Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40 vs Desay X1.2i

1.25 mm against 1.25 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

	Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40	Desay X1.2i
Manufacturer	Christie	Desay
Pixel pitch	1.25 mm	1.25 mm
Cabinet	240 × 270 mm	500 × 500 mm
Brightness	1,000 nits	600 nits
Refresh rate	3,840 Hz	3,840 Hz
Viewing angle	160° / 140°	160° / 140°
Pixels per cabinet	192 × 216	400 × 400
Pixels per m²	640,000	640,000
Weight	2.2 kg (34 kg/m²)	10.9 kg (44 kg/m²)
Max power	75 W (1157 W/m²)	188 W (752 W/m²)
Typical power	23 W	66 W
Max hang	not published	not published

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

	Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40	Desay X1.2i
Wall built	34 × 17, 8.16 × 4.59 m	16 × 9, 8.00 × 4.50 m
Panels needed	578 + 29 spare	144 + 8 spare
Resolution	6,528 × 3,672 px	6,400 × 3,600 px
Weight incl. bumpers	1,697 kg	1,770 kg
Load per point	~679 kg across 3	~708 kg across 3
Power, full white	43.4 kW	27.1 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	17	16
Data runs	68 at ≤12/port	48 at ≤3/port
Truck, linear	13.5 m	6.9 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: 8.16 × 4.59 m and 8.00 × 4.50 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Both resolve to about the same density (640,000 and 640,000 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40 is the lighter rig: 34 kg/m² against 44 kg/m². Across this wall that is 73 kg of difference, 1,697 kg versus 1,770 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40 draws more: 1157 W/m² against 752 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 43.4 kW versus 27.1 kW, and 17 versus 16 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
Data is lighter on Desay X1.2i: 48 runs against 68, at 12 and 3 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: 240 × 270 mm against 500 × 500 mm, so 578 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: 6.9 m for Desay X1.2i against 13.5 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Christie MicroTiles LED 1.25 mm Series 40 vs Desay X1.2i

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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