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Grand Ballroom II-III at Durham Convention Center

Published dimensions

Grand Ballroom II-III is 31.7 x 27.7 m (104 x 91 ft), 878 m² (9,452 sq ft), with a 5.2 m (17 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.2 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 6 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 31.7 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 50 x 6 (8400 x 1008 px, 3,000 kg, 55.5 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	42 x 10 = 420	25.2 x 3.4 m	13440 x 1800	2,016 kg / 4,444 lb	106.7 kW, 513 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	50 x 6 = 300	25 x 3 m	8400 x 1008	3,000 kg / 6,614 lb	55.5 kW, 267 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	50 x 6 = 300	25 x 3 m	6400 x 768	2,850 kg / 6,283 lb	48 kW, 231 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, Grand Ballroom II-III holds about 1,764 theater seats, 721 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 496 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 24.7 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Durham Convention Center

Grand Ballroom I-III31.7 x 45.4 m (104 x 149 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom A-D46.6 x 22.9 m (153 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom I-II31.7 x 26.8 m (104 x 88 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom III31.7 x 18.6 m (104 x 61 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom I31.7 x 17.7 m (104 x 58 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom B13.7 x 22.9 m (45 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom C13.1 x 22.9 m (43 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom II31.7 x 9.1 m (104 x 30 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom A9.8 x 22.9 m (32 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom D9.8 x 22.9 m (32 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Pre-Function9.6 x 9.6 m (31 x 31 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Junior Ballroom A29.8 x 9.1 m (32 x 30 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Durham Convention Center · Venues in Durham