An LED display is a big screen built from small tiles of coloured lights. It can be almost any size or shape, has no seams, and stays bright enough to read in sunshine. This short post helps you decide whether you need one; our LED displays guide has the detail when you do.
How it is built
Each tile, called a module, holds hundreds of tiny lights. Modules clip into cabinets, and cabinets join up to make a wall of the size you want. If one tile fails, you swap just that tile.
When LED is the right choice
Outdoors or in a sunny window
LED is far brighter than an ordinary screen, so it stays readable in daylight and direct sun.
Bigger than a TV
When you need a wall several metres wide, or an unusual shape, LED has no fixed sizes and no seams.
Seen from far away
A shop front, a car park, a stadium. The further people stand, the more LED makes sense.
When LCD is better
Up close and indoors, a commercial LCD screen is usually sharper for the money. Most menus and notices belong on one.
Work out the size before you ask for prices
The sharpness of an LED wall depends on the gap between its lights, called the pixel pitch, and the right gap depends on how close people stand. You do not need to work this out by hand: the LED wall calculator turns a cabinet and a pitch into the wall’s size, resolution, weight, power and best viewing distance.
Running an LED wall with easyCMS
One licence per wall
However many tiles it has, one LED wall needs one easyCMS licence, bought once.
A player behind the wall
LED walls are usually driven by a Windows player connected to the wall’s controller. The player buying guide explains the choice.
Designs that fit
Studio lets you type your wall’s exact size, so your designs are made in the right shape. Our tips on content for LED displays help it read well.
Next steps
Read the LED displays guide for pixel pitch, brightness and our pre-configured indoor and outdoor displays. If you already know roughly what you want, send us your project and we will come back with a price.