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Hall 1 - Discover at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre

Published dimensions

Hall 1 - Discover is 44 x 20 m (144 x 66 ft), 880 m² (9,472 sq ft), with a 2.5 m (8 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 2.5 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 1 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 44 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 70 x 1 (14000 x 200 px, 546 kg, 11.2 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	58 x 2 = 116	34.8 x 0.7 m	44544 x 864	522 kg / 1,151 lb	10.3 kW, 49 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	70 x 1 = 70	35 x 0.5 m	14000 x 200	546 kg / 1,204 lb	11.2 kW, 54 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	70 x 1 = 70	35 x 0.5 m	8960 x 128	546 kg / 1,204 lb	9.8 kW, 47 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, Hall 1 - Discover holds about 1,768 theater seats, 723 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 497 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 37 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre

Hall 1 - Exhibition Space250 x 50 m (820 x 164 ft) · 8 m ceiling
Hall 5 - Main Exhibition Space90 x 35 m (295 x 115 ft) · 7.2 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Inspire44 x 26 m (144 x 85 ft) · 5 m ceiling
Innovate33 x 14 m (108 x 46 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Pioneer33 x 14 m (108 x 46 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Advance22 x 13 m (72 x 43 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Innovate 116 x 14 m (52 x 46 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Pioneer 116 x 14 m (52 x 46 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Pioneer 216 x 14 m (52 x 46 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Innovate 216 x 12 m (52 x 39 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Navigate14 x 11 m (46 x 36 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling
Hall 1 - Lloyd Boardroom7.5 x 9.2 m (25 x 30 ft) · 2.5 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre · Venues in Hampshire