Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 vs Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5

2.5 mm against 2.5 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 PL2.5 Plus V2	Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5
Manufacturer	Absen	Blizzard IRiS
Pixel pitch	2.5 mm	2.5 mm
Cabinet	500 × 500 mm	1200 × 300 mm
Brightness	1,200 nits	1,000 nits
Refresh rate	7,680 Hz	3,840 Hz
Viewing angle	140° / 140°	not published
Pixels per cabinet	200 × 200	480 × 120
Pixels per m²	160,000	160,000
Weight	7.8 kg (31 kg/m²)	10 kg (28 kg/m²)
Max power	160 W (640 W/m²)	175 W (486 W/m²)
Typical power	54 W	58 W*
Max hang	not published	not published

* Average draw estimated as max ÷ 3; this manufacturer publishes no average figure.

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

	Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5
Wall built	16 × 9, 8.00 × 4.50 m	6 × 15, 7.20 × 4.50 m
Panels needed	144 + 8 spare	90 + 5 spare
Resolution	3,200 × 1,800 px	2,880 × 1,800 px
Weight incl. bumpers	1,323 kg	975 kg
Load per point	~529 kg across 3	~390 kg across 3
Power, full white	23 kW	15.8 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	8	6
Data runs	16 at ≤13/port	12 at ≤9/port
Truck, linear	6 m	6.7 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: 8.00 × 4.50 m and 7.20 × 4.50 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Both resolve to about the same density (160,000 and 160,000 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5 is the lighter rig: 28 kg/m² against 31 kg/m². Across this wall that is 348 kg of difference, 975 kg versus 1,323 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 draws more: 640 W/m² against 486 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 23 kW versus 15.8 kW, and 8 versus 6 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
Data is lighter on Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5: 12 runs against 16, at 13 and 9 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: 500 × 500 mm against 1200 × 300 mm, so 144 tiles versus 90 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 m for Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 against 6.7 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 vs Blizzard IRiS InSignia Panorama 2.5

Specifications

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

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