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Ballroom 20BCD (Upper Level) at San Diego Convention Center

Published dimensions

Ballroom 20BCD (Upper Level) is 46 x 55.5 m (151 x 182 ft), 2,553 m² (27,480 sq ft), with a 9.1 m (30 ft) ceiling.

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Plan view

46 m / 151 ft55.5 m / 182 ft grid 5 m

LED wall that fits

Under a 9.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 14 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 55.5 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 88 x 14 (14784 x 2352 px, 12,320 kg, 227.9 kW).

PanelPitchWall (cols x rows)SizeResolutionWeightPower (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro1.875 mm74 x 21 = 155444.4 x 7.1 m23680 x 37807,459 kg / 16,445 lb394.7 kW, 1898 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro2.97 mm88 x 14 = 123244 x 7 m14784 x 235212,320 kg / 27,161 lb227.9 kW, 1096 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro3.9 mm88 x 14 = 123244 x 7 m11264 x 179211,704 kg / 25,803 lb197.1 kW, 948 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, Ballroom 20BCD (Upper Level) holds about 5,486 theater seats, 2,244 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,543 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 48.5 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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