Find The Best Viewing Distance And Character Height For Your Led Sign & Display

LED Display Sign Viewing Distances

1. Find the right viewing distance and character height
To select the correct LED sign, it is important to choose the correct viewing distance, please use the tool below to help select the character height, or refer to the drawing below.
Click here to use the character height tool

It's a frequently-asked question that what is the best viewing distance of P16mm LED display, what is the best viewing distance of P7.62mm LED display? And in the same essential, "if I need a LED screen with viewers from 100m, from 20m, what pixel pitch LED display should I choose?" 

Generally speaking, the viewing distance of a LED display is determined by 3 factors:
1. Pixel Pitch
2. Screen Size
3. LED Brightness

2. Find a suitable pixel pitch
And as for most situation, pixel pitch plays the most important factor for a dedicated LED display. Here's the relationship between the viewing distance and pixel pitch, for your reference. And hope it would help to your selection of LED displays.
Indoor LED Display
P5mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 3-28m
P6mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 3.5-40m
P7.62mm LED Display----------------Best Viewing Distance 4-42m
P8mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 4.5-50m
P10mm LED Display------------------Best Viewing Distance 5-55m
P12mm LED Display------------------Best Viewing Distance 8-66m
Outdoor LED Display
P10mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 5-55m
P12mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 8-66m
P14mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 12-80m
P16mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 15-88m
P20mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 20-110m
P25mm LED Display------------------- Best Viewing Distance 20-160m
P31.25mm LED Display---------------Best Viewing Distance 30-300m

And note: above table is only for the standard size and resolution LED display, for example 256x192 pixels more. If we consider the huge or tiny LED displays, then we need to consider other factors. So the above table will be not accurate. But it would help to you in most circumstances.

3. Determining the type of LED display you need
The distance between your sign and its viewers is the important factor in determining the type of LED display you will need. Longer distances require less resolution and shorter distances require higher resolutions. Therefore, the viewing distance is directly related to the pixel pitch used in a LED display. The smaller the pixel pitch, the shorter the optimal viewing distance. The larger the pixels pitch, the longer the optimal viewing distance. A simple but effective rule could be to consider.

For example, that the optimal viewing distance for a LED display with a 6mm pixel pitch is 6 meters.