diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractLinear.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractLinear.java
index e2c2156..49b959b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractLinear.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractLinear.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 
 
 /**
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractLinear extends AbstractGauge implements Lcd, Actio
     private final TimelineEase STANDARD_EASING;
     private final TimelineEase RETURN_TO_ZERO_EASING;
     private TimelineCallback timelineCallback;
+    private NumberFormat nf = null;
     // </editor-fold>
 
     // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Constructor">
@@ -582,6 +585,30 @@ public void setLcdDecimals(final int DECIMALS) {
         getModel().setLcdDecimals(DECIMALS);
         repaint(getInnerBounds());
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getLcdFormat() {
+        return getModel().getLcdFormat();
+    }    
+    
+    @Override
+    public void setLcdFormat(String format) {
+        if (format == null) {
+            nf = null;
+        } else {
+            if (format.isEmpty() == true) {
+                nf = null;
+            } else {
+                if (getModel().getLcdFormat() != null && getModel().getLcdFormat().compareTo(format) == 0) {
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    nf = new DecimalFormat(format,new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+                    getModel().setLcdFormat(format);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        repaint(getInnerBounds());
+    }    
 
     @Override
     public LcdColor getLcdColor() {
@@ -633,24 +660,28 @@ public void setCustomLcdForeground(final Color CUSTOM_LCD_FOREGROUND) {
 
     @Override
     public String formatLcdValue(final double VALUE) {
-        final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
-        DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+        if (nf != null) {
+            return nf.format(VALUE);        
+        } else {        
+            final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
+            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
 
-        if (getModel().getLcdDecimals() > 0) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
-        }
+            if (getModel().getLcdDecimals() > 0) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
+            }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < getModel().getLcdDecimals(); i++) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
-        }
+            for (int i = 0; i < getModel().getLcdDecimals(); i++) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+            }
 
-        if (getModel().isLcdScientificFormatEnabled()) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
-        }
-        DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
-        final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+            if (getModel().isLcdScientificFormatEnabled()) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
+            }
+            DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
+            final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
 
-        return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+            return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractRadial.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractRadial.java
index b274dcf..915b1dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractRadial.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/AbstractRadial.java
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRadial extends AbstractGauge implements Lcd {
     // Alignment related
     private int horizontalAlignment;
     private int verticalAlignment;
+    private NumberFormat nf = null;
 
     // </editor-fold>
 
@@ -829,6 +832,30 @@ public void setLcdDecimals(final int DECIMALS) {
         getModel().setLcdDecimals(DECIMALS);
         repaint(getInnerBounds());
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getLcdFormat() {
+        return getModel().getLcdFormat();
+    }    
+    
+    @Override
+    public void setLcdFormat(String format) {
+        if (format == null) {
+            nf = null;
+        } else {
+            if (format.isEmpty() == true) {
+                nf = null;
+            } else {
+                if (getModel().getLcdFormat() != null && getModel().getLcdFormat().compareTo(format) == 0) {
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    nf = new DecimalFormat(format,new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+                    getModel().setLcdFormat(format);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        repaint(getInnerBounds());
+    }     
 
     @Override
     public LcdColor getLcdColor() {
@@ -885,25 +912,29 @@ public void setCustomLcdForeground(final Color CUSTOM_LCD_FOREGROUND) {
 
     @Override
     public String formatLcdValue(final double VALUE) {
-        final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
-        DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+        if (nf != null) {
+            return nf.format(VALUE);        
+        } else {        
+            final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
+            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
 
-        if (getModel().getLcdDecimals() > 0) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
-        }
+            if (getModel().getLcdDecimals() > 0) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
+            }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < getModel().getLcdDecimals(); i++) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
-        }
+            for (int i = 0; i < getModel().getLcdDecimals(); i++) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+            }
 
-        if (getModel().isLcdScientificFormatEnabled()) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
-        }
+            if (getModel().isLcdScientificFormatEnabled()) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
+            }
 
-        DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
-        final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+            DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
+            final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
 
-        return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+            return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplayMulti.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplayMulti.java
index 15bfdb2..fbcca76 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplayMulti.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplayMulti.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 
 
 /**
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ public final class DisplayMulti extends JComponent implements Lcd, ActionListene
     private Color glowColor;
     private boolean glowing;
     private BufferedImage glowImageOn;
+    private NumberFormat nf = null;
+    private String lcdFormat = null;
     private final transient ComponentListener COMPONENT_LISTENER = new ComponentAdapter() {
 
         @Override
@@ -460,6 +464,30 @@ public void setLcdDecimals(final int DECIMALS) {
         repaint(getInnerBounds());
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String getLcdFormat() {
+        return lcdFormat;
+    }    
+    
+    @Override
+    public void setLcdFormat(String format) {
+        if (format == null) {
+            nf = null;
+        } else {
+            if (format.isEmpty() == true) {
+                nf = null;
+            } else {
+                if (lcdFormat != null && lcdFormat.compareTo(format) == 0) {
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    nf = new DecimalFormat(format,new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+                    this.lcdFormat = format;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        repaint(getInnerBounds());
+    }         
+    
     @Override
     public String getLcdUnitString() {
         return this.lcdUnitString;
@@ -604,25 +632,29 @@ public void setCustomLcdForeground(final Color CUSTOM_LCD_FOREGROUND) {
 
     @Override
     public String formatLcdValue(final double VALUE) {
-        final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
-        DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+        if (nf != null) {
+            return nf.format(VALUE);        
+        } else {                 
+            final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
+            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
 
-        if (this.lcdDecimals > 0) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
-        }
+            if (this.lcdDecimals > 0) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
+            }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.lcdDecimals; i++) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
-        }
+            for (int i = 0; i < this.lcdDecimals; i++) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+            }
 
-        if (lcdScientificFormat) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
-        }
-        DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
+            if (lcdScientificFormat) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
+            }
+            DEC_BUFFER.trimToSize();
 
-        final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+            final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
 
-        return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+            return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplaySingle.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplaySingle.java
index 0cb2ffe..93bf602 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplaySingle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/DisplaySingle.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.awt.geom.RoundRectangle2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
@@ -150,6 +152,8 @@ public final class DisplaySingle extends JComponent implements Lcd, ActionListen
     private float lcdTextX;
     private Timer TEXT_SCROLLER;
     private long animationDuration;
+    private NumberFormat nf = null;
+    private String lcdFormat = null;
     private final transient ComponentListener COMPONENT_LISTENER = new ComponentAdapter() {
 
         @Override
@@ -770,6 +774,31 @@ public void setLcdDecimals(final int DECIMALS) {
         this.lcdDecimals = DECIMALS;
         repaint(getInnerBounds());
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public String getLcdFormat() {
+        return lcdFormat;
+    }    
+    
+    @Override
+    public void setLcdFormat(String format) {
+        if (format == null) {
+            nf = null;
+        } else {
+            if (format.isEmpty() == true) {
+                nf = null;
+            } else {
+                if (lcdFormat != null && lcdFormat.compareTo(format) == 0) {
+                    return;
+                } else {
+                    nf = new DecimalFormat(format,new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+                    this.lcdFormat = format;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        repaint(getInnerBounds());
+    }     
+    
 
     @Override
     public String getLcdUnitString() {
@@ -915,24 +944,28 @@ public void setCustomLcdForeground(final Color CUSTOM_LCD_FOREGROUND) {
 
     @Override
     public String formatLcdValue(final double VALUE) {
-        final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
-        DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+        if (nf != null) {
+            return nf.format(VALUE);        
+        } else {         
+            final StringBuilder DEC_BUFFER = new StringBuilder(16);
+            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
 
-        if (this.lcdDecimals > 0) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
-        }
+            if (this.lcdDecimals > 0) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append(".");
+            }
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < this.lcdDecimals; i++) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
-        }
+            for (int i = 0; i < this.lcdDecimals; i++) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("0");
+            }
 
-        if (lcdScientificFormat) {
-            DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
-        }
+            if (lcdScientificFormat) {
+                DEC_BUFFER.append("E0");
+            }
 
-        final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
+            final java.text.DecimalFormat DEC_FORMAT = new java.text.DecimalFormat(DEC_BUFFER.toString(), new java.text.DecimalFormatSymbols(java.util.Locale.US));
 
-        return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+            return DEC_FORMAT.format(VALUE);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/Lcd.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/Lcd.java
index 281254c..e546ed8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/Lcd.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/gauges/Lcd.java
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public interface Lcd {
     public int getLcdDecimals();
 
     public void setLcdDecimals(final int DECIMALS);
+    
+    public void setLcdFormat(final String format);
+    
+    public String getLcdFormat();        
 
     public String getLcdUnitString();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/tools/Model.java b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/tools/Model.java
index 2ba6657..1c87b00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/tools/Model.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/hansolo/steelseries/tools/Model.java
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ public class Model implements Cloneable {
     private Font lcdInfoFont;
     private int lcdDecimals;
     private Paint rangeOfMeasuredValuesPaint;
+    private String lcdFormat;
     // </editor-fold>
 
     // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Initialization">
@@ -2693,6 +2694,22 @@ public void setLcdDecimals(final int LCD_DECIMALS) {
         fireStateChanged();
     }
 
+    /**
+    * Returns lcd format
+    * @return lcd format
+    */
+    public String getLcdFormat() {
+        return lcdFormat;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Sets the lcd format. When it is set it will be used instead of setLcdDecimals. See @link java.text.DecimalFormat.
+    */    
+    public void setLcdFormat(final String format) {
+        this.lcdFormat = format;
+        fireStateChanged();    
+    }        
+    
     /**
      * Returns true if the calculation method will try to calculate
      * nice values for min and max values of the scale.