Sign Boards in Bangalore: Types, Life and What Fits

Seven signs a Bengaluru shop meets.

Walk down any market road in Bengaluru, from Chickpete to Indiranagar, and you see the same seven kinds of sign board. Here is each one in plain words.

1. Flex board. A design printed on a flexible PVC sheet and stretched over a metal frame. It is quick to make and low in cost for each piece. It shows one message until it is replaced. It suits a new shop that needs a name up this week, a short sale, or a temporary site. More on this in flex banner or LED screen.

2. Vinyl or ACP name board. Printed vinyl or cut lettering on an aluminium composite panel. Flat, neat and solid. It suits a shop name that will not change, a clinic or office name plate, and a building directory.

3. 3D letter sign. Separate letters cut from acrylic or metal and fixed to the fascia. Some are plain. Some are lit from inside or from behind. It suits showrooms, salons, restaurants and offices where the name itself is the sign.

4. Backlit glow sign. A box with lights inside and a printed face that lets the light through. The whole face glows after dark. It suits pharmacies, bakeries, supermarkets and any shop that trades late.

5. Neon-style sign. Glass neon, or an LED strip made to look like it, bent into a word or a shape. It suits cafés, bars, salons and photo corners. It is decoration as much as a sign.

6. Scrolling LED board. A strip of single-colour LEDs that runs text from one side to the other. The text can be retyped. It suits timings, rates, token numbers and a one-line offer.

7. Full-colour LED display. A screen built from LED modules, the same kind used in video walls. It shows photos, video and text, and the content changes from a phone. It suits shopfronts with changing offers, menus, showrooms and mall stores. People also call it an LED sign board, an LED display board or an LED screen for a shop. This is the one we make.

PixelSpot LED display at the Amukti store entrance in a Bengaluru mall — Type seven at work: a full-colour LED display at a clothing store's entrance in a Bengaluru mall. Read the case study ›

The seven, side by side.

Plain answers, no scores. On a phone, slide the table sideways.

Sign type	Changes content	Shows video	Lit at night	Needs power	A new message means
Flex board	No	No	Only with a lamp on it, or backlit	Only if lit	A new print
Vinyl or ACP name board	No	No	Only with a lamp on it	Only if lit	New vinyl or a new board
3D letter sign	No	No	Yes, if the letters are lit	Only if lit	New letters
Backlit glow sign	No	No	Yes	Yes	A new printed face
Neon-style sign	No	No	Yes	Yes	A new sign
Scrolling LED board	Yes, text only	No	Yes	Yes	Retyping the text
Full-colour LED display	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Sending a file from a phone

Readable by day? All seven are, if they are sized and placed well. One caution for type seven: a screen that faces the street must be an outdoor panel, up to 4,500 nits. It dims itself after dark.

Upkeep? Printed signs need cleaning, and a fresh print when the colour fades or the message changes. Lit signs have lamps and power supplies that can fail. A screen has modules, power supplies and a controller. For any lit sign, ask who will service it and how fast they come.

How long each one lasts.

We do not print lifespans for signs we do not make. The life of a board depends on its material, the sun on that wall and the workmanship. Ask the fabricator what is covered, and get it in writing.

For our own LED displays we can speak plainly. Every one carries a 2-year warranty and is serviced by the crew that installed it. What wears in a screen and what does not is on our page about LED wall lifespan.

Who makes what.

Six of the seven come from sign fabricators and printers. Bengaluru has plenty of them. One of the seven comes from an LED manufacturer.

Sign fabricators and printers

Flex boards, vinyl and ACP name boards, 3D letters, glow signs and neon-style signs. Most also supply scrolling LED boards. PixelSpot does not make any of these six. We do not print flex, cut acrylic or build glow boxes. If one of them is what your shop needs, a local fabricator is the right call, and we would rather say so here than on a phone call.

LED manufacturers

The full-colour LED display. PixelSpot is one such maker. We build the panels at our factory in Jalahalli, Bengaluru. Our own crew surveys the site, installs the screen and services it. The site survey is free.

Digital signage in Bangalore ›

When a screen is worth it. And when it is not.

A screen costs far more than any of the other six on day one. So it has to earn its place.

Worth it when

Your message changes: offers, a menu, rates, timings, new stock.
You have more to say than one board can hold.
You want video, not a still picture.
You trade after dark.
Someone in the shop will update it. It takes a phone.

Not worth it when

The sign only says the shop's name, and the name will not change.
You may move out of the shop soon.
The budget is that of a name board.
Nobody will make content. A screen that shows one slide all year is a costly name board.
There is no power point near the spot.

A shop can also do both: fixed letters for the name, and a screen for what changes.

What our screen costs.

We list only our own prices. For the other six sign types, ask two or three fabricators for a quote.

Full-colour LED display	What is included	Price
6 × 4 ft, outdoor P6read from across the road	Controller, structure, installation	₹1,46,000 + GST
6 × 4 ft, outdoor P4read from the pavement	Controller, structure, installation	₹1,54,500 + GST
6 × 4 ft, indoor P2.5inside the shop	Controller, structure, installation	₹1,64,000 + GST
Outdoor, per sq ftP6 to P2.5	Structure, installation; controller extra	₹4,800 – ₹10,250 /sq ft + GST
Indoor, per sq ftP2.5 to P1.2	Structure, installation; controller extra	₹5,450 – ₹13,100 /sq ft + GST

Sizes smaller than 6 × 4 ft are priced on survey. The configurator gives an instant figure for any size › Every pitch and size is on LED wall price in Bangalore. For a roadside board, see LED hoarding.

Asked about sign boards.

Who makes sign boards in Bangalore?

Sign fabricators and printers make flex boards, name boards, 3D letter signs, glow signs and neon-style signs. Many also supply scrolling LED boards. LED manufacturers make full-colour LED displays. PixelSpot is an LED manufacturer in Jalahalli, Bengaluru, and makes only the LED display.

Which sign board suits a small shop?

If the sign only has to say the shop's name, a name board, 3D letters or a glow sign does the job. If the message changes often, such as offers, a menu or rates, a full-colour LED display earns its place. A shop can use both: letters for the name and a screen for what changes.

Does PixelSpot make flex, acrylic or glow sign boards?

No. PixelSpot makes full-colour LED displays only. For a flex board, a name board, 3D letters, a glow sign or a neon-style sign, a local sign fabricator is the right call.

What does a full-colour LED sign board cost in Bangalore?

A complete 6 × 4 ft outdoor P6 LED display is ₹1,46,000 + GST and an outdoor P4 is ₹1,54,500 + GST, with the controller and installation. Per square foot, our outdoor panels run from ₹4,800 to ₹10,250 + GST, installed, with the controller extra.

Can an indoor LED screen go in a shop window?

No. A screen that faces the street, even from behind glass, needs an outdoor-grade panel of up to 4,500 nits. An indoor panel is up to 600 nits and is made for the inside of the shop.

Which sign boards can change their message?

Two of the seven. A scrolling LED board changes its text when someone retypes it. A full-colour LED display changes text, photos and video from a phone. The other five show one message until the sign is remade.

Recent PixelSpot installations

Real walls built and installed by our Bengaluru team. Every project gets the same crew, the same 2-year warranty and the same free site survey. How PixelSpot compares with other Bangalore vendors.

PixelSpot outdoor LED video wall on the Acai Theory storefront, Indiranagar, Bengaluru

PixelSpot indoor LED video wall in a corporate office cafeteria, Bengaluru

Portrait outdoor LED wall beside the counter of the Acai Theory shopfront in Indiranagar, Bengaluru, lit after dark and facing the pavement

Got our LED wall from them at our Indiranagar store. Super product and super professionalism which is honestly very rare to find.
— Acai Theory, Indiranagar

The corporate lobby at our office has been completely modernized with Pixelspot's LED video wall and sleek digital signage.
— Balaji, corporate office

The team at Pixelspot is extremely knowledgeable. They explained every feature of the LED video walls and recommended add-ons like portable standees.
— Gopal Giri, Google review

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