Top 10 LED Display Engineering Projects of 2024

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On 02/18/2025

Over the past 30 years, the LED display application industry in China has experienced rapid growth, establishing a complete domestic industry system and becoming a major supplier of global LED display products. Throughout this process, several renowned and influential brands have emerged, showcasing China’s innovative technologies and strong capabilities in major international events, large engineering projects, and significant application scenarios. These companies have made important contributions to the development of the LED display industry in China.

In 2024, the global LED display industry made significant progress and development, with numerous innovative projects and initiatives injecting new vitality into the sector. The editorial team of LED Display World reviewed and summarized the remarkable achievements of the past year, selecting the following top ten projects. These projects not only represent the highest industry standards but also point to the future direction of LED display technology. There may be even more exciting projects not covered in this list; we welcome your feedback!

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1. The World’s First 20-Meter Full-Transparent Acoustic LED Movie Screen

On October 11, 2024, the world’s first 20-meter full-transparent acoustic LED movie screen was installed and used in Nanjing, Jiangsu. Compared to traditional movie projectors and screens, this full-transparent acoustic design resolves the challenge of sound-image localization in cinemas, creating a more immersive viewing environment and meeting the growing demand for cultural entertainment.

Developed by Lopu, the screen measures 20 meters in width and 10 meters in height, making it the first of its kind in the world. Traditional movie screens have a perforation rate of around 5%, while this full-transparent acoustic LED screen has a perforation rate of 17%, with a screen thickness of only 3mm, which includes components like circuit boards and front-and-back metal shielding. In addition to stable, realistic images with ultra-high contrast and brightness, as well as a wide color gamut, this technology supports the upgrade of related projection equipment and will drive innovations in consumer scene optimization.

Why it Made the List:
The successful development of the world’s first 20-meter full-transparent acoustic LED movie screen by Lopu, now in use in Nanjing, marks an important revolution in movie projection technology. This ultra-large screen not only offers an incredibly clear visual experience but also integrates sound and picture seamlessly with its full-transparent acoustic design, providing an immersive viewing experience. This innovative technology greatly enhances the movie-watching experience, making viewers feel as though they are part of the film itself. Lopu’s achievement demonstrates its strong technical R&D capabilities and injects new life into the global film industry. As the technology continues to mature, full-transparent acoustic LED movie screens will likely become a standard feature in future cinemas, providing audiences with an unparalleled audiovisual feast.

Notably, in June 2024, Unilumin’s LED movie screen at the Nanjing Deji Plaza New Street International Cinema became the first to receive DCI certification for its transparent LED giant screen and the first to be commercially used in cinemas. These leading screen companies are collectively driving innovation in the global film market.

2. National's First "Super Large P0.7" Micro LED Display

In May 2024, the LED display system at the Port Command and Scheduling Center of National Energy Group in Huanghua Port was officially delivered and put into use. This project, with a Micro LED application area of 127m² at P0.7 resolution, is the largest in China.

The project utilizes Leyard’s next-generation MIP (Micro LED in Package) technology, featuring extremely deep black modules and ultra-high brightness displays. The entire screen has a resolution of 32,256 × 6,480, offering ultra-HD image quality that delivers unparalleled visual experiences. It showcases business data clearly and finely, allowing seamless control of the entire port’s operations from one screen. This system contributes significantly to intelligent governance, making the port’s operations more efficient and smarter.

As the largest port for west-to-east coal and north-to-south coal shipments, Huanghua Port is developing into a green, smart port under the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development strategy. Leyard tailored a data-driven solution around “green, smart, efficient, and safe” goals to assist Huanghua Port in becoming a world-class port.

Why it Made the List:
Leyard’s LED display system at the Port Command and Scheduling Center of National Energy Group marks not only a technological breakthrough but also plays a critical role in advancing the port’s intelligent development and enhancing its competitiveness. The introduction of P0.7 Micro LED technology signals the trend toward more refined and high-end LED display systems. The successful application of this technology at the port further underscores Leyard’s technical expertise and R&D capabilities. The project also injects new energy into the future development of LED display technology.

3. London Future Stores (Immersive Retail Store) MIP Technology Large Display

Assisted by AOTO Electronics, the London Future Stores grandly opened. This immersive retail concept seamlessly blends advanced display technology with data analytics, creating a completely new shopping experience that merges physical shopping with digital interactivity. AOTO Electronics, as a core technical partner, supported the store’s 400+ square meter core display area with its MIP series LED display solutions.

Future Stores spans over 400 square meters, with designs emphasizing flexibility and dynamic experiences. The store updates its brand activities every 2 to 6 weeks, adjusting layouts for specific time slots and cultural events. AOTO Electronics provided 1,883 MIP1.5 series LED displays, seamlessly covering the store’s walls and ceilings, creating an immersive visual environment. In addition to outstanding display performance, these screens also support generative AI and real-time interactivity, enabling consumers to engage deeply with brand displays and activities.

Why it Made the List:
AOTO Electronics’ success in the Future Stores project reinforces its remarkable strength in the high-end retail sector. The MIP series LED displays, with their exceptional visual performance, reliable functionality, and versatile applications, provide strong support for the retail industry’s digital transformation. The successful application of MIP packaging technology in international projects reflects the growing market acceptance of the technology, establishing it as a robust bridge between brands and consumers.

4. Adele Munich Concert Rental LED Screen Project

After an 8-year hiatus, superstar Adele returned to Europe for a series of 10 concerts held every weekend from August 2 to 31, 2024. The massive Unilumin RediO LED screen was a focal point during the performance. Currently, discussions about this giant screen are everywhere, reaching millions of views and sparking widespread attention.

The curved screen, built with 6,000+ RediO CB5MKII LED panels, covers a total area of 4,159.7m² (4,760m² including the lift platform side screens) and contains 140 million pixels. Weighing 176 tons, this screen set a Guinness World Record for the “Largest Outdoor Continuous LED Display.”

Known for its high-definition, high-brightness, high-contrast, and zero-latency features, the RediO CB5MKII is the trusted choice for outdoor events like concerts and music festivals, having been used in Jay Chou’s concerts, the Afterlife electronic music festival, and the YOASOBI tour.

Why it Made the List:
Unilumin RediO’s LED screen installation for Adele’s Munich concert demonstrated outstanding technical and artistic creativity. The screen’s design was precise, with smooth imagery capturing every emotional nuance of Adele’s performance. The integration of dynamic visuals with live music and lighting created an immersive atmosphere, greatly enhancing the concert’s overall experience. The RediO screen’s craftsmanship and attention to detail made it a standout feature of the performance, setting a new benchmark for concert stage design.

5. 2024 NBA All-Star Game LED Court Floor Screen

In February 2024, the NBA used an LED court floor screen for the first time during the All-Star Weekend. Installed at Lucas Oil Stadium, the floor, created using Absen PL Series products, transformed the entire court into a high-definition display, smoothly showing game-related content in real time.

The floor screen can change the court’s markings, adjust the floor’s color, and display game data, replays, celebratory animations, and graphics. Players can also wear special tracking devices to interact with the floor screen. This “black tech” addition offered fans an unprecedented visual experience.

The LED floor features a dual-glass embedded design, providing excellent shock absorption and elasticity, reducing stress on athletes’ joints, and supporting the bounce and push-off required for basketball. Absen PL series products offer superb brightness, color consistency, and display quality, elevating the NBA All-Star game’s visual appeal.

Why it Made the List:
The NBA’s adoption of LED floor screens for the All-Star Game is a revolutionary advancement in basketball event technology, offering viewers an unmatched visual experience and marking a milestone in the modernization and technological evolution of basketball courts. This innovation opens new possibilities for the future of LED display technology in sports, and we expect LED floor screens to become a standard feature in basketball arenas soon, injecting more energy into the sport’s development.This change is not only an innovation for basketball events, but also a comprehensive upgrade for audiences and players. Let us look forward to a more exciting future for basketball events with the help of LED floor screens.

6. Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony and Smart Venue Projects

Unilumin has been deeply engaged in the LED industry for over 20 years. With its strong technical foundation and innovative capabilities, it provided over 2,600 square meters of LED displays and supporting solutions for five major smart venues, including the main Paris Olympic stadium, the Parc des Princes, CO’Met sports hall, and the event area by the Seine River where the opening ceremony will be held. These displays will broadcast live events, create an immersive viewing experience for the on-site audience, and showcase the power of “striving for excellence” from China to the world.

The LED displays provided by Unilumin for this project include the UsurfaceIII outdoor high-brightness screen from the Usurface series, the URMIII rental screen from the U-Star series, and the UsportF24-3 court perimeter screens. Among these, the UsurfaceIII is the industry’s first SMD outdoor high-brightness screen with a brightness of over 10,000 nits. It features high refresh rates, a wide viewing angle, and clear, stable display performance under both daylight and artificial lighting. The UsurfaceIII also boasts excellent heat dissipation and protective features, ensuring long-term stable operation in harsh outdoor environments.

In addition to the UsurfaceIII, Unilumin also supplied the URMIII rental screen, which is lightweight, easy to install, and easy to disassemble, making it a favorite of major event organizers. The UsportF24-3 court perimeter screen, with its unique design and outstanding display effects, offers fans a new viewing experience.

Why it Made the List:
The 2024 Paris Olympics, despite being the least reliant on LED display products since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, still saw Chinese companies play a pivotal role in showcasing the strength of Chinese LED technology to a global audience. Unilumin, with its strong LED display technology, not only excels in the domestic market but has also made remarkable strides on the international stage, achieving a significant revenue growth in its LED display sector. Notably, its overseas business accounts for 54.48% of its total revenue, reflecting the successful implementation and deepening of Unilumin’s global strategy.

7. Shanghai Yaoxue Ice and Snow World LED Screen Project

On September 6, 2024, the highly anticipated Shanghai Lingang Yaoxue Ice and Snow World officially opened to the public. As the world’s largest indoor ski venue, the complex spans 350,000 square meters, including over 90,000 square meters of the Yaoxue Snow World and around 20,000 square meters of the Yaoxue Water World. Notably, the 98,828.7 square meters of the Yaoxue Snow World have been officially recognized by the Guinness World Records.

Lianjian Optoelectronics, as the gold supplier of LED screens for Yaoxue Ice and Snow World, provided nearly 40 LED screens, covering an area of approximately 1,000 square meters across various indoor and outdoor areas such as the snow world, water world, ticketing hall, and Viking restaurant.

Upon entering the snow world ticketing hall, visitors are greeted by a 36-meter-long curved LED wall. With delicate image quality and rich information displays, the screen showcases ticket prices, promotional videos, and exciting events, making it a dynamic communication platform between the ice world and visitors.

In addition to these eye-catching large screens, Lianjian Optoelectronics also customized LED screens for popular areas within the park, including the water park’s play area, the entrance to the Viking restaurant, and the storage area entrance.

This collaboration between Lianjian Optoelectronics and Shanghai Yaoxue Ice and Snow World not only represents a significant milestone in response to the national policy for cultural tourism industry development but also marks a new era for ice and snow tourism experiences, driven by technology, creativity, and immersive experiences.

Why it Made the List:
Lianjian Optoelectronics’ nearly 1,000-square-meter LED screen project at Shanghai Yaoxue Ice and Snow World perfectly blends technology and art. These LED screens, placed throughout the park, elevate the visitor experience while also becoming iconic features of the park. This project sets a new benchmark in the LED display industry, helping to establish a new cultural and tourism landmark. Lianjian Optoelectronics’ role in this project exemplifies the company’s leadership in LED display technology.

8. CCTV 2024 Spring Festival Gala Main Stage Screens

In celebration of the Dragon Year, AET Altai provided over 1,000 square meters of main and secondary screens for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage. The newly designed indoor creative stage rental QC Pro series screens dazzled with brilliance, creating an XR + VP mixed reality system that presented stunning and lifelike virtual and real space, vividly depicting the soaring dragon motif.

This is AET Altai’s fifth year providing stage screens for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the company’s innovation and expertise in LED direct-view technology. By integrating LED screens with VP movie production modes, AET Altai created an XR + VP mixed reality system, utilizing dynamic scene previews and virtual-light interaction filming techniques to present breathtaking visuals.

AET Altai’s QC Pro series, a powerful and safe rental LED product, is ultra-thin, modular, and easy to operate, featuring ultra-high refresh rates (3840/7680Hz), 16-bit + grayscale levels, and DCI-P3 color gamut, making it ideal for XR/VR/AR virtual filming production needs. Its 45° slanted edges allow flexible modular assembly for various shapes, including straight, curved, column, and other complex formations.

Why it Made the List:
AET Altai’s continuous partnership with the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage for five years underscores its excellence in stage visual technology. The company has delivered countless visually captivating moments, greatly enhancing the gala’s artistic and visual appeal. AET Altai’s stage screens, which perfectly blend traditional culture with modern technology, have consistently captured the attention of audiences, providing a visual feast and spreading joy to Chinese communities worldwide. The five-year collaboration is not only a testament to AET Altai’s technological prowess but also to its brand credibility and service quality.

9. Laoshan COB Ultra-High Definition Smart Screen Project

In the Laoshan City Operations Center in Qingdao, Shandong Province, an ultra-large LED screen is used to display various public information and spatial data with high precision. This COB ultra-high-definition screen, created by Leyard Optoelectronics, has a main screen area of over 150 square meters and a resolution exceeding 20,160×4,320 pixels.

The Leyard COB ultra-high-definition screen adopts advanced flip-chip COB packaging technology, providing clear, detailed, and stable display effects with low maintenance costs. This packaging technology simplifies the manufacturing process, offers better heat dissipation, and enhances the screen’s stability and performance.

The Leyard COB ultra-high-definition screen is used in areas such as social governance, urban management, public services, and government services. It can aggregate and display billions of data points and intelligent video signals in high color accuracy, with real-time, synchronized output, providing a comprehensive and efficient display system.

This screen not only makes the “city brain” of the Laoshan operations center visible and controllable but also supports the development of a more reliable digital command system for urban management.

Why it Made the List:
Leyard’s COB ultra-high-definition screen has made a significant contribution to the construction of a smart Laoshan city. It plays a critical role in urban governance, enhancing citizens’ quality of life and driving urban development. As technology progresses and applications expand, COB screens will continue to play a vital role in the construction of smart cities. Leyard’s COB technology is also one of the leading technologies in the Micro LED ultra-fine pitch display market, and the company’s COB products are widely adopted in the industry.

10. Global First 5G Stage Rental Solution Screen Project

Tomorrowland 2024, the 20th anniversary celebration of the world’s top electronic music festival, took place over 8 days, attracting over 400 artists and 400,000 music fans from around the world in Boom, Belgium. The event became an epic celebration of music, technology, and art.

In this grand celebration, Shijue Guangxu, in collaboration with Nova, presented the world’s first 5G high-end stage rental solution, delivering an unprecedented visual impact and creating an extraordinary stage for the music festival, marking a milestone in the development of large-scale electronic music stages.

Shijue Guangxu’s partner used AR series LED screens, providing over 1,600 square meters of LED display for the Tomorrowland main stage and fan event areas along the Seine River. The entire system used Nova’s 5G control system, including the MX2000Pro controller and XA50Pro receiver card, which greatly improved efficiency and provided a new level of convenience for this world-class music festival.

Why it Made the List:
In the concert and event rental sector, stage screen installation and setup can be challenging. However, Shijue Guangxu and Nova’s collaboration made the process remarkably easy. Their efficient display configurations allowed the AR series cabinets to align and connect seamlessly, saving time and effort during setup. By incorporating 5G transmission technology, they pioneered the integration of 5G in stage displays, offering an unprecedented visual experience. As 5G technology becomes more widely applied in the LED display industry, we look forward to even more exciting creative innovations in the future.