Sunlight Readable

Sunlight Readable and High-Bright are industry terms used to describe some displays that are in high ambient light environments, either outdoor or indoor. Horizon offers a full line of coatings, filters, and optically bonded glass to solve the screen washout problem. Optical enhancements increase contrast, decrease glare & reflection, while improving clarity and brightness.

Active Enhancements

Horizon Technology offers high brightness LCD Modules, inverters, and open frame display units. Horizon's very high brightness (VHB) LCD Modules deliver a radically higher level of screen brightness, resulting in unparalleled picture sharpness and vividness, both indoors and outdoors.
Horizon products are found in the following:

- Mobile transportation systems (automotive, marine and avionics applications)
- Industrial and medical systems
- Dynamic advertising (commercial advertising displays)
- Outdoor presentation systems (kiosks, drive-though ordering systems, etc)
- Sports facilities
- Military equipment

Brightness Enhancements

Horizon’s passive brightness enhancement options utilize either front surface film laminations and/or rear enhancements by inserting film inside the LCD panel itself. Integrating anti-reflective or anti-glare glass to the front of the monitor will reduce surface reflection on the front of the LCD panel. This increases the effective brightness and contrast of the display two to three times without actually making it brighter. By integrating films in the rear surface of the LCD panel, between the light source and the LCD, Horizon can increase a panel’s brightness by 60% with a single sheet and up to 120% using two sheets.

Optical Bonding

Optically Bonding your touch screen or protective shield to the face of your monitor provides many advantages. Especially important in bright work environments or outdoor applications is the increased contrast ratio. By direct bonding the substrate to the front of the LCD polarizer you remove two internal reflective surfaces by eliminating the air gaps. Using an Anti-Reflective coating on the front surface will increase the contrast ratio even further. Optical bonding also eliminates moisture build up due to condensation between the LCD and substrate. Impact testing has also shown significant improvement with a direct bonded front surface.

Anti-Reflective Coatings

Reflections on your monitor come from outside light sources as well as from the LCD polarizer itself. Using an anti-reflection coating on the front side of your monitor will reduce reflections from outside sources, where as coating the inside of your glass substrate will improve reflections caused by the polarizer.

Horizon’s AR coating is a multi-layer vapor deposition coating applied directly to the glass. The AR coated glass improves transmission and reduces unwanted reflections from approximately 4% reflection per surface to approximately 0.3% per surface. Using an AR coating on both sides of the glass will improve reflections 13 times over untreated glass. AR coated glass improves overall transmission to 99% and increases the effective brightness and contrast of the display as much as 300% without increasing the power demand.

Hydrophobic Coatings

Horizon’s hydrophobic treatment reduces unwanted finger prints typical when using anti-reflective coatings. It also improves the ability to clean the surface. The hydrophobic coating creates a barrier against dirt, dust, grease and liquid and is non-acidic. Horizon’s hydrophobic coating is an ideal solution for touch screen applications.

IR / Heat Reduction Films

Horizon’s IR films are a conductive film designed to reduce heat loading on the display surface making it an ideal option for outdoor applications. The film is laminated in between the two pieces of Multi-Layered Safety Glass or to the rear of the glass and can be used in conjunction with our optical bonding process.