A stretched bar display (also called a bar-type panel or strip display) is an LCD with a strongly elongated aspect ratio: from about 2.4:1 (21:9) up to 32:1 in our catalog, compared with 16:9 on conventional monitors. It suits shelf-edge price labels, bus and train interior information strips, elevator advertising, vending machines, refrigerators and narrow recesses in equipment or architecture.
There are two ways to get a bar format. Native bar-type panels are built at the elongated size, so the glass, backlight and driver are made for that format. Cuttable modules start from a standard-format panel assembly that is trimmed on one axis during OEM integration, which gives a precise fit inside a custom enclosure without tooling a new glass size. Which one is better depends on the size you need, your volume and lead time.
Whichever you choose, confirm brightness, interface and the mechanical drawing on the datasheet before you design the enclosure. Our OEM/ODM team can review your drawing and recommend a model.