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How to choose the LED materials for indoor and outdoor LED display?

Author:Admin Time:2025-03-16

There are a lot of LED display component, but LED beads occupy 45%-70% of the cost of LED display. It is very important to choose a good LED bead brand. In China’s Shenzhen market, the mainstream LED brands for LED display include Nationstar, Kinglight, Mulinsen, and Hongsheng,etc.

There are four quality levels of LEDs for the led screens in the world market.

1,International top quality

The highest-end international brands include Cree (Made in the USA) and Nichia ( Made in Japan). The excellent stability and visual performance of Nichia and Cree is the best.However, their costs are much higher, with each LEDs is 3-5 times more expensive than a Nationstar LED, resulting in a square price 4-6 times higher.Only about 5% of customers who are extremely demanding will choose Nichia and Cree lamps

2,Nationstar LEDs

The top quality which made in China, the domestic first-line brand – Nationstar For customers who have quality requirements, 95% will choose to use the Nationstar LED. Nationstar LEDs also have different quality levels, such as high-bright gold wire, gold wire, and copper wire.

3, Kinglight LEDs

The Second quality which made in China, the domestic second-line brand is Kinglight, and the price will be lower than the Nationstar.For some projects, if the budget is really cannot meet the demand, then Kinglight LED will be the first option.

4, Hongsheng and Mulinsen LEDs

The next level which made in China are Mulinsen and Hongsheng.
When using Hongsheng,the price are very competitive. Mulinsen is an old brand.They certainly have high-end products. But most of the factories that use their relatively low-end products. Because if select their high-end product, Nationstar LEDs is more competitive.

Suggestions for Indoor LED display

Selecting Kinglight LEDs: For indoor applications to play advertisements, pictures, or texts with limited color reproduction needs and the budget is limited (e.g., shopping malls, airports for advertising)
Selecting Nationstar LEDs: High-end applications with a need for real color reproduction (e.g., movie theaters, high-end conference rooms, TV stations) The price of the Nationstar LEDs is just a little higher than the Kinglight LEDs.

Suggestions for Outdoor LED display

Selecting Kinglight LEDs
Suitable for less demanding environments, displaying regular video or image advertisements Not recommended for harsh environments due to lower durability.

Selecting Nationstar LEDs: Environments requiring high brightness, stability, and color reproduction (e.g., CBD, high-end shopping malls, pedestrian streets). Recommended for harsh environments due to better stability and durability.

Conclusion:

1, Depending on your needs and budget, we generally recommend that when you have enough budget, you can choose Nationstar LED for outdoor LED display and Kinglight LED for indoor applications.
2, It is recommended to choose the Nationstar LEDs under the cases:
The Installation Environment is relatively harsh.
The Brightness Requirements are relatively high.
Need Better Display Effect.
The Budget is Sufficient.
3, For our production, we mainly select Nationstar LED. And also use Kinglight LED for some small size message sign.

If you need a high-quality Nationstar LED Display and Kinglight LED display, Watch-LED can give you many reasonable options, please feel free to contact us!

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