🧠 The Ultimate Guide to Buying Your LED Screen Step by Step (Without Being an Expert)

Are you considering purchasing an LED display for your event, business, or permanent installation, but don't know where to start? Don't worry. At Full-Stage.com, we've prepared this comprehensive guide to help you understand everything you need to make a smart, hassle-free purchase.

🟢 Types of LED Screens: Indoor or Outdoor?

One of the first key considerations when choosing an LED display is the environment where it will be used. This decision not only impacts the type of structure and protection you need, but also technical variables such as brightness, pixel pitch, and installation methods.

🏢 Indoor LED Screens

Indoor LED displays are designed to operate in controlled environments: free from direct sunlight, excessive humidity, and critical ambient dust. Their construction is optimized to deliver high definition at close range, thanks to the ability to work with very low pixel pitches (from approximately 0.5 mm to P4.81).

Common technical characteristics:

• Brightness: Between 650 and 1500 nits, depending on the type of installation (lower for shopping malls, higher for auditoriums with strong ambient light).
• Pixel Pitch: From P0.5 to P4.81, ideal for close-up viewing without loss of sharpness.
• Refresh rate: Minimum 3840 Hz to avoid visible flickering, especially when projecting recorded or live content.
• Common applications: Conference rooms, auditoriums, churches, indoor stages, television studios, shopping malls, retail, showrooms, control rooms.

📌 Although they don't require protection against water or dust like outdoor cameras, their image quality is much higher at short distances, making them ideal for professional and commercial environments.

🌦️ Outdoor LED Screens

Outdoor LED displays are designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, such as rain, dust, direct sunlight, and extreme temperature fluctuations.

Key technical features:

• Brightness: From 4,500 to 12,000 nits, depending on the level of sunlight. This ensures visibility even in bright daylight.
• Certification: Minimum IP65 front, with total protection against water and dust.
• Pixel Pitch: Generally from P3.91 to P10, as viewing distances are usually greater.
• Refresh rate: 3840Hz or higher, essential for live events, broadcasts, or high-end installations.
• Common applications: Outdoor advertising, building facades, stadium screens, open-air concerts, festivals, shopping malls.

⚠️ An outdoor display not only needs high durability, it must also maintain color, contrast, and video fluidity in bright ambient light conditions.

🟣 LED Event Screens vs. LED Advertising Screens

🎤 LED Screens for Professional Events

In shows and on stage, the LED screen is part of the show. It's not enough to be visible; it must be visible on camera, in real time, and fully integrated with the audiovisual system.

Recommended specifications:

• Pixel Pitch: From P2.97 to P4.81, depending on stage size and distance from audience.
• Refresh rate: 3840 Hz or higher to eliminate flickering and flickering in cameras.
• Brightness: From 1500 to 5000 nits, adapted to whether it is indoor or outdoor.
• Construction: Modular, with a quick assembly system, lightweight design and rear or front maintenance access.

➡️ At Full-Stage, we offer stage-specific screens with compatible structures, flight cases, and technical assistance for installation.

📢 LED Screens for Digital Advertising (DOOH)

LED advertising displays are designed to be active 24/7, capture attention from a distance, and withstand the test of time in high-traffic locations.

Typical specifications:

• Pixel Pitch: From P3 to P10, depending on the screen size and viewer distance.
• Brightness: Minimum 4500 nits, although many installations require 6000 nits or more to compete with direct sunlight.
• Remote control: Management system via WiFi, 4G or local network to change content in real time.
• Fixed construction: Prepared for permanent installation on metal structures, walls or facades.

🧠 A successful billboard project begins with professional consulting that considers location, sun orientation, traffic flow, and visual content. At Full-Stage, we help you from the initial idea to the final installation.