LED Wall Pricing: Screen Only vs. the Full System You Actually Need

People price-shop LED walls by the panel and get blindsided at quote time. A bare tile price is real, but a tile is not a display — it's one brick. To actually show content on the floor you need the system around it. Knowing the parts means you can compare quotes fairly instead of by a number that leaves things out.

What a working LED wall actually includes

A screen-only price is not a working LED wall. Here is everything that has to be present for pixels to actually light up in your booth, and what we include so you can compare like for like.

What ships with ours

• A spare LED module with every poster — so a dead tile at 8am on show day is a two-minute swap, not a hole in your booth for three days.
• A spare receiver card for every five displays.
• DisplayPort and HDMI cable with each unit.
• A rolling flight case for everything, which also keeps it out of special-handling drayage.
• Support brackets where panels are being built into a wall rather than standing alone.

What a screen-only quote leaves for you to find later

• Setup and teardown labor — ours is $500 per poster, $600 for a tri-fold, $1,800 for a three-sided tower. If a quote does not name this figure, it is not a total.
• Structure. Panels do not stand up by themselves; a wall needs bracketing or ground support behind it.
• Spares. Ask what happens when a module fails mid-show and who pays.
• Content and playback — the source, the cabling, and someone who can fix it when the feed drops.
• Power. Your LED draw is a real number; get it in writing so you can order electrical at advance pricing rather than 30–50% more on the floor.

The test for any LED quote: add up what it would cost to run the wall for three days with nobody from the vendor in the building. If that number is not on the page, the quote is a screen price, not a system price.

Why “screen-only” quotes mislead

If one quote is “just the panels” and another is turnkey, the cheaper-looking one can cost more once you add the processor, structure, labor, and content. When you compare, ask each vendor to list exactly what's in and what's extra — it's the fastest way to see who's quoting the same thing.

What sits on top at a Vegas show

Beyond the hardware/labor, Las Vegas venues add their own orders — electrical, rigging, and internet — plus drayage to get freight from the dock to your space. We flag these up front so nothing surprises you.

Want an apples-to-apples, fully-loaded number? Get a free quote.

Frequently asked

Why is one LED wall quote so much cheaper than another?

Usually because one is a screen price and the other is a system price. A working wall also needs structure or bracketing, spare modules and receivers, cabling, setup and teardown labor, power, and someone who can fix it mid-show. Ask what the quote costs to actually run for three days with nobody from the vendor in the building.

What should be included with an LED wall rental?

Ours ship with a spare LED module per poster, a spare receiver for every five displays, DisplayPort and HDMI cables, rolling flight cases, and support brackets where panels are built into a wall. Setup and teardown is quoted openly and separately: $500 per poster, $600 per tri-fold, $1,800 per tower.

What happens if a panel fails during the show?

That is exactly what the spare module and spare receiver are for - a dead tile becomes a two-minute swap instead of a hole in your booth for three days. Ask any vendor what their answer is and who pays for it.