| Client | Sun & Sand Sports |
|---|---|
| Location | Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore |
| Product | Wave Series LED film |
| Size | 6.8 m × 3 m |
| Installed | 2023 |
| Replacement | Paid for by DS VISUAL |
What the client wanted
Sun & Sand Sports wanted a large digital display on its shopfront glass at Raffles City, without blocking the view through the glass. They first asked for LED crystal film, expecting a clear, glass-like finish.
What happened
Once the crystal film was installed and switched on, the result was not what the client expected. The film is made of gel, so the glass looked glued rather than clear, and the view through it was lost. The soft gel was hard to line up panel to panel, and dead pixels showed across the screen.
The film also could not be taken off. Its LEDs are joined by thin copper lines set in the gel, so peeling it from the glass damages it badly.
What we did
We decided the client should not live with a result they did not expect. DS VISUAL removed the crystal film and replaced it with Wave Series LED film, at our own cost. That is the commitment we make to every client.
Why Wave Series
Wave Series is LED mesh film, sometimes sold as holographic LED film.
- Thin aluminium base: protects the LED wiring and spreads the heat the screen produces.
- Laser-cut holes: real transparency, so the glass stays see-through.
- Rigid film: lines up cleanly across a 6.8 m run.
- Removable: Wave can be taken off the glass and reinstalled. Crystal film cannot.
| Crystal film (first install) | Wave Series LED film | |
|---|---|---|
| Base | Gel | Thin aluminium base |
| Wiring | Thin copper lines in the gel | Protected by the aluminium base |
| Heat | Poor heat spread | Aluminium spreads the heat |
| Transparency | Glued-glass look | Laser-cut holes, real see-through |
| Alignment | Soft gel, hard to line up | Rigid, lines up cleanly |
| Removal | Cannot be removed without damage | Can be removed and reinstalled |
What we learned
In our experience, crystal film is not suitable for large glass panels. Its gel gives a glued look, so the view through the glass is lost, and that view is the reason most clients choose a transparent screen in the first place. For large shopfront glass we now recommend Wave Series LED film.
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