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Piedmont Hall 1 at Benton Convention Center

Published dimensions

Piedmont Hall 1 is 16.5 x 25.6 m (54 x 84 ft), 422 m² (4,547 sq ft), with a 4.6 m (15 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 4.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 5 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 25.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 40 x 5 (6720 x 840 px, 2,000 kg, 37 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	34 x 8 = 272	20.4 x 2.7 m	10880 x 1440	1,306 kg / 2,878 lb	69.1 kW, 332 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	40 x 5 = 200	20 x 2.5 m	6720 x 840	2,000 kg / 4,409 lb	37 kW, 178 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	40 x 5 = 200	20 x 2.5 m	5120 x 640	1,900 kg / 4,189 lb	32 kW, 154 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, Piedmont Hall 1 holds about 751 theater seats, 307 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 211 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 18.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Benton Convention Center

Piedmont Hall68 x 63.4 m (223 x 208 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Gallery Ballroom46.3 x 65.2 m (152 x 214 ft) · 3.4 m ceiling
Piedmont Hall 441.1 x 63.4 m (135 x 208 ft) · 5.5 m ceiling
Salem Ballroom29 x 61.6 m (95 x 202 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Winston Ballroom29 x 59.7 m (95 x 196 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Piedmont Hall 12326.8 x 63.4 m (88 x 208 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Salem 229 x 34.1 m (95 x 112 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling
Winston 229 x 34.1 m (95 x 112 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
Salem Foyer88.7 x 7.3 m (291 x 24 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Winston Foyer88.7 x 7.3 m (291 x 24 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
Piedmont Hall 323.8 x 25.6 m (78 x 84 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling
Piedmont Hall 219.2 x 25.6 m (63 x 84 ft) · 4.6 m ceiling

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