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Story · Chilliwack, British Columbia

Gym display at Ch’íyáqtel

…oard Display in Chilliwack, with Crestron control and acoustic treatment by Sapphire. The gym at Ch’íyáqtel (Tzeachten) First Nation in Chilliwack does duty as a school gym and a comm…

Story · Calgary, Alberta

Gym LED wall at the University of Calgary

…N Impact Resistant, Multi-purpose LED Video Scoreboard Display in a University of Calgary gym, installed by Sapphire. The wall carried the Toronto Raptors open practice on campus. The…

Story · Langdon, Alberta

Gym scoreboard at Horseshoe Crossing

…ngdon, Alberta, runs game day from a Crestron panel in the physical-education office. The gym scoreboard is a 173-inch LUXVISION PROLUX Impact Resistant, Multi-purpose LED Video Score…

Story · Blackfalds, Alberta

Two gym scoreboards at Iron Ridge

…mpact Resistant, Multi-purpose LED Video Scoreboard Displays in Blackfalds, set up so the gym can run two games at once. Iron Ridge Secondary Campus in Blackfalds, a Wolf Creek Public…

Story · Leduc, Alberta

Gym scoreboard at Ohpaho Secondary

…and classroom displays. Ohpaho Secondary School opened in Leduc, Alberta, in 2024 with a gym built for games and assemblies. CampusTech AV installed a 173-inch LUXVISION PROLUX Impac…

Story · Iron Springs, Alberta

Gym display at Huntsville School

…ut a LUXVISION PROLUX Impact Resistant, Multi-purpose LED Video Scoreboard Display in the gym in 2023. CampusTech AV installed it with shot clocks and a control system so the wall can…

Story · Edmonton, Alberta

LED displays at St. Carlo Acutis

…, five PROLUX Rugged Impact Resistant, Multi-purpose LED Video Scoreboard Displays in the gyms, and LUXVISION shot clocks. Installed by Applied Electronics. St. Carlo Acutis Catholic…

Story · Kelowna, British Columbia

Scoreboard and shot clocks at Aberdeen Hall

Two LED walls and LUXVISION shot clocks in the Kelowna gym, with ScoreVision running the basketball scoreboard. Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School in Kelowna finished a gym upgrade in 2…

Story · Lacombe, Alberta

Gym scoreboard at Father Lacombe School

An impact-resistant LED gym scoreboard, confidence monitors, and shot clocks in Lacombe, with paging and classroom audio from CampusTech AV. Father Lacombe School in Lacombe, Alberta,…

Story · Carstairs, Alberta

Hugh Sutherland School outdoor LED

A 3.84 by 1.92 metre LUXVISION ECOLUX outdoor LED sign on the gym wall at Hugh Sutherland School in Carstairs. Hugh Sutherland School in Carstairs, Alberta, put its notices on the out…

LED 101 · Basics

What a direct-view LED display is

…l of LEDs you look at directly. No backlight, no LCD layer. That is the technology behind gym scoreboards, jumbotrons, and fine-pitch indoor walls. A direct-view LED display, often sh…

LED 101 · Applications

Impact-resistant LED for gymnasiums

…cabinet and module problem, not the same problem as fine-pitch COB. School and community gyms put LED walls in the line of fire: basketballs, volleyballs, soccer balls, and the occas…

LED 101 · Basics

LED glossary

…IP / SMD. Older through-hole lamps (DIP) versus surface-mount packages (SMD). Most indoor gym and sign product is SMD. See DIP, SMD, and COB. DV-LED / direct-view LED. A wall of LEDs…

LED 101 · Basics

Brightness

…e unit is usually called nits. More nits help the picture compete with daylight or bright gym lighting. More nits also draw more power and make heat. Indoor gym scoreboards and arena…

LED 101 · Basics

Contrast ratio

…ew LED can turn a pixel fully off, so blacks can be very deep in a dark room. In a bright gym, ambient light bouncing off the face of the wall is what kills contrast. That is why LED…

LED 101 · Basics

Refresh rate

…smoother when the content moves, and it reduces flicker that cameras pick up as banding. Gym scoreboards and arena displays that get filmed for livestreams or recorded games usually…

LED 101 · Systems

Kinglight LEDs

…nd whether the display maker keeps matching spares. Chip brand alone does not make a good gym wall. Cabinet tolerances, drivers, masks, receive cards, and how the integrator hangs the…

LED 101 · Buying

How to read an LED quote

…s, IP rating and outdoor LED, and Electrical certification in Canada. Application extras. Gym impact design (mask, module lock, trim) is not the same as fine-pitch COB for a lobby. Sa…

LED 101 · Basics

Direct-view LED in retail

…cannot match. Retail and mall installs use the same direct-view LED building blocks as a gym wall, pointed at shoppers instead of a scoreboard. Bright, large, modular panels carry pr…

LED 101 · Basics

Pixel pitch

…iew is magnified far beyond life size so the lamps and the gap are easy to see. On a real gym or arena wall, those same 4 mm centres sit much closer together than they look here. Tigh…

LED 101 · Basics

Wall size and resolution

…o viewing distance first; see Pixel pitch and Viewing distance. Overspecifying pitch on a gym wall wastes budget. Underspecifying pitch on a close lobby wall makes the image look chun…

LED 101 · Basics

Viewing distance

…feet instead of metres), so treat any formula as a starting point, not a law. In a school gym the front row and the back of the bleachers are both real distances. Spec the wall for th…

LED 101 · Basics

Filming and livestreaming LED walls

…k fine from the bleachers and still band, strobe, or roll on a phone or broadcast camera. Gyms, arenas, and outdoor events are filmed constantly. If livestreams and highlight reels ma…

LED 101 · Basics

Colour depth and grayscale

…ans more data on the cables and more work for the drivers and receive cards. For a school gym scoreboard showing logos and scores, solid 8-bit or 10-bit processing is usually enough.…

LED 101 · Hardware

DIP, SMD, and COB

Three ways to package the LEDs on a module. Gym walls are usually SMD. Fine-pitch close-view walls often use COB. DIP still appears on coarse outdoor work. DIP (dual in-line package)…

LED 101 · Hardware

COB LED

…. It is the durable fine-pitch option for close viewing, not a substitute for a mid-pitch gym wall. COB (chip-on-board) places the LED chips directly on the substrate and covers the a…

LED 101 · Hardware

LED cabinets

…so manage heat and protect the electronics. Outdoor cabinets seal differently from indoor gym cabinets. Front-serviceable designs let a tech swap a module from the room side without c…

LED 101 · Hardware

LED masks

…oaks up ambient light so “off” pixels look darker, and the picture does not go grey under gym lights. Second, protection. On impact-oriented walls the mask often sits slightly proud o…

LED 101 · Hardware

Batched modules and calibration

…ement comes from the same family of parts. That is dull logistics, and it is what keeps a gym wall looking like one screen instead of a quilt.

LED 101 · Systems

Service and spares

…e means modules, and often power and data, come out from the face of the wall. That suits gyms and rooms with no rear corridor. Rear service needs clear space behind the cabinets. Out…