-level waterproof functionality. In addition to the waterproof features, the displays are immune to sunlight due to their UV protection feature and moisture because of their moisture-proof ability.

Advantage--Longer lifetime

DIP LED Displays have been in the market more than twenty years. We got feedback from our clients that those DIP displays still work very well after 6 to 10 years, even no dead pixel lamps.

DIP LED Displays have been widely applied for Outdoor LED Signage 10 years ago and now they are reduced the requirements of market demand. Cause the cost is much higher than SMD LED Display.

Disadvantage--Less pixel pitch for option

DIP Outdoor LED Display only could make pixel pitch 10mm, 16mm, now. While for SMD technology, the pixel pitch can start from outdoor 2.5mm, much smaller pixel pitch distance and high resolution in small size.

Disadvantage--Higher cost than SMD LED Display

DIP lamp encapsulation technology is more complicate than SMD packing, DIP displays manufacturing demands more time and energy than SMD LED Screen. Then it has a direct impact on the cost. Besides DIP technology is reliable because it has a strong production process.

Disadvantage—DIP LED Display is heavy weight

Despite having a difficult manufacturing process, DIP LEDs are very heavy. Lifting them or changing their place will be more difficult.

How we should choose DIP or SMD LED Screen for Outdoor Fixed?

Choosing DIP outdoor LED Signage or SMD screen, there is no strict distinction, it depends on your business needs. Generally if you require extremely high brightness, DIP LED display will be more reliable and stable. Especially for harsh outdoor environments if the display will be installed nearby the sea or on high-speed way. If you prefer high definition led display with cost benefit, you can go with SMD outdoor.