School Signs - LED Electronic Series

LED display vs. Changeable Copy

While the initial upfront cost of an electronic messaging system may be more than a traditional changeable copy sign, the benefits and savings that are gained from installing one is much more significant. More importantly, your signage is not just your identity, but also an important tool to advertise, promote, and communicate to your community.

Benefits of Electronic Messaging System
• Greater viewing distance, especially at night. LED emits light which allows one inch of text to be viewed from 50 feet away while 1 inch of standard print text is viewable up to 32 feet away. You want to give your audience as much time and distance to read your message, especially if they are in a car.
• Ability to display more messages. Electronic messaging systems allow you to cycle through numerous and different messages.
• Increase your visibility with transition and display styles, animated graphics and time & temperature displays.
• Schedule messages 1 year in advance.
• Time saved from not having to manually change letters.
• Money saved from not having to replace changeable copy letters.

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Viewing Distance
and Time Chart

Viewing Distance & Time
Viewing distance is one of the most important factors used to determine the correct size of an LED display. As a general rule, 1 inch of text is viewable up to 50 feet away. The following diagram illustrates at what distance and character size an audience will recognize
and understand the content shown on an LED display if the audience is stationary.

Another factor to consider when the target audience is not stationary - Based on Signs Plus’ experience and research, an average of at least 4 seconds is needed for a moving audience to adequately recognize and comprehend the content of a sign. The chart lists the maximum time an audience will have to view a sign with specific character sizes. For example, a sign with four inch text is not suited for 55mph traffic, because the audience will have only 2.5 seconds to view display.