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S406/Vista at McCormick Place

Published dimensions

S406/Vista is 45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft), 2,147 m² (23,114 sq ft), with a 10.6 m (35 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 10.6 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 17 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 47.3 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 75 x 17 (15000 x 3400 px, 9,945 kg, 204 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	63 x 25 = 1575	37.8 x 8.4 m	48384 x 10800	7,088 kg / 15,625 lb	139.4 kW, 670 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	75 x 17 = 1275	37.5 x 8.5 m	15000 x 3400	9,945 kg / 21,925 lb	204 kW, 981 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	75 x 17 = 1275	37.5 x 8.5 m	9600 x 2176	9,945 kg / 21,925 lb	178.5 kW, 858 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, S406/Vista holds about 4,585 theater seats, 1,875 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,289 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 40.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at McCormick Place

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S100/Grand45.4 x 71.9 m (149 x 236 ft) · 7 m ceiling
E354/Lakeside91.3 x 33.2 m (300 x 109 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375e42.2 x 60.1 m (138 x 197 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
E354a54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
E354b54.1 x 45.7 m (177 x 150 ft) · 14.6 m ceiling
W375c27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375d27.4 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 12.1 m ceiling
W375b27.3 x 63.6 m (90 x 209 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
S100bc45.5 x 36 m (149 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
S100a45.1 x 35.9 m (148 x 118 ft) · 7 m ceiling
W19644.7 x 32.4 m (147 x 106 ft) · 7.6 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at McCormick Place · Venues in Chicago