Desay M3 vs Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD

3.846 mm against 3.75 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

	Desay M3	Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD
Manufacturer	Desay	Nanolumens
Pixel pitch	3.846 mm	3.75 mm
Cabinet	800 × 900 mm	600 × 337.5 mm
Brightness	5,000 nits	800 nits
Refresh rate	3,840 Hz	not published
Viewing angle	160° / 80°	170° / 170°
Pixels per cabinet	208 × 234	160 × 90
Pixels per m²	67,600	71,111
Weight	19.8 kg (28 kg/m²)	5.1 kg (25 kg/m²)
Max power	461 W (640 W/m²)	126 W (622 W/m²)
Typical power	151 W	42 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

	Desay M3	Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD
Wall built	10 × 5, 8.00 × 4.50 m	13 × 13, 7.80 × 4.39 m
Panels needed	50 + 3 spare	169 + 9 spare
Resolution	2,080 × 1,170 px	2,080 × 1,170 px
Weight incl. bumpers	1,115 kg	1,027 kg
Load per point	~446 kg across 3	~411 kg across 3
Power, full white	23.1 kW	21.3 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	10	13
Data runs	5 at ≤10/port	7 at ≤36/port
Truck, linear	2.9 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: 8.00 × 4.50 m and 7.80 × 4.39 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD resolves finer: 71,111 pixels per square metre against 67,600 for Desay M3, 5% more. On a 8 m wide wall that is 2,080 px across versus 2,080 px.
Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD is the lighter rig: 25 kg/m² against 28 kg/m². Across this wall that is 88 kg of difference, 1,027 kg versus 1,115 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
Power is close: 640 W/m² for Desay M3 against 622 W/m² for Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD at full white, giving 10 and 13 circuits respectively for this wall.
Data is lighter on Desay M3: 5 runs against 7, at 10 and 36 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: 800 × 900 mm against 600 × 337.5 mm, so 50 tiles versus 169 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: 2.9 m for Desay M3 against 6.9 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Desay M3 vs Nanolumens NXT 3.75 SMD

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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