Custom Programmable Outdoor LED Signs Built & Installed in Texas
Visit our Dallas LED Sign Showroom to see full-color outdoor digital marquees in action, compare pixel spacing, and see signs in production at our Dallas facility.
Sunburst LED Signs manufactures and installs full-color programmable outdoor electronic LED marquee signs throughout Texas. We have been building LED signs since 1996, with factory-direct pricing and local support in Dallas / Fort Worth. Single-Source Responsibility means one company handles your project from initial design through installation and service.
UL and ETL Listed for outdoor wet-location installations.
Texas LED Sign Manufacturing, Programming & Installation
Easy Programming, AI Content Creation & Scheduling
- AI Sign Programming in 30 Seconds – With Super-AI™ SignProgrammer™ , no design or computer knowledge is needed. Simply describe what you want: a customer can create a slide, schedule it, program it, upload it to the sign, and have it displaying in as little as 30 seconds.
- Intuitive SignProgrammer™ Content Management – Create messages, arrange playlists, and publish display schedules through a streamlined software interface.
- Cloud & Local Programming Options – Update messages, schedule full-color promotions, and manage display content using cloud-based or local content management software.
- Factory Pre-Programmed Setup – Your logos, graphics, and introductory messages are loaded at our factory so your sign is ready to communicate when installed.
- Full Multimedia Capability – Display full-color graphics, video, animations, time and temperature, news tickers, and RSS feeds with compatible controllers and software.
- Open Architecture CMS Integration – Flexible control options support compatible software and communication systems. Ask us about the programming and subscription options available for your sign.
Bright, Full-Color Displays for Daytime & Nighttime Visibility
- Long-Life SolarBrite™ High-Brightness LED System – Bright, energy-efficient LEDs provide daytime visibility and wide viewing angles for outdoor messages.
- Classic Series Full-Color Pixel Arrays – LED configurations designed for clear text, colorful graphics, and long-distance message visibility.
- SMD Full-Color LED Technology – Surface-mount device LEDs deliver rich colors, detailed images, and wide viewing angles.
- Integrated Daytime Anti-Glare Louvers – Shields above the LEDs help reduce glare and improve message readability in direct Texas sunlight.
- Sunsational™ Daylight Contrast Optimization – Optical design helps maintain vivid color and contrast during bright daytime conditions.
Cooling & Outdoor Protection for Texas Weather
- Front Ventilation Designed for Texas Heat – High-airflow front ventilation channels help remove heat from critical components and keep the display cool during hot Texas weather. Front ventilation also supports masonry and monument installations when installed to the required airflow clearances.
- Structural Aircraft Aluminum Cabinets – Heavy-gauge, rust-resistant aluminum construction provides a durable enclosure and helps dissipate heat.
- Thermal-Barrier Ceramic Microsphere Coating – An insulating exterior coating helps reduce solar heat gain.
- High-Impact, Hail-Resistant Faces & Protective Louvers – Durable face materials and protective shields help guard display components against outdoor exposure and severe weather.
- Signlux Automotive Two-Part Polyurethane Paint System – Automotive-grade finishes and corrosion-resistant primers help protect the cabinet and preserve its appearance.
- SolarGuard & Lumabrite UV-Resistant Polymers – Exterior face materials are formulated to resist yellowing, cracking, and clouding from sunlight exposure.
- Self-Cleaning Polycarbonate Face Technology – Hydrophobic surface treatments help reduce dirt accumulation and make routine cleaning easier.
- Protective Conformal Coating on Electronics – Coated circuit boards help resist humidity, dust, and insects.
- H2ORepel™ Internal Moisture Protection – Protective barriers help shield internal control boards and power distribution components from moisture.
Connectivity, Controllers & Reliable Operation
- Flexible Quad-Connect Communications – Choose from wireless, local network, cellular, and direct connection options to suit your location and programming needs.
- Complimentary Wireless Communication Bridge – Included point-to-point wireless hardware provides a convenient communication option without trenching network cables, where site conditions permit.
- Industrial DSMP Embedded Controllers – Dedicated solid-state media controllers manage message playback without relying on a desktop computer operating system.
- 64 GB Non-Volatile Solid-State Storage – Onboard storage retains playlists, graphics, and video so previously uploaded content can continue displaying without an active internet connection.
- Remote Diagnostics & Self-Monitoring – Built-in monitoring helps track display operation, brightness, power use, and operating temperatures.
- Redundant Circuit Power Distribution – Distributed power channels help limit the effect of individual component failures on the rest of the display.
- Energy-Efficient Power Supplies – High-efficiency switching power supplies help reduce energy losses during operation.
Local Manufacturing, Installation & Service
- Building LED Signs Since 1996 – Visit our Dallas production facility to see how Sunburst programmable outdoor LED signs are built and compare operating displays in our showroom.
- Local DFW Manufacturing & Support – Signs are engineered, assembled, installed, and serviced locally by our factory-trained teams.
- Single-Source Responsibility – One company coordinates design, site surveys, sign permitting, structural engineering, fabrication, electrical installation, and ongoing service.
- Pole, Pylon, Monument & Wall-Mounted Designs – Custom configurations accommodate roadside business signs, school and church marquees, building signs, and other outdoor electronic display applications.
- UL & ETL Listed Outdoor Sign Assemblies – Outdoor wet-location listings support applicable electrical safety and permitting requirements.
Recent Commercial LED Sign Projects in North Texas
Kitty Ramsay, Ramsay Law Firm
We have really enjoyed our programmable outdoor LED sign! I cannot tell you how much we use it. It has significantly boosted our local visibility and community engagement!
Direct Advantages of Partnering with Sunburst LED Signs™
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Guaranteed Highest Quality...Guaranteed Lowest Price - Factory-direct manufacturing allows us to deliver commercial-grade LED signage at unmatched pricing across North Texas.
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Interactive Indoor Sign Showroom – Compare resolution, pitch (6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 16mm), brightness, and cabinet construction side-by-side in our live lighting lab before ordering.
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5-Year $0-Cost Warranty & Lifetime Support Guarantees - Comprehensive warranty coverage protecting your investment with direct factory service and local repair technicians.
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Comprehensive Product Liability Insurance - Multi-million dollar policy coverage extending peace of mind to commercial property owners and corporate clients.
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Complete Deposit Protection Guarantee - Your financial investment is fully bonded and secured throughout the manufacturing process.
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Established 1979 | Largest Custom Sign Manufacturer in DFW – Decades of proven reliability, advanced engineering, and local commitment across North Texas.
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Automated Customer Order Tracking System - Stay updated with real-time notifications covering design approval, municipal permitting, factory assembly, and installation scheduling.
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State Licensed Electrical Sign Contractor (TSCL) - Fully credentialed electrical sign professionals managing safe, compliant installations for any commercial application. -
State Licensed Electrical Contractor (TECL) - Master electrician oversight guaranteeing proper primary wiring, dedicated circuit connections, and code compliance.
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QualityCertifiedSigns™ Master Technicians - Rigorous internal quality control standards applied to every circuit, solder joint, enclosure seal, and display module.
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True In-House Factory Manufacturing - Eliminate broker markups and communication delays through direct collaboration with our engineering team.
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Full-Service Fleet & Installation Capabilities - Operate seven crane and bucket trucks extending up to 80-foot reach, serviced by dedicated local installation crews.
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11-Member On-Site Sales & Consulting Team – Experienced sign consultants available for on-site property surveys, visibility studies, and tailored recommendations.
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Factory-Trained Diagnostic & Repair Specialists - Because we engineer our electronic signs, our field technicians quickly diagnose and service both Sunburst units and third-party systems.
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Flexible Commercial Financing Options - Tailored acquisition structures including cash discounts, credit cards, zero-down leases, and Pay-as-You-Grow purchase programs.
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Delayed-Deposit Billing Solutions - Customized payment terms designed to preserve business capital and streamline project cash flow.
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Turn-Key Grand Opening Marketing Package* - Boost launch visibility with complimentary custom "Coming Soon" and "Grand Opening" vinyl banners plus store front door lettering (*Minimum order required).
The #1 Rated Programmable LED Sign Manufacturer in Dallas, Fort Worth & DFW
Whatever your business communication needs—from roadside electronic message boards to full-color video marquees—our team of 11 factory-direct sales consultants provides expert guidance across North Texas.
We meet with you directly at your business location, review site sightlines, evaluate city signage ordinances, and determine optimal pixel spacing.
Receive itemized, competitive pricing during our initial meeting or within 24 hours.
Selecting the right commercial LED sign involves critical visibility and return-on-investment calculations. Our team provides a COMPLIMENTARY PROFESSIONAL MARKET SURVEY to analyze traffic counts, viewing distance, and message impact for your business location. Contact our DFW LED Sign Specialists today to schedule your site evaluation.
Factory-Direct Sales, Fabrication & Field Service
Custom Outdoor LED Signs Built for Longevity
Investing in a commercial programmable LED display board requires configuring hardware to match your property's precise physical and municipal environment. Crucial evaluation factors include:
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Exact geographic location and set-back distances,
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Municipal city sign codes and brightness restriction ordinances,
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Vehicular traffic speeds and prime viewing lines,
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Optimal resolution pitch and viewing distance metrics,
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Commercial property layout and mounting structures,
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Target audience demographics and promotional strategy,
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Target capital budget and payback timing.
Purchasing a dynamic electronic message center differs significantly from buying standard off-the-shelf electronics. High-brightness outdoor displays serve as high-impact marketing assets that require precision manufacturing, rugged weatherization, and expert electrical engineering.
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Partnering with a state-licensed digital sign manufacturer guarantees your display is custom-engineered for maximum contrast, durability, and compliance with local municipal building codes.
Furthermore, outdoor electronic signage requires licensed electrical installation and ongoing support. Professional installers ensure secure mounting, structural integrity, correct line voltage, dedicated circuits, and proper power regulation isolated from automated photo-cell or lighting timers. Working directly with a local, fully credentialed DFW LED sign company ensures rapid field service, ongoing preventative maintenance, and hands-on staff training.
Avoid unreliable middleman brokers and unverified online sellers!
Commercial programmable digital LED marquee signs deliver high-impact brand visibility for decades when properly built and maintained. Selecting a proven local manufacturer guarantees long-term return on investment, expert technical service, and reliable display performance.
Selecting the Right Outdoor Commercial LED Marquee Display
The commercial outdoor digital signage industry manufactures three primary display architectures:
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Classic™ Pixel-Cluster Arrays (focused monochrome or full-color discrete diodes),
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Balanced Array™ Systems (high-contrast daylight viewing configurations), and
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SMD™ Surface-Mount Technology (ultra-wide viewing angle, high-resolution full-color video displays).
Determining the ideal hardware configuration depends on your business set-back, target traffic speeds, and visual content goals.
Sunburst LED Signs manufactures all three technology types in-house. We guide you through pixel pitch, refresh rates, and viewing angles, inviting you to evaluate live operational displays inside our DFW Showroom.
Verify image clarity, color accuracy, and panel engineering in person to ensure your custom LED sign drives customer engagement and grows your business.
Visit Our Interactive Dallas LED Sign Showroom
Compare Real Display Technologies In-Person
Sunburst LED Signs operates a massive 4,000+ square foot indoor sign testing laboratory designed to evaluate digital lighting effectiveness, viewing pitch clarity, component heat dissipation, and weather proofing under real-world conditions.
We open our lighting laboratory to business owners, offering free side-by-side demonstrations of high-definition digital display screens, programmable marquees, and message centers.
Selecting the right diode spacing (pixel pitch) is critical for optimal content resolution. Visitors can compare 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 16mm, and 19mm full-color exposed-LED and SMD enclosed-LED sign panels running side-by-side against monochrome electronic message centers.
Our showroom displays specialized options including see-through window mesh LED screens and curved architectural video displays.
We also feature cost-effective fixed-message LED displays alongside our fully self-contained, solar-assisted mobile trailer display—the LED Sled™.
Inspect physical hardware, view real display pitch, and test programming software in person before making your signage investment.
Take advantage of North Texas's only fully equipped digital sign demonstration lab to ensure complete confidence in your purchasing decision.
"I almost made a costly mistake before visiting your Dallas sign showroom. I thought I understood pixel pitch from brochures, but seeing the screens live made all the difference. Choosing the correct resolution saved us money and gave our business a far better looking display."
Cecil Drake, Drake Communications
All-Aluminum Heat-Dissipating Sign Cabinet Engineering
While many sign companies still use steel enclosures, Sunburst LED Signs fabricates heavy-gauge, non-corrosive all-aluminum cabinets for maximum heat management and structural longevity.
Aluminum rapidly dissipates heat away from internal power supplies and LED modules, acting as an integrated cooling heat sink. Protecting electronics from extreme summer heat dramatically extends diode lifespan and maintains consistent display brightness.
Our enclosures feature engineered high-velocity inlet and outlet venting channels, ensuring continuous airflow across power transformers and internal control cards.
Unlike steel frames, aluminum sign cabinets never rust, stain building facades, or degrade when exposed to weather. Every display cabinet is fully welded and powder-coated locally at our Dallas facility.
In-Store LED Sign Specials & Factory Promotions
To balance factory production schedules, we offer exclusive in-showroom pricing incentives on select pre-assembled digital sign sizes and high-demand display configurations.
These factory promotions allow local business owners to acquire premium outdoor display hardware at significant savings.
Showroom specials are available on a first-come, first-served basis for specific pre-engineered sizes and pixel pitch configurations.
Complimentary LED Sign Factory & Facility Tour
Tour our Dallas production campus and see the advanced machinery, CNC fabrication equipment, and quality testing labs behind our digital displays.
Contact our team to schedule a guided walk-through of our manufacturing plant.
Our four-building manufacturing campus in Dallas, Texas covers full fabrication, assembly, and testing operations.
We encourage side-by-side vendor comparisons. Inspect our physical facility, meet our master technicians, and review our structural manufacturing processes firsthand.
Our main Dallas Showroom, Corporate Office, and Shipping facility is located at 4610 Mint Way, Dallas, Texas 75236.
Our specialized Dallas LED Sign Manufacturing Facilities span 4540, 4550, and 4560 Mint Way, Dallas, Texas 75236.
Our Installation Fleet & Field Service Annex operates at 4424 Mint Way, Dallas, Texas 75236.
Many online sign retailers act merely as third-party brokers, marking up imported products without providing installation, local engineering, or warranty service. Sunburst LED Signs handles fabrication, permitting, installation, and field maintenance under single-source company responsibility.
Our dedicated installation annex and fleet of crane trucks are fully equipped to service commercial signs throughout North Texas.
"Signs Manufacturing & Maintenance has earned a BuildZoom score of 127, ranking in the top 1% of over 222,000 licensed contractors in Texas." - BuildZoom
State-Licensed Digital Sign Manufacturer vs. Sign Brokers
Why choose a true factory sign builder over an online sign broker or retail reseller?
Sign brokers subcontract manufacturing and installation to the lowest bidder, sacrificing hardware quality and long-term serviceability to maximize profit margins.
Working directly with a true manufacturer ensures your display is engineered to exact structural, electrical, and visibility specifications.
Direct manufacturing transparency guarantees high-grade components, robust power supplies, and proper thermal management in every display cabinet.
Knowing exact engineering specifications, component certifications, and structural installation methods guarantees your digital sign fulfills your long-term marketing objectives.
High-performance digital signage requires commercial-grade LEDs, industrial power supplies, and certified structural enclosures to deliver decades of reliable service.
Furthermore, most third-party sign brokers lack state electrical contracting credentials required to legally install or service high-voltage commercial displays.
Verify electrical contractor credentials before purchasing. Unlicensed installations can lead to failed city inspections, voided insurance policies, and safety hazards.
As a licensed, UL-Listed sign builder, Sunburst LED Signs backs every project with comprehensive warranties and factory-direct technical support.
Verify Texas electrical sign contractor credentials directly through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Search Portal.
Proper licensing guarantees your outdoor electronic sign complies with Texas Consumer Protection Safety Laws and municipal electrical codes.
Non-listed electrical displays violate National Electrical Code (NEC) standards and cannot legally connect to commercial power grids in most Texas municipalities.
"We originally bought a sign from a middleman broker who hired third-party installers. When the screen failed, the broker had gone out of business and the installer refused to help. Sunburst LED Signs came out, diagnosed the wiring, and restored our sign to full operation. We will only work with Sunburst moving forward." - Chris Jennings, Jimmy Johns Franchisee
The Value of UL & ETL Certified Electrical Signs
Texas municipalities and the State of Texas enforce National Electrical Code (NEC) standards for all commercial sign installations.
The NEC mandates that commercial electric signs bear an official safety "Listing" mark from an accredited testing laboratory like UL or ETL.
OSHA accredits Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs) to verify electrical, thermal, and structural safety standards for commercial electronics.
UL and ETL listing marks verify that your sign hardware has undergone rigorous testing for fire safety, electrical grounding, structural load resistance, and weatherproofing.
Is your outdoor LED sign certified for safe Wet Location (All-Weather Outdoor) installation? Non-listed displays risk rejection by city inspectors!
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Intertek (ETL) are the premier global certification bodies inspecting electrical equipment across the United States.
Installing non-ETL or non-UL listed electronic signage in Texas risks municipal fines, forced sign removal, and power shut-off orders from local building officials. Protecting your business capital requires investing in certified hardware.
Unlicensed sellers offering uncertified equipment cannot secure official municipal sign permits. Protect your property by insisting on certified UL or ETL outdoor sign assemblies.
Choose certified, code-compliant signage for long-term operational safety.
Intertek (ETL) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) represent the gold standard in electrical product testing. Sunburst LED Signs manufactures products certified under both testing programs.
Whether building architectural channel letters, illuminated cabinet signs, custom monument signs, roadside pylon signs, or full-color LED message centers, our engineering strictly adheres to NRTL safety protocols.
Sunburst LED Signs is proud to be the 9th oldest UL-Listed sign manufacturer in North Texas (File #UXYT.E149959).
Verify manufacturer listing status directly on the official UL Online Directory.
Verify ETL certification status on the official Intertek ETL Directory.
We are also the 3rd oldest ETL-Listed electrical sign manufacturer in Texas (File #4007685).
Always verify listing numbers directly with testing agencies to confirm true safety certifications.
Note: ISO quality standards (such as ISO 9001) govern factory management processes but do NOT constitute electrical safety listings required by Texas building codes. While our internal manufacturing meets ISO standards, our displays carry official UL and ETL electrical safety certifications.
UL and ETL focus on fire and electrical safety rather than display aesthetics or optical contrast. Sunburst LED Signs combines certified safety engineering with over four decades of custom sign craftsmanship to deliver superior optical impact.
State-Licensed Sign Installation, Permitting & Maintenance
Sunburst LED Signs provides complete turn-key sign services, including professional site survey evaluation, municipal sign permitting, expert electrical installation, and lifetime field service across Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, and the entire DFW Metroplex.
Official State Sign & Electrical Licenses: TECL17503, TSCL18015, TSCL18016.
Our installation and service personnel are Quality Certified™ electrical professionals.
Proudly serving business owners across Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Navarro, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Titus, Van Zandt, Wood, and Wise Counties.
Sunburst digital LED sign installations power commercial businesses across 43 U.S. states and 6 international countries.