Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2 vs Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500)

1.87 mm against 1.8 mm · specifications from both manufacturers' datasheets

Side-by-side specifications, then the same wall built from each tile, so the comparison is in panels, kilograms, circuits and data runs rather than in marketing copy.

Specifications

	Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2	Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500)
Manufacturer	Absen	Unilumin
Pixel pitch	1.87 mm	1.8 mm
Cabinet	600 × 337.5 mm	500 × 500 mm
Brightness	1,000 nits	1,000 nits
Refresh rate	7,680 Hz	3,840 Hz
Viewing angle	160° / 160°	155° / 155°
Pixels per cabinet	320 × 180	270 × 270
Pixels per m²	284,444	291,600
Weight	4.3 kg (21 kg/m²)	6 kg (24 kg/m²)
Max power	80 W (395 W/m²)	125 W (500 W/m²)
Typical power	27 W	42 W
Max hang	15 panels	not published

The same wall, built from eachclosest 16:9 / 16:10 near 8 m wide, flown, EU power, 60 Hz 8-bit

	Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2	Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500)
Wall built	13 × 13, 7.80 × 4.39 m	16 × 9, 8.00 × 4.50 m
Panels needed	169 + 9 spare	144 + 8 spare
Resolution	4,160 × 2,340 px	4,320 × 2,430 px
Weight incl. bumpers	892 kg	1,064 kg
Load per point	~357 kg across 3	~426 kg across 3
Power, full white	13.5 kW	18 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	7	8
Data runs	26 at ≤9/port	32 at ≤7/port
Truck, linear	7.3 m	6.5 m

Whole cabinets rarely hit an identical size, so each wall is the closest build to a real video format (16:9 or 16:10) near 8 m wide for that tile: 7.80 × 4.39 m and 8.00 × 4.50 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Both resolve to about the same density (284,444 and 291,600 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2 is the lighter rig: 21 kg/m² against 24 kg/m². Across this wall that is 172 kg of difference, 892 kg versus 1,064 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500) draws more: 500 W/m² against 395 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 13.5 kW versus 18 kW, and 7 versus 8 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
Data is lighter on Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2: 26 runs against 32, at 9 and 7 panels per port respectively (60 Hz, 8-bit, ports loaded to 80%). Fewer runs means fewer home runs to pull and fewer processor ports to find.
Different cabinet formats: 600 × 337.5 mm against 500 × 500 mm, so 169 tiles versus 144 for the same wall. Fewer, larger cabinets build faster; smaller ones give finer control over wall dimensions and are easier to handle alone.
Estimated truck space: 6.5 m for Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500) against 7.3 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Absen KLCOB1.8 Pro V2 vs Unilumin UHF 1.8 (500×500)

Specifications

The same wall, built from eachclosest 16:9 / 16:10 near 8 m wide, flown, EU power, 60 Hz 8-bit

What the numbers say

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