The price of LED display screens in sports stadiums
Before deciding to install a stadium LED display, you will undoubtedly want to know its price first.
The cost of a stadium LED display is significantly influenced by various factors, including its material, size, specifications, and installation method. How much does a stadium LED display cost? You can learn more about this through this article.
Types and Prices of Stadium LED Displays
Stadiums require various types of LED displays with different functionalities to serve their display purposes. Depending on their intended use and installation methods, stadium LED displays primarily fall into the following categories:
Suspended LED Displays
Suspended LED displays are typically used indoors in sports venues, where they are mounted on the venue’s structural framework via suspension systems.
These suspended LED displays can broadcast sports events, allowing all spectators in the stands to clearly view the game content.
The pixel pitch of suspended LED displays generally ranges from P4 to P10. Prices vary significantly depending on the selected specifications, with reference price ranges between $420 and $650 per square meter.
Pillar-mounted LED display screens
Pillar-mounted LED display screens can elevate the height of the LED display screen, expanding the viewing range for distant spectators and reducing visual blind spots.
Pillar-mounted LED display screens can also be used as event broadcast display screens in stadiums, displaying real-time scores. During game breaks, they can also play sponsor advertisements. They are suitable for installation both indoors and outdoors.
P5 to P10 are common pixel pitch options for column-mounted LED displays, with prices typically ranging from approximately $385 to $410 per square meter.
Field Edge Screens
There is a fence between the sports field and the spectator seats. You can utilize this fence to install field edge screens. This installation method not only serves as a barrier to separate the field from the spectator seats but also allows for the display of sponsor advertisements on the field edge screen, generating advertising revenue.
The entire sports field can be surrounded by field edge screens, which have a wide viewing angle and are difficult for spectators to ignore. As a result, field edge screen advertising is highly favored by advertisers.
Common pixel pitches for field edge screens range from P5 to P10, with prices typically between $385 and $645 per square meter.
LED Scoreboards
Sports venues also use small, simple LED scoreboards to display game scores. For venues with limited space and budget constraints, an LED display with lower pixel pitch and refresh rate requirements is sufficient for score display.
Such LED scoreboards with low performance requirements are also cost-effective, typically priced between 200 and 420 USD per square meter.
LED Timer Displays
LED timer displays primarily have three functions: timing, countdown, and pause. This type of LED display is compact, has low display requirements, and is cost-effective. However, it requires a specific system to perform timing functions, with prices typically ranging from 500 to 1,000 USD per unit.
Custom LED Displays
In addition to the four common types of stadium LED displays mentioned above, you can also consult with MuenED to customize an LED display tailored to your specific needs.
For example, if you want stadium audiences to have a 360-degree unobstructed view of the LED screen, you would need to customize a circular suspended LED display.
We typically offer two solutions: one involves assembling rectangular LED screens into a circular LED screen (with visible seams), and the other uses flexible LED screens to form a circular LED screen (with no visible seams).
When selecting different customization options, prices may vary. Please contact JYLED to obtain the most suitable stadium quotation proposal.
Factors Affecting the Price of Custom Stadium LED Displays
Screen Size
In terms of the overall screen size of a stadium LED display, for the same performance specifications, the larger the LED screen size, the more materials required, resulting in a higher price.
In terms of the cabinet size of a stadium LED display, when assembling LED screens of the same size, the larger the LED cabinet area used, the higher the installation difficulty and cost, leading to a higher overall price.
Pixel Pitch
The closer the pixel pitch of a stadium LED display, the more LED lamps are contained per square meter of LED panel. This means: more LED lamps are required for installation, the production process is more precise and challenging, and the performance of the driver IC is higher.
Whether considering materials or production processes, selecting a smaller pixel pitch for a stadium LED display results in a higher price for the LED display.
Screen Brightness
The brightness requirements for stadium LED displays installed indoors and outdoors are different. Indoor environments have weaker ambient light, so indoor LED displays require lower brightness; outdoor environments have stronger ambient light, so outdoor LED displays require higher brightness.
Higher brightness requires higher-performance driver ICs, which increases the cost of the LED display.
System Integration
Various factors, such as the materials used for assembling the components of the stadium LED display and the installation method, can significantly impact the price.
For example, LED cabinet materials include iron, aluminum, and die-cast aluminum, with significant price fluctuations between different materials. Higher-performance electronic components used in LED display assembly result in higher costs. Additionally, whether the display is mounted on columns or suspended also affects the final purchase price of the stadium LED display.
Additional Features
LED displays can incorporate additional features beyond basic display functionality.
Some stadium LED displays incorporate touch functionality to enhance audience interaction. Audience members can touch the screen to change the display content, view athlete profiles for both teams, and access match schedules and other information.
Alternatively, by installing automatic sensors on the stadium LED display, the screen brightness can be automatically adjusted based on ambient light conditions, achieving energy-saving benefits.
There are other additional features that can be customized through communication, though incorporating extra features will require additional budget allocation.
Other special requirements
In addition to the common rectangular LED cabinets, sometimes to match the installation environment, you may also need to customize trapezoidal LED displays, triangle LED displays, flexible LED displays, and other non-standard displays.
These non-standard LED displays have unique visual appeal, and due to their compatibility with the installation environment, their installation designs are also highly eye-catching.
As long as your budget is sufficient, these non-traditional LED display shapes can be customized through communication with MuenLED.
Conclusion
Sports stadiums typically have large venues and usually require the installation of 2–3 different types of LED displays. The price of stadium LED displays is not fixed and must be calculated based on your actual needs. If your budget is insufficient, you can negotiate to sacrifice some LED display performance to obtain a more affordable price.