Outdoor message centers
Full-color EMC signs for schools, churches, retail, gas stations and auto dealers. 6, 8, 10, 16 and 20 mm pitch, typically $8,000–$45,000+ installed. EMC models and pricing.
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A Factory-Direct Alternative to Daktronics Displays
Pricing a Daktronics message center or video wall? Get a second quote from NGL. We manufacture outdoor EMC signs and fine-pitch indoor LED video walls, and our own crews engineer, permit and install them across Utah, Nevada and Idaho.
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- We'll quote the same size and pitch so you can compare line by line
- Outdoor full-color EMCs: 6–20 mm pitch, 7,000–10,000+ nits
- Indoor fine-pitch video walls: 0.9–2.5 mm, 3840–7680 Hz refresh
- Engineering, permits, install and training by our own crews in UT, NV and ID
- 5-year limited warranty on LED cabinets; financing and leasing available
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Pick outdoor sign or indoor video wall, add the size and location, and attach details of any quote you have. We’ll send an itemized NGL price.
Daktronics and NGL: Different Sizes, Different Strengths
Daktronics is a large, publicly traded U.S. display manufacturer headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota. It is best known for scoreboards and video systems in professional and college sports, and it also makes message centers, digital billboards and transportation signs. Its scale and decades of large-venue work are real strengths.
NGL Lighting is a manufacturer-direct LED display company based in Sandy, Utah, serving businesses, schools, churches, arenas and stadiums. We design and build outdoor message centers and indoor video walls, then engineer, permit and install them with our own crews. You deal with the same small team from first call to final training.
Where NGL Competes
Indoor video walls
Seamless fine-pitch walls for lobbies, sanctuaries, boardrooms and control rooms in 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8 and 2.5 mm. Indoor video wall guide.
Gyms, arenas & stadiums
LED screens for school gyms, event centers, concourses and professional stadiums, from sponsor displays to large video boards. S Series panels.
How to Compare an NGL Quote With a Daktronics Quote
Every manufacturer publishes specs differently, so compare the quotes you actually receive. Here is what NGL offers and what to ask any vendor, including Daktronics.
| What to compare | NGL Lighting | Ask on every quote |
|---|---|---|
| How you buy | Direct from the manufacturer, one point of contact | Who installs it, and who shows up for service calls? |
| Pixel pitch | Outdoor 6–20 mm; indoor 0.9–2.5 mm | Is the quoted pitch matched to your closest viewer? |
| Brightness & refresh | Outdoor 7,000–10,000+ nits; indoor 3840–7680 Hz refresh | Rated nits and refresh rate, especially if you livestream |
| Price | Itemized: display, structure, electrical, permits, install | Is everything itemized, and what's excluded? |
| Warranty | 5-year limited warranty on LED cabinets, extended plans available | Term, what's covered (parts, labor, shipping), and response time |
| Install area | Our own crews in UT, NV and ID; ships nationwide | Is the installer a subcontractor, and are permits included? |
| See it first | Showrooms in Sandy and Hurricane, UT | Can you see the same model running before you buy? |
Sizing an indoor wall? Try the free LED wall calculator for resolution, power and weight, and read our pixel pitch guide.
When Daktronics May Be the Better Fit
We'd rather you get the right display. A larger national manufacturer like Daktronics can make more sense when:
- You want one vendor to supply the stadium screens and the scoring, stats and replay software that runs them as a single package.
- You want one vendor to service displays at locations across many states.
- A bid or standard requires a specific manufacturer.
For a business sign, a church or school message center, a lobby or sanctuary video wall, or the LED screens for a gym, arena or stadium, a side-by-side NGL quote is free and gives you a real number to compare.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NGL affiliated with Daktronics?
No. NGL Lighting is an independent LED display manufacturer and installer based in Sandy, Utah. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a dealer for Daktronics.
What NGL products compete with Daktronics?
Full-color outdoor electronic message centers (6–20 mm pitch) and fine-pitch indoor LED video walls (0.9–2.5 mm) for businesses, schools and churches, plus LED screens for gyms, arenas and professional stadiums.
How should I compare an NGL quote with a Daktronics quote?
Ask both for the same display size, pixel pitch and brightness, with display, structure, electrical, permits, installation, software and warranty itemized. Then compare total cost and who will service the display after install.
Where does NGL install?
Our own crews install in Utah, Nevada and Idaho. We ship EMC signs and video wall systems to all 50 states with engineering drawings and remote commissioning support.
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Send the size, location and any quote you already have. We'll return an itemized NGL price for the same scope.
Daktronics is a trademark of its owner. NGL Lighting is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Daktronics. Information about other manufacturers comes from publicly available sources as of November 2026; confirm current details with them directly.