When it comes to scale and shape, LED displays broke the mould, bursting out of the confines of the fixed formats and limited sizes their display technology predecessors offered. But which displays through the years pushed those boundaries the furthest?
Largest LED screen display [above]
The largest high-definition video screen is an LED display which measures 250m x 30m with a total surface area of 7,500 sq m. It is located at The Place, a huge mixed-use retail centre in Beijing, China. The screen, created by EDC, shows advertisements as well as light shows every evening. It secured the record in 2019.
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Largest LED stage
The largest LED stage is the Pixomondo and William F. White International LED stage in Vancouver, Canada used to film virtual production projects. Around 720 sq m of LED is constructed from 2,500 LED wall panels and 760 LED ceiling panels. The stage operates in a circle shape, 24m across at 310-degrees.
Largest underwater LED mesh screen
The largest underwater LED mesh screen is 5013.4 sq m and was achieved by Global Village in Dubai, UAE and its display partner Electro Media International. The display was installed in a 5,000 sq m artificial lake to celebrate the New Year of 2021. The screen was an LED mesh with 150mm pixel pitch and IP68 LED clusters.
Largest LED mirror screen display
The Largest LED mirror screen display is 1,302.5 sq m and was achieved by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE, on December 20, 2020. Integrator Kraftwerk LT built the display from 1,336 custom LED panels, each with a mirrored glass face. It has a pixel pitch of 31mm. As well as its own content, it reflects images from an LED floor below.
Tallest LED illuminated façade
The tallest LED-illuminated façade runs 770m up the 828m-tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. The record was broken on January 1, 2019 when the display was unveiled for New Year celebrations. EMAAR Properties Dubai turned to SACO Technologies and its local partner 3S Lighting Solutions to deliver the system that illuminates the iconic building.
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All records are based on screens recognised by the Guinness Book of Records and were correct at the time of writing.