LED screen guides

Pixel pitch is the gap between two LED dots, in millimetres (P2.5 = 2.5 mm). The simple rule: at about 3 × the pitch in metres, people stop seeing individual dots. So P1.25 looks perfectly smooth from about 4 m, P2.5 from about 7.5 m and P10 from about 30 m.

Choose LED when you want a seamless picture, a large or unusual size, or high brightness. Choose an LCD video wall when the wall is small (around 2–4 m²), people stand very close, and budget matters most — but accept thin black lines between the panels.

Installed LED screens in Dubai cost roughly AED 1,980 to 16,200 per square metre in 2026, excluding VAT. The pixel pitch (how fine the screen is) and indoor vs outdoor use make the biggest difference. A typical 3 × 1.7 m reception wall in P1.86 lands around AED 25,000–43,000.

Outdoor LED screens are 5–8 times brighter, sealed against dust and water (usually IP65 at the front), built for heat, and use larger pixels because people see them from further away. Indoor screens are dimmer, lighter and finer, made for close viewing. Using an indoor screen outside will fail quickly in UAE conditions.

LED modules are typically rated for about 100,000 hours before they drop to half brightness — more than 10 years of round-the-clock use on paper. In practice, a well-installed, maintained screen in the UAE usually gives 8–10+ years of good service. Power supplies, fans and the odd module wear out first, and they can be replaced individually.

Screens inside your own shop, office or home usually do not need an outdoor advertising permit, though malls and landlords have their own approval. Screens facing a street or mounted outside a building generally do. In Dubai that means Dubai Municipality and, near public roads, the RTA; in Abu Dhabi the Department of Municipalities and Transport (via TAMM); in Sharjah, Sharjah City Municipality.