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Video Walls

A video wall shows one picture or many video streams across a grid of displays, driven by a video wall controller. This page has video wall displays, including a narrow-bezel LCD, VIEWSPAN Plus video wall controllers, and input, output and decoding cards and boards for video wall controllers, from Dahua Technology, Hanwha Vision, Hikvision and Veracity.

Choosing Video Walls

Plan the displays first, then the controller that feeds them.

Displays

The Hikvision DS-D2055LR-G uses direct-lit LED backlighting for uniform brightness of 500 cd/m2 without boundary shadows, with factory calibration for colour and brightness uniformity. It has interfaces for video inputs such as DVI, VGA, HDMI and DP, switches between three picture modes, Monitoring, Meeting and Movie, and has a metal casing. The DS-D2055LR-G is built for stable, 24h continuous working. The Hanwha Vision LH55VHCEBGBXEN, LH55VHCRBGBXEN, LH55VMCEBGBXEN and LH55VMCRBGBXEN are bezel videowall displays.

Controller

The Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK is a VIEWSPAN video wall controller, a range designed especially for video surveillance, audio-visual and digital signage applications. The VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK, the VIEWSPAN Plus 12, has latching connectors on its mini DisplayPort outputs, dual hot-swap power supplies and modular, hot-swappable front mounted cooling fans.

Controller boards

Two Hikvision boards fit a Hikvision video wall controller, the core control device of a screen splicing control system. The DS-C30S-02HI/4K occupies an input slot and has HDMI 2.0 video input interfaces with composite audio input and custom resolution support. The DS-C30S-DEC decodes H.264, H.265, Smart264, Smart265 and MJPEG video, its audio decoding formats include G711-A, G711-U and AAC-LC, and a chassis takes a maximum of 8 decoding boards.

ModelRoleKey figure
Hikvision DS-D2055LR-GLCD display0.88mm bezel between neighbouring displays
Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UKVideo wall controller12 mini DisplayPort outputs
Hikvision DS-C30S-02HI/4K4K HDMI input board2 channels of 4K HDMI signal input
Hikvision DS-C30S-DECDecoding board32 video decoding channels

Related categories

See digital signage and commercial displays, CCTV monitors and video encoders and decoders. See also Interactive Whiteboards & Displays.

Brands we stock in Video Walls

Dahua Technology, Hanwha Vision, Hikvision and Veracity.

Frequently asked questions

What does a video wall controller do?

A video wall controller takes video streams from sources such as NVRs and IP cameras and lays them out across the wall's displays. The Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK decodes and displays 108 Full HD streams at 30 fps through twelve mini DisplayPort outputs, with embedded VIEWSPAN Nexus software. The Hikvision DS-C30S-DEC decoding board and DS-C30S-02HI/4K input board fit a Hikvision video wall controller.

How does a video wall show one picture across several screens?

A video wall controller drives the screens of a video wall as a single display canvas, so one picture can run across the wall. The Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK has twelve mini DisplayPort outputs for HD or 4K monitors. On the display side, the Hikvision DS-D2055LR-G has DVI, VGA, HDMI and DP video inputs and can auto loop up to 30 screens through its HDMI interfaces.

Can a video wall show a 4K signal?

Yes, a video wall can show a 4K signal when its controller inputs and displays accept 4K. The Hikvision DS-D2055LR-G display takes a 4K signal input, and each output of the Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK can drive Full HD or UHD monitors at full resolution. The Hikvision DS-C30S-02HI/4K is a 4K HDMI 2-channel input board for a video wall controller.

Can a video wall controller show CCTV cameras?

Yes, a video wall controller can decode streams from CCTV recorders and IP cameras and show them on the wall. The Veracity VSPAN-PLUS-12-UK is designed for CCTV and video wall display applications, decoding 108 Full HD streams at 30 fps with fisheye camera de-warping. The Hikvision DS-C30S-DEC decoding board decodes up to 16 channels of 1080p@30 fps or 4 channels of 8 MP.

How narrow can the bezel between video wall displays be?

Narrow-bezel video wall displays can bring the bezel between neighbouring screens below 1 mm. The Hikvision DS-D2055LR-G LCD display has an extreme-narrow 0.88mm bezel between neighbouring displays, with direct-lit LED backlighting at 500 cd/m2 and no boundary shadows. The Hanwha Vision LH55VHCEBGBXEN is a 55" bezel videowall display.

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