W196a at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

W196a is 15.6 x 32.4 m (51 x 106 ft), 505 m² (5,440 sq ft), with a 7.6 m (25 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 11 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 32.4 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 51 x 11 (8568 x 1848 px, 5,610 kg, 103.8 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	43 x 17 = 731	25.8 x 5.7 m	13760 x 3060	3,509 kg / 7,736 lb	185.7 kW, 893 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	51 x 11 = 561	25.5 x 5.5 m	8568 x 1848	5,610 kg / 12,368 lb	103.8 kW, 499 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	51 x 11 = 561	25.5 x 5.5 m	6528 x 1408	5,330 kg / 11,749 lb	89.8 kW, 432 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, W196a holds about 936 theater seats, 383 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 263 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 25.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

W375/Skyline146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago