Due to the LED's resilience, longevity, brightness and other factors, the pros of the LED display outweigh the specs of the LCD display in most cases.
| LED | LCD | |
| Operating temperature | ‐40 to 85°C | ‐20 to 70°C for industrial quality |
| Storage temperature | ‐40 to 100°C | ‐30 to 85°C |
| Average life | 100,000 hours | 50,000 hours, dependant on crystal. Backlight variable |
| Comparable readability | to 7m | to 3m with backlighting |
| Viewing angle | to 60° | 45°, but some high contrast versions offer 60° |