Supplier matching
Outdoor transparent led display quotes need the same weather basis
This page is for buyers who already know the screen will live outside. The sourcing task is to force every factory to answer wind, water, sun and service access for the outdoor transparent led display they actually propose.
A lobby sample and a street-facing cabinet can share a marketing name. They do not share ingress protection, structure, or brightness. We ask for the exact model, then line the answers up. We do not certify the cabinet and we do not promise a ship date.
- Configuration: pitch, cabinet size, transparency when the image is off
- Quantity and US destination, including the site city
- Documents: drawing, IP evidence, power sheet, deviation list
- Exclusions: structure, glass, processor, install, spares
Exact-model evidence matrix for outdoor cabinets
Bind every row to the proposed manufacturer and model. A family datasheet from a public reference only shows which questions to ask.
| Topic | What to request | Who answers |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel pitch and resolution | Module pitch, cabinet pixel map, and the viewing distance used to choose it | Proposed supplier, on the quoted configuration |
| Brightness | Nit value plus white-balance and ambient test basis | Proposed supplier test note |
| Ingress protection | Front and rear rating for the exact outdoor cabinet, not a sibling indoor SKU | Supplier document tied to the model |
| Structure | Weight, wind-load assumption, and fixing method | Supplier drawing; buyer structural review stays separate |
| Power | Input voltage, frequency, phase, and maximum versus typical draw | Supplier electrical sheet |
| Control | Player or processor, signal path, and whether it is included | Supplier bill of materials |
| Acceptance | Factory acceptance test scope and who witnesses it | Named in the purchase agreement later |
Compatibility questions that outdoor sites actually change
Does a published IP number mean this opening is covered?
No. Ask which cabinet faces carry the rating and whether cable glands and the power box are included in that statement. The buyer still confirms the wall condition, drainage and local code.
Can the same receiving card run an indoor and outdoor mix?
Treat that as an open interface question. The supplier should say if one control system covers both pitches and scan rates. Do not assume a processor photo proves compatibility.
What if the glass is already specified?
Send the glass build-up, mullion depth and the service side after the form. We do not add a file-upload field. The factory then marks specification deviation where the standard module cannot sit in that pocket.
How should power be described?
Write the available voltage and phase at the disconnect. Ask the supplier for the utilities requirement of the quoted cabinets, including inrush if they publish it. A 110 V showroom demo is not evidence for a 208 V canopy.
Screen families sit on the inquiry grid. Price inputs are on technology selection. The longer checklist is the procurement brief.
Outdoor RFQ lines that keep suppliers on one scope
- Opening size, quantity of cabinets or square metres, and destination
- Daylight brightness target written as a question, with the test basis requested
- Service access: front, rear, or glass replacement from the tenant side
- Included power supplies and the control interface
- Packing, Incoterm and what installation labour is excluded
Send the outdoor brief when those lines are drafted, even if wind load is still pending.
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