Restaurants·cafés·QSR
Digital Menu Boards for Restaurants: Priced Kits, Free Shipping
Samsung QBC commercial screens with the player built in, sold in rows. A 3-screen 50" board is $3,087 in screens today. Mounts are quoted to your wall. In-stock panels ship in 5-7 business days, freight free in the contiguous US.
3-screen landscape
Three 50" screens in a row
3 × Samsung QB50C at $1,029 · Tizen player built in · mounts quoted
The standard counter board: one screen per menu section.
4-screen landscape
Four 43" screens in a row
4 × Samsung QB43C at $696 · Tizen player built in · mounts quoted
More sections, lower cost per screen. Good for a narrow sandwich counter.
2-screen portrait
Two 55" screens on end
2 × Samsung QB55C at $1,029 · Tizen player built in · mounts quoted
Tall boards for a coffee bar or a column beside the register.
Screens drawn to scale on a 13-foot wall from Samsung's panel sizes. Menu text is a sample layout, not a real store's menu.
Prices as of November 9, 2026, pulled from displaydetails.com when this page was built. Six-screen boards and the QMC versions are on the kits page. Or shop the menu board screens collection.
Call (201) 834-6412. Our install side, CrownTV, has put up more than 10,000 screens since 2012.
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Hardware
Why a commercial screen and not a TV
A menu board shows the same image for 12 to 16 hours a day, every day. Samsung rates the QBC for exactly that: 16/7 operation at 350 nits, with a 3-year commercial warranty. Consumer TVs don't publish a duty rating at all, and their warranties are usually one year and often exclude commercial use. Read the terms before you hang one over a register.
The QBC is also 28.5 mm deep, so a row sits close to the wall, and it has 3 HDMI inputs if you ever want an outside player. A 43" weighs 8.8 kg, light enough for two people to hang without a lift.
The long version, with the cases where a consumer TV is fine, is on commercialtvdisplay.com.
Sizing
Indoor digital menu boards: which size
Size by how far back your line stands. Our rule after a lot of counters: 43" when customers order 6 to 8 feet away, 50" at about 10 feet, 55" past that. Price the 50 against the 55 before you decide: today the QB50C is $1,029 and the QB55C is $1,029.
Check the wall before you pick. Three QB50Cs run about 11.1 feet wide and four QB43Cs about 12.7 feet, before the gaps between brackets.
Boards that face a street window or sit outside need a different panel. That's covered on outdoor menu boards. A truck has its own limits, mainly power, so it has its own page: food truck menu boards.
Software
Menu board software: three ways to run it
| Option | What it costs | Best for | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung VXT or MagicINFO | VXT listed at $150 per screen per year at CDW | Owners who want Samsung's own tools and no extra box | You build and schedule the menus yourself |
| CrownTV Dashboard | $20 per screen per month, billed yearly | Chains and owners who want menu templates and phone access | A subscription for as long as the screens run |
| Free and open source (Xibo, Anthias) | No license fee | Someone on staff who likes servers and Raspberry Pis | You host, patch and fix it yourself |
VXT price checked October 22, 2026. Dashboard price from CrownTV's published pricing. Samsung licensing detail lives on our MagicINFO page. Side-by-side pros and cons: menu board software.
Cost
Screens only or installed: the two numbers
Two numbers matter: the hardware if you hang it yourself, and the all-in price if you don't. Hardware is live QBC pricing. All-in is CrownTV's published per-screen price, which covers display, mount, player, install, training and the first year of software.
| Screens | 43" screens only | 50" screens only | 43" all-in (CrownTV) | 50" all-in (CrownTV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $696 | $1,029 | from $3,150 | from $3,250 |
| 3 | $2,088 | $3,087 | from $9,450 | from $9,750 |
| 5 | $3,480 | $5,145 | from $15,750 | from $16,250 |
| 10 | $6,960 | $10,290 | from $31,500 | from $32,500 |
Screen prices as of November 9, 2026. "Screens only" excludes mounts and install. All-in figures are CrownTV's published per-screen prices times the screen count, checked October 22, 2026. The full breakdown, including software over five years, is on digital menu board pricing.
Installed by CrownTV
Menu boards installed by CrownTV
Pressed Juicery runs the QMC, the 500-nit, 24/7 step up from the QBC; the kits page prices both.
Restaurant menu boards: what owners ask us
What is a digital menu board?
A digital menu board is a commercial screen, or a row of them, that shows your menu and prices instead of a printed board, with a player inside the screen that plays the menu from software you edit in a browser, so a price change or the 11:00 switch to lunch happens without anyone on a ladder. The screens we price here are Samsung QBC panels with that player built in.
Are digital menu boards TVs?
No, the screens built for menu boards are commercial displays rather than TVs: Samsung rates the QBC for 16 hours a day and the QMC for 24/7, they run at 350 to 500 nits against a typical TV's 250, and they carry a 3-year commercial warranty that a home TV doesn't. They do have HDMI inputs, so a cable box plugged in will show live TV.
How many screens do I need for a menu board?
Plan on one screen per menu section, which is the rule we use: a coffee bar with drinks, food and specials needs three, a deli with breakfast, sandwiches, salads and sides needs four, and Pressed Juicery runs five 43" boards over the fridges in its stores.
What size should a digital menu board be?
For most restaurant counters, get 43 or 50 inches per screen, sized from the farthest customer who has to read a price: at about 10 feet, get the 50", because a 43" looks small from there and prices get hard to read. Three QB50Cs in a row span about 11.1 feet of wall, so measure the wall before you order.
Can I update prices from my phone?
Yes, with a cloud system. CrownTV Dashboard and Samsung VXT both run in a web browser, so a price change is a login and an edit, not a trip to each screen with a USB stick. More on menu board software.
Does it integrate with Toast or Square?
Not out of the box with the setups on this site, and we won't claim otherwise. Prices are edited in the signage software, not pulled from your POS. Some signage platforms advertise POS menu sync; if that matters, ask the vendor to demo it with your own POS account before you sign anything.
Landscape or portrait?
Landscape for a row over a long counter, portrait for a narrow wall or a column by the register. Kaffe runs three landscape screens over its coffee bar and Gourmet Deli runs five in a row. A portrait board uses the same screens with a portrait-rated bracket.
How bright does a menu board need to be behind a window?
Much brighter than an indoor screen. The QBC is 350 nits and washes out facing a sunny window. Window-facing boards need 3,000 to 4,000 nits; see outdoor and window menu boards.
What is the lead time?
In-stock QBC screens ship in 5-7 business days with free freight in the contiguous US. Mounts are quoted with the order. For 10 or more screens, call first so we can confirm stock.
Do you install?
Yes, through CrownTV, our install team. Its published all-in price for a 43" indoor screen is $3,150 per screen (display, mount, player, install, training, first-year software), checked October 22, 2026.
Who's behind this
The DisplayDetails team handles sales and hardware sourcing for DisplayDetails and its install arm, CrownTV. Since 2012 we've installed more than 10,000 commercial screens, for clients that include L'Occitane, the Victoria's Secret flagship on Fifth Avenue, Janie and Jack and Pressed Juicery. This site is where we write down what we tell buyers on the phone.
Questions about a specific screen? Call (201) 834-6412 or email hello@displaydetails.com.
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