There is a difference between wireless vs wired led lightbox. Boardsy’s entire commercial LED range is available in wireless battery specification.
Wireless LED Lightboxes: The Full Practical Advantage
Wireless products can be positioned anywhere regardless of proximity to a power socket: centre of a stand, middle of a room, on a table surface with no power nearby. They recharge between uses and run for a specified number of hours at full brightness on a single charge. For exhibition use at UK venues including ExCeL London, Olympia, NEC Birmingham and Manchester Central, wireless operation eliminates the need to purchase a venue power connection, typically £150 to £500 per connection depending on the venue and amperage. It also eliminates cable management across the stand, removes the physical constraint of the power point position determining display placement, and removes all risk of a cable creating a trip hazard on the stand.
Wired LED Lightboxes: When They Are Appropriate
Wired products offer continuous operation without battery management but require a power connection within cable reach, visible cable management from the power point to the product, and at exhibition venues, a charged power supply that adds to the exhibition budget. For permanent retail and hospitality installations where the product will not move and a discreet cable route can be provided, wired may be appropriate, particularly where continuous operation across very long periods makes battery management impractical.
Battery Life: The Critical Specification to Confirm
Battery life claims on commercial LED products vary significantly and do not always reflect real operating conditions. The relevant specification is battery life at full brightness RGB operation, not battery life at reduced brightness or with fixed single-colour output. For UK trade show use where the display needs to run for eight to ten hours, confirm the battery life specification under these real operating conditions before ordering.
The Practical Rule
LED lightboxes for UK exhibition stands for further guidance on specification decisions.