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Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom at Georgia World Congress Center

Published dimensions

Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom is 52 x 63.3 m (171 x 208 ft), 3,292 m² (35,430 sq ft), with a 8.3 m (27 ft) ceiling.

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Plan view

52 m / 171 ft63.3 m / 208 ft grid 10 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 8.3 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 13 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 63.3 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 101 x 13 (16968 x 2184 px, 13,130 kg, 242.9 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm84 x 19 = 159650.4 x 6.4 m26880 x 34207,661 kg / 16,889 lb405.4 kW, 1949 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm101 x 13 = 131350.5 x 6.5 m16968 x 218413,130 kg / 28,946 lb242.9 kW, 1168 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm101 x 13 = 131350.5 x 6.5 m12928 x 166412,474 kg / 27,499 lb210.1 kW, 1010 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom holds about 7,128 theater seats, 2,915 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 2,004 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 56.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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