LED's are vastly different from traditional incandescent, fluorescent and neon light sources. LED's stand out because unlike lamps that can shatter, they are robust and highly resistant to shock and vibration. Due to the solid-state nature of LED's there are no filaments to break, no moving parts to fail and no glass components of any kind. With LED's, breakage during transportation, installation or operation, a common problem of traditional light sources, is virtually eliminated.

The benefits of using LED's technology include: