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W175a at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

W175a is 9.6 x 17.1 m (31 x 56 ft), 164 m² (1,767 sq ft), with a 6.1 m (20 ft) ceiling.

Open in 3D previz

Plan view

9.6 m / 31 ft17.1 m / 56 ft grid 1 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 6.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 8 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 17.1 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 27 x 8 (4536 x 1344 px, 2,160 kg, 40 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm22 x 12 = 26413.2 x 4.1 m7040 x 21601,267 kg / 2,794 lb67.1 kW, 322 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm27 x 8 = 21613.5 x 4 m4536 x 13442,160 kg / 4,762 lb40 kW, 192 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm27 x 8 = 21613.5 x 4 m3456 x 10242,052 kg / 4,524 lb34.6 kW, 166 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, W175a holds about 178 theater seats, 72 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 50 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 10.1 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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