Choosing the Right Outdoor LED Display: Advertising vs. Events
If you need to find an outdoor LED screen supplier, please do not leave this page; we provide you with complete guidance.
Selecting the ideal outdoor LED screen depends on your specific application.
If you need a permanent installation for high-traffic roadside branding, our Outdoor Advertising LED Displays offer maximum brightness and 24/7 durability.
On the other hand, for concerts and tours that require frequent setup and teardown, our Outdoor Rental LED Screens prioritize lightweight cabinets and quick-lock systems. Explore our categories below to find the technology that fits your project goals.
The Comparison Table ↓
| Feature | Outdoor Advertising Display | Outdoor Rental & Stage Display |
| Primary Use | Fixed Billboards, DOOH, Building Facades | Concerts, Festivals, Corporate Events |
| Installation | Permanent steel structure / Wall-mounted | Temporary hanging or stacking (Truss) |
| Cabinet Material | Iron or Die-cast Aluminum (Heavy Duty) | Magnesium or Aluminum Alloy (Ultra-light) |
| Maintenance | Front or Rear Access (Fixed) | Quick-access Tool-free Maintenance |
| Brightness | 6,000 – 10,000 nits (Sunlight readable) | 4,500 – 6,000 nits (Adjustable) |
| Key Priority | Long-term stability & weather resistance | Portability & seamless fast assembly |
Pixel Pitch of Outdoor Screen
| Pixel Pitch | Viewing Distance | Application |
|---|---|---|
| P4–P5 | 4–20 m | Roadside, Small Billboard |
| P6–P8 | 10–40 m | Large Outdoor Advertising |
| P10 | 20m+ | Highway, Long-distance |
P3.91 means that there are about 256,000 LED pixels per square meter of the pane. Optimal viewing distance: 3-7 meters; suitable viewing distance: 7-15 meters
The P3.91 outdoor LED display is suitable for short-term activities.
P4.81 means that the LED dot matrix spacing is 4.81 mm per square meter, and the size is 500*500 and 500*1000 mm.
P4.81 display screens are usually used for large temporary stages. Some permanent fixed advertising projects will also choose p4.81.
P5 outdoor display is suitable for medium- and long-distance viewing. It is often used in outdoor environments, such as commercial advertising, public information displays, etc.
The P5 display is a professional outdoor advertising LED screen with higher brightness and better protection performance.
P6 outdoor LED display is usually suitable for use at a longer viewing distance. The best viewing distance is more than 6 meters, suitable for use in urban streets, squares, stadiums, and other places.
The P8 has an 8mm pixel pitch, making it suitable for larger screens and viewing at greater distances. It’s a compromise between the P5 and P10.
The P10 has a large pixel pitch, which can eliminate graininess when viewed from a far distance, making it suitable for large-screen and 3D screens.
Use Scenarios of Outdoor LED Screens
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Outdoor LED display screens are also commonly used in event stage scenes, especially outdoor stage screens, which are easy to carry and disassemble. P3.91 and P4.81 are good choices with excellent displays.
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The outdoor LED display can be installed by pillars, which can effectively improve the field of view and save space and is beautiful but also reduces wind resistance and increases safety.
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Wall-mounted Advertising LED ScreensThe outdoor LED display screen can effectively attract more passers-by and tourists from farther away through wall-mounted installation, expand its publicity coverage, and enhance brand exposure.
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Through the outdoor LED display, the church can timely release important event information, gospel content, and charity event previews so that more people can understand the church’s dynamics and care.
It can generally be installed at the door of the church or on the doorhead or roof of the church.
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Outdoor LED displays are widely used in sports arenas, such as displaying scores, stadium fence screens, real-time broadcast screens, etc.
High-brightness screens can better restore colors, and the game content and scores can be clearly seen even from a distance.
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As a mobile truck LED screen, an outdoor LED display breaks the limitations of traditional advertising forms and can give brand communication a new degree of freedom.
Mobile truck LED screens can present information such as activities and promotions anytime and anywhere, covering the target market more effectively.
Components of Outdoor LED Screens
Outdoor Rental LED Screen Magic Series
Magic Series is a stage rental screen, suitable for playing pictures and videos on various outdoor stage activity background boards. The size is 500*500 and 500*1000, and the spacing is P3.91 and P4.81.
The biggest feature is the non-black screen design that can share current between cabinets, even if some cabinets fail, it will not affect the use of the screen. This is very important for the stage.
Outdoor LED screen-Magic is a mid-to-high-end product, all using high-quality materials, with a high production cost, suitable for projects with sufficient budget and high requirements.
Rental LED Screen for Outdoor-Metastar Series
Metastar Series is an extremely cost-effective outdoor stage LED screen with high refresh rate and high contrast, ensuring excellent image effects under various lighting conditions.
It supports two maintenance methods, front and back, so that it can adapt to different types of stage activities, providing great convenience. At the same time, the screen design includes a corner protection function, which effectively prevents collision damage during transportation and loading and unloading, and protects the corner lamp beads.
More importantly, this LED screen supports curved and right-angle installation, without the need to purchase the curved screen part separately, thus reducing your procurement cost.
Outdoor LED Displays-Enova Series
The biggest feature of Enova Series is the plug-in power box with detachable power supply. It can be quickly maintained and replaced when the cabinet fails. The 1.6mm thick HUB board ensures a solid structure and stable performance, while also providing good conditions for the heat dissipation of the equipment.
Outdoor LED screen-Enova Series has positioning pins, which can be installed faster and more smoothly. The 500 and 1000 cabinets can also be seamlessly spliced to support more stage screen shapes and sizes. The outdoor stage LED screen supports hoisting, with specially designed holes for fixing with hanging beams or trusses, with a wider viewing angle and a better viewing experience
LED Outdoor Screen-B Series
The outdoor LED display-B series is a cost-effective outdoor advertising large screen with excellent protection performance and high brightness, ensuring that the picture can be displayed with vivid colors and good contrast even in strong sunlight. No matter how far away, the screen content can be clearly seen, without flickering or uneven light.
The B series has a variety of pixel pitch options, including P5, P6, P8 and P10, with a box size of 960*960 mm and aluminum-magnesium alloy, making it more durable, lightweight and easy to install. It is a good choice for outdoor advertising and stadium displays.
Outdoor LED Display-OK Series
The OK series of outdoor LED advertising screens is a high-end solution with a customized module size of 480x320mm and a cabinet size of 960x960mm. It also supports customized size customization.
When users need a special screen shape, this series is also compatible with curved and 3D large screen designs, and has excellent color reproduction. The cabinet made of aluminum is not only light and beautiful, but also very easy to install. The front and rear dual maintenance design provides convenience for daily maintenance.
The OK series is particularly suitable for use in various extreme environments. It can withstand high temperature, severe cold, salinity and humidity. Therefore, it has become the most popular choice in projects in seaside, desert or cold areas.
Outdoor LED Displays-B Pro Series
The pixel pitch of the LED outdoor screen-B Pro is P10.667mm. It is designed for large screens that can be viewed from a distance. At the same time, it is recommended that the minimum size should be greater than 20 square meters to ensure better viewing effects. The module size of the screen is 320mm×320mm, and the box size is available in 640mm×960mm×95mm and 1280mm×960mm×95mm.
The material is iron box, which is relatively heavy and enhances its stability. The screen uses three-in-one DIP lamp beads, and its brightness performance far exceeds that of ordinary screens, so that it can still provide clear display effects in areas with strong sunlight, thereby achieving higher cost performance.
LED Outdoor Display-AD Series
LED outdoor screen-AD series is also suitable for most outdoor advertising scenes, column advertising, stadium screen, shopping mall promotion screen, etc.
AD series outdoor LED screen has specially added an exhaust valve at the bottom of the power cabinet. This device can effectively adjust the internal air pressure, accurately control the recoil temperature rise, and improve the heat dissipation efficiency.
The outdoor LED module is made of die-cast aluminum, which not only has good fireproof performance, but also can remain stable and non-deformed at high ambient temperatures, thereby further improving the product’s service life and performance.
Outdoor LED Screen Cabinet Types
2.1 Sturdy and durable iron cabinet
The LED display screen produced by LEGIDATECH is made of 1.5 mm thick galvanized iron plate. The advantage is low manufacturing cost, and it can be customized to produce outdoor LED display screens of different shapes according to the needs of different scenes, such as outdoor cylindrical LED display screens, spherical LED display screens, etc. This means that the size of such LED display screens can be freely customized.
2.2 Final aluminum cabinet
Die-cast aluminum cabinets are often used in outdoor LED display screens. They are characterized by high strength and precision, light weight, and more importantly, seamless splicing, which can have better effects on screen display. The die-cast aluminum LED display screen adopts one-time molding of the mold, and the flatness of the cabinet is more guaranteed, which basically solves the problem of cabinet joints; the humanized design is more convenient and lighter to install, and the cabinet joints and connecting wires are more reliable; the weight is light, and the hoisting structure is adopted, which is more convenient and firm to install; the signal and power connection between the cabinets adopts concealed connection, and no traces of connecting wires can be seen after installation. (OK, series cabinet pictures can be placed)
2.3 Magnesium-aluminum alloy cabinet
Magnesium alloy is an alloy composed of magnesium and other elements. The characteristics of outdoor LED display screens made of magnesium-aluminum alloy are low density, high strength, good heat dissipation, good shock absorption, greater impact load-bearing capacity than aluminum alloy, and good resistance to organic and alkali corrosion. Magnesium alloy is used as outdoor LED display cabinet with high cost performance, easy installation, and excellent heat dissipation, which makes the product more market-advantaged. The disadvantage is that the cost of a magnesium alloy cabinet is also higher than other cabinets.
Lamp Type of Outdoor LED Display
SMD lamp beads (surface mount diode) are an ideal choice for high-definition display screens due to their high integration and color reproduction. They are small in size, high in density, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly. They are widely used in public places such as stadiums and billboards to enhance visual experience and information dissemination.
With the advancement of technology, the application areas of SMD lamp beads are constantly expanding, covering advertising, stage special effects, smart homes, etc.
DIP outdoor LED display lamp beads (through-hole diodes) have high brightness and good color reproduction ability and are widely used in stadiums, outdoor squares, and other occasions. Not only can they be clearly seen under direct sunlight, but they also have wind and rain resistance to ensure stable operation in various climatic conditions.
DIP outdoor LED display has a long service life and low maintenance cost, making it an ideal choice for many large occasions.
Types of Outdoor LED Displays
This is a rental LED display designed for outdoor environments. It is widely used in stage performances, cultural activities, exhibitions, and other occasions that require quick installation and disassembly. Its lightweight and convenient design makes it very suitable for outdoor use
Outdoor rental LED displays can serve various activities and exhibitions, such as theme parks, bars, auditoriums, and theaters. The display enables flexible adaptation to various outdoor environments and can be freely spliced in any direction, size, and shape according to needs, presenting a variety of visual effects.
It is a high-performance fixed installation display device designed for outdoor environments, mainly used for advertising and information dissemination in public places. This display screen has high brightness, high definition, and a high refresh rate, ensuring stable operation under various climatic conditions and providing an excellent visual experience.
It is widely used in finance, commerce, sports, advertising, transportation, education, stations, airports, shopping malls, hospitals, etc., and undertakes important functions such as media display, information release, and traffic guidance.
Front maintenance outdoor LED display means that when maintenance personnel need to replace the outdoor LED module, they can replace the outdoor LED module from the front of the outdoor LED display screen through the front maintenance tool. This design greatly facilitates the maintenance work, without having to disassemble the entire display screen, saving time and labor costs.
The front maintenance design also improves the overall display efficiency and reduces downtime caused by maintenance.
The design of the rear maintenance outdoor LED display means that maintenance personnel must replace the outdoor LED module from the back of the display, and maintenance channels need to be set up. By rationally configuring the maintenance channel, the maintenance process will be smoother, further improving overall work efficiency.
This approach not only ensures the safety and efficiency of maintenance work but also minimizes interference with the content displayed on the front of the screen. It ensures that maintenance personnel can easily conduct regular inspections and replacements, improving the stability of the equipment.
3D outdoor LED screen is a new type of display technology that presents images and videos in a three-dimensional effect, thereby attracting viewers’ attention. The design principles of 3D outdoor LED displays are primarily based on stereoscopic vision and optical effects.
3D displays are typically large in size, employing right-angled or curved shapes, and are paired with video content featuring 3D effects. They are usually equipped with special optical lenses or filters to achieve better light distribution and a wider viewing angle.
Resources of Outdoor LED Display
- Blogs
- Pages
How to Measure LED Screen Size
5 Steps to Teach You How to Clean LED Screen Correctly
What are the advantages of outdoor LED advertising screen？
Double Sided Outdoor LED display Screen
Factors causing the large price gap between outdoor LED display panels
Outdoor P3.9 LED Display：What You Need to Know
A Detail Guide Of Outdoor P6 LED Screen For Advertising
Best Guide: How to Protect Your Outdoor LED Display from Humidity
How to make outdoor LED billboard screen longer lifespan?
Outdoor LED Display Buying Guide
LED display resolution revealed: from standard definition to 8K
The Impact Of LED Display Working At High Temperature
LED Screen display Basic Knowledge Guide
LED Video Wall Controller: Everything You Need To Know
LED Advertising Screen-AD Series / Outdoor LED Screen-B series
Outdoor LED digital signage – EDS series / Outdoor LED Screen OK Series
Outdoor LED Modules / P4.8 LED Outdoor Modules
P5 LED Screen -Quick guide / P10 LED Display: A Comprehensive Guide
Stadium LED Displays for Sports / LED Screen for Hotel
LED Screen for Stage/Concert / LED Screen for church
LED Screen for shopping center / LED Screen for Airport
Related Outdoor LED Display Cases
Outdoor LED display solutions
The outdoor LED display project is a comprehensive project integrating electronics, optics, communications, computers, networks, structures, civil engineering and decoration.
Hunan LEGIDATECH Technical Engineering will elaborate on outdoor LED display solutions for you. According to the solution of outdoor LED display, you can easily estimate and purchase outdoor LED display.
1. What key factors need to be considered in outdoor LED display installation site survey?
1.1 Determine the location of the outdoor LED screen and control room
When surveying the site, first determine the installation location of the display screen.
The key point is to determine on-site whether to install it on a certain wall, under a beam, between columns, etc.
This is reflected in the drawing by determining the column and beam numbers on the left and right sides of the screen in the plan view. Determine the bottom elevation of the screen in the elevation view.
Determining the location of the control room is to determine where the control room is and how far it is from the outdoor LED screen.
1.2 Determine the stress points of the on-site outdoor LED display screen
Through on-site observation, questioning relevant personnel of Party A, and consulting relevant construction and civil engineering drawings, determine the stress-bearing points (surfaces) of the screen.
Ensure that the building structure can bear the weight of the outdoor LED display.
1.3 Determine the distance from the outdoor LED display screen to the control room
Through on-site observation and consulting drawings related to strong and weak current pipelines in buildings, determine the direction and length of strong and weak current cables, and whether wire troughs or wire conduits need to be laid.
Because the length of cables and communication signal lines determines the solution for the outdoor LED display control system.
1.4 Determine the installation location of supporting equipment
Determine the installation positions of power distribution cabinets, cabinets, audio, and main consoles with users. Different installation positions affect the difficulty of construction.
2. What environmental factors need to be paid attention to when using outdoor LED displays?
Environmental requirements for outdoor LED display screens: waterproof, moisture-proof, shock-proof, anti-collision, anti-electromagnetic interference, anti-low temperature, etc.
This requires our outdoor LED display to have good waterproof and moisture-proof properties.
According to different environmental requirements, when purchasing outdoor LED displays, special attention should be paid to the key technical parameters of outdoor LED displays.
① External environmental factors: areas with high temperature and humidity, areas exposed to ultraviolet rays, extremely cold areas, coastal areas, earthquake-prone areas, and lightning-prone areas.
② Internal environmental factors: various sports venues (basketball hall, volleyball hall, football hall, swimming pool, ice hockey hall), electromagnetic radiation sensitive areas, noise sensitive areas.
③ Construction environment factors: airports, highways, skyscrapers, mobile vehicle screens, etc.
3. Factors that should be considered in the design and installation of outdoor LED displays
① The outdoor display screen is installed outdoors and is often exposed to the sun, rain, wind and dust, and the working environment is harsh.
If electronic equipment is wet or severely dampened, it may cause short circuit or even fire, resulting in losses.
② Outdoor displays may be attacked by strong electricity and magnetism caused by lightning.
③ The ambient temperature changes greatly. Outdoor displays generate a certain amount of heat when working.
If the ambient temperature is too high but the heat dissipation is poor, the integrated circuit may not work properly or even be burned, causing the display system to fail to work properly.
④ Outdoor display screens have a wide audience, require long viewing distance, wide field of view, large changes in ambient light, and may be exposed to direct sunlight in particular.
The design and installation of outdoor LED displays must pay attention to the following aspects:
① The joint between the outdoor LED screen and the building must be strictly waterproof and leak-proof.
The screen must have good drainage measures so that once water accumulates, it can be drained smoothly.
② Install lightning protection devices on outdoor display screens and buildings.
The main body and shell of the outdoor display screen should be well grounded, and the ground resistance should be less than 32Ω, which can discharge large currents caused by lightning in a timely manner.
③ Install ventilation equipment to cool down so that the internal temperature of the screen is between -10~40°C.
An axial flow fan is installed on the back and top of the outdoor LED display screen to discharge heat.
④ The outdoor LED display uses industrial-grade integrated circuit chips with an operating temperature between -40~80°C to prevent the display from being unable to start due to low temperatures in winter.
⑤ In order to ensure long-distance visibility in strong light environments, outdoor LED displays must use ultra-high brightness LEDs.
⑥ The outdoor LED display uses SMD LED lamp beads, which have wide viewing angles, pure colors, consistent and coordinated colors, and a lifespan of over 100,000 hours.
4. Based on the requirements, we recommends OK series outdoor LED displays for you.
When making outdoor LED displays, we determine the dimensions of the outdoor LED displays on site. Suppose we measure 10 meters long and 6 meters wide.
Our LED display cabinet size is 960mm*960mm. We can determine the number of boxes for outdoor LED displays.
10m*1000÷960mm≈10.4167≈10
6m*1000÷960mm≈6.25≈6
Then the actual size of the outdoor LED display is: length 960mm*10=9600mm
Width 960mm*6=5760mm
5. Develop and draw outdoor LED display steel structure design drawings based on the site.
Since there are many types of outdoor LED display steel structures, LEGIDATECH here shows you the outdoor column steel structure drawings for your reference.
Structural diagram of outdoor single-column LED display steel frame
6. Outdoor LED display control system solutions.
If there are generally two control system solutions for outdoor LED display screens, one is a synchronous control system and the other is an asynchronous control system.
It is recommended to use an asynchronous LED control system for small-area outdoor LED displays, and to use a synchronous control system for large-area outdoor LED displays.
LEGIDATECH recommends using Nova synchronous control system, as shown below:
Outdoor LED display synchronous control system diagram
7. What does the price of outdoor LED display include?
Here, LEGIDATECH takes the OK series outdoor P10 LED display as an example:
Required size: 9.6M long × 5.76M high = 55.296㎡
Module size: 480mm (width) × 320mm (height)
Cabinet size: 960mm (width) × 960mm (height)
Box arrangement: 10 pcs (length) × 6 pcs (height) = 60 pcs
Actual display size: 5.12m (width) × 3.84m (height) = 55.296㎡
7.1. Price of outdoor LED display screen
| Item | Pixel density | Pixel pitch | Pixel composition | Screen area | Unit price | Total | Remarks |
| P10 outdoor LED display screen | 10000dots/㎡ | 10mm | 1 red 1 green 1 blue | 55.296㎡ | 4300 | 237772 | Nationstar Die-casting Aluminum cabinet |
7.2. Price of outdoor LED display supporting equipment
| Item | Model | Unit | Quantity | UnitPrice (RMB) | Amount (RMB) | Remarks |
| Control system | Sending card | pcs | 1 | ￥1200 | ￥1200 | |
| Receiving card with adapter | pcs | 16 | ￥260 | ￥4160 | ||
| Video screen playback software | LED universal playback software + LED studio | pcs | 1 | Free | Free | |
| Sound system | Outdoor 80W sound column | Pair | 1 | ￥900 | ￥900 | |
| Amplifier | 200W amplifier | Unit | 1 | ￥800 | ￥800 | |
| Control computer | Lenovo Yangtian T4900D | pcs | 1 | ￥3500 | ￥3500 | |
| Cooling system | Axial fan 300MM | pcs | 3 | ￥500 | ￥1500 | |
| Packaging | Packaging fee | ㎡ | 41 | ￥4000 | ￥4000 | |
| With | PH10 module | pcs | 3 | Free | ||
| 5V40A power supply | pcs | 2 | Free | |||
| LED lights, masks, connecting wires, etc. | Several | Free | ||||
| Subtotal: | ￥17160 | |||||
7.3. Price of engineering construction and supporting equipment
| Item | Item | Unit | Quantity | UnitPrice RMB) | Amount (RMB) |
| Power distribution cabinet | In-panel power distribution control cabinet 20KW Power distribution cabinet contains contactor window, circuit breaker, leakage protection AC contactor, timer switch | unit | 1 | 6000 | 6000 |
| Lightning arrester | German OBO | pc | 1 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Steel structure | Steel structure + edging decoration | set | 1 | The user shall prepare the product at the local price without quotation | |
| Installation and debugging | Send people to guide installation | set | 1 | ||
| Subtotal: | 5000 | ||||
Summary:
Outdoor LED displays need to choose different types of outdoor LED displays according to different outdoor environments, and then determine the installation dimensions of the LED display and the steel structure design drawings of the outdoor LED display.
Recommend outdoor LED display control systems to customers based on their specific needs and provide customers with quotation plans for outdoor LED displays.
I hope this complete outdoor LED display solution can provide you with a reference to help you quickly formulate an outdoor LED display quotation plan.