W375/Skyline at McCormick Place
W375/Skyline is 146.6 x 63.6 m (481 x 209 ft), 9,324 m² (100,360 sq ft), with a 3.1 m (10 ft) ceiling.
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LED wall that fits
Under a 3.1 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 2 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 146.6 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 234 x 2 (46800 x 400 px, 3,650 kg, 74.9 kW).
| Panel | Pitch | Wall (cols x rows) | Size | Resolution | Weight | Power (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absen KLCOB 0.78 | 0.78 mm | 195 x 3 = 585 | 117 x 1 m | 149760 x 1296 | 2,633 kg / 5,804 lb | 51.8 kW, 249 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 | 2.5 mm | 234 x 2 = 468 | 117 x 1 m | 46800 x 400 | 3,650 kg / 8,048 lb | 74.9 kW, 360 A @ 208 V |
| Absen PL3.9 Plus V2 | 3.9 mm | 234 x 2 = 468 | 117 x 1 m | 29952 x 256 | 3,650 kg / 8,048 lb | 65.5 kW, 315 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, W375/Skyline holds about 20,532 theater seats, 8,399 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 5,774 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 139.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.
Other rooms at McCormick Place
- 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
- S406/Vista45.4 x 47.3 m (149 x 155 ft) · 10.6 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