Choosing your custom LCD Display supplier

Choose your custom LCD display supplier carefully. Here are a few things to consider when making your selection.

It seems there will always be a LCD manufacture on their way to bankruptcy. As is true in any industry, there will always be someone who has a lower price for a LCD display custom solution. Lower price does not necessarily equate to lower cost.

Considerations for a quality custom LCD display supplier

Do your research and make sure the supplier has been in business for several years. Does this supplier really understand LCD technology, or are they a broker that also supplies, PCB’s, capacitors and duct tape?

Liquid crystal display technology changes at a very rapid pace and requires an LCD company who deals with LCDs and LCDs only. Would you service your new car at a repair shop that also buys gold and sells low cost health insurance? You get what you pay for.

When designing your custom LCD make sure the LCD supplier knows the difference between STN and FSTN, or the advantages and disadvantages of EL backlight versus a LED backlight. Is this LCD supplier knowledgeable about the different LCD technologies available today. Do they know the pros and cons of each technology? Can they help you select the best LCD technology for your product taking into consideration the power source, environment exposure, best viewing angle of the display used in your product?

Focus Display Solutions (aka FocusLCDs) has been in business for 19 years. We deal strictly with LCDs and we know the industry and our product. We are also ISO 9001 certified.

WILL GOING DIRECT TO CHINA & INDIA SAVE YOU MONEY ON YOUR LCD DISPLAY?

Yes, you will save money if everything goes perfect. If you don’t mind making phones calls to the factory at 2am to resolve issues that come up; and you accept that many times off-shore LCD suppliers will modify your LCD display without notifying you.

If you are a company that purchases several different LCD’s a year and have a strong engineering department, you could realize a cost savings. On the other hand, if this is an ‘experiment’ and you need to get to market on time, your sample displays must match production displays; you may want to take a pass. If your LCD display is a low cost segment LCD and things go wrong, you may only be out a few thousand dollars, but if you need a larger color TFT display when things hiccup, your loss is increased to several thousand dollars.

Research and make sure the supplier has been in business for a few years. Does this supplier really understand LCD technology, or are they a broker that also supplies, PCB’s, capacitors and duct tape?

Liquid Crystal LCD Display technology changes at a very rapid pace and requires an LCD company who deals with LCDs and LCDs only. Would you service your new car at a repair shop that also buys gold and low cost health insurance? You get what you pay for.

When designing your custom LCD make sure the supplier knows the difference between STN and FSTN, or the advantages and disadvantages of EL backlight versus a LED.

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