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Potomac Ballroom at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

Published dimensions

Potomac Ballroom is 53.3 x 96.3 m (175 x 316 ft), 5,133 m² (55,249 sq ft), with a 8.7 m (29 ft) ceiling.

Open in 3D previz

Plan view

53.3 m / 175 ft96.3 m / 316 ft grid 10 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 8.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 13 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 96.3 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 154 x 13 (25872 x 2184 px, 20,020 kg, 370.4 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm128 x 20 = 256076.8 x 6.8 m40960 x 360012,288 kg / 27,090 lb650.2 kW, 3126 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm154 x 13 = 200277 x 6.5 m25872 x 218420,020 kg / 44,136 lb370.4 kW, 1781 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm154 x 13 = 200277 x 6.5 m19712 x 166419,019 kg / 41,929 lb320.3 kW, 1540 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, Potomac Ballroom holds about 11,219 theater seats, 4,589 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 3,155 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 89.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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