SMD Screen Frequently Asked Questions, LED Display FAQ Pakistan

An SMD screen is a digital LED display made of modules covered with surface mounted diodes. Each SMD package holds red, green and blue LED chips together, which creates bright, colourful pixels with wide viewing angles. SMD screens are used for outdoor billboards, indoor shop displays, video walls and event stages. See our indoor SMD screens and outdoor SMD screens.

Pixel pitch is the distance in millimetres between the centres of two neighbouring pixels. P2.5 means 2.5 millimetres, P4 means 4 millimetres and P8 means 8 millimetres. A smaller pitch gives a sharper image for close viewers, while a larger pitch is more economical for screens seen from far away.

Both are outdoor screens. A P4 screen has pixels 4 millimetres apart and 62,500 pixels per square metre, so it looks sharp from about four metres and suits shop fronts and plazas. A P8 screen has pixels 8 millimetres apart and 15,625 pixels per square metre, so it suits roadside billboards seen from eight metres or more at a lower cost per square foot.

Indoor LED screens have finer pixel pitch and lower brightness for comfortable close viewing inside buildings. Outdoor LED screens have much higher brightness to fight sunlight and sealed IP65 cabinets to protect against rain, dust and heat. Using an indoor screen outside will damage it quickly.

Every SMD screen is an LED screen. SMD describes how the LEDs are packaged: three colour chips in one tiny surface mounted package. Older DIP LED screens used separate through hole LEDs. SMD gives better colour mixing and wider viewing angles, which is why almost all modern screens in Pakistan are SMD.

A simple rule is that the best minimum viewing distance in metres is roughly equal to the pixel pitch number. So P2.5 suits viewers from about two and a half metres and P10 suits viewers from about ten metres. Adview checks your site and recommends the most economical pitch that still looks sharp.

SMD screen prices in Pakistan depend on pixel pitch, total size, indoor or outdoor use, cabinet type, structure and installation location. Finer pitches and larger areas cost more. Adview gives a free written quotation for your exact requirement. Read the full SMD screen price guide.

A quality SMD screen typically runs for many years with proper installation, ventilation and maintenance. Individual modules and power supplies can be replaced when needed, so the screen does not need to be thrown away if one part fails.

Power use depends on size, brightness and content. A screen rarely runs at full power, because dark areas of a video use less energy and automatic brightness control lowers consumption at night. Adview shows the expected power requirement in your quotation.

Yes. Adview provides complete outdoor SMD screen supply and installation in Multan and nationwide. We offer P4, P5, P8 and P10 weatherproof LED screens for billboards and building facades. See our outdoor SMD screens.

Content can be updated from a laptop, a USB drive or a mobile app, depending on the controller installed. Cloud controllers let you change content on several screens in different cities from one phone.

The best outdoor screen is one with quality LED chips, reliable power supplies, strong cabinets and a supplier who provides real local support. Adview selects proven modules and controllers for Pakistani conditions and backs every screen with warranty and service.

Yes. Every LED screen supplied by Adview comes with warranty and after sales support. The exact warranty terms for modules, power supplies and controllers are written in your quotation.

Yes. We install screens in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Bahawalpur, Peshawar and every major city of Pakistan. See cities we serve.