Absen vs Planar
22 matched panels · 1.95 to 5.2 mm · specifications from both makers' datasheets
The two lineups side by side, then what the matched panels say about weight, power and what each maker publishes. Every figure is the maker's own; the planner adds nothing it cannot point to on a sheet.
| Absen | Planar |
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| Panels listed | 43 | 12 |
| Pitch range | 0.938 to 8.9 mm | 1.9 to 5.2 mm |
| Cabinet formats | 250×500, 600×337.5, 500×500, 500×1000, 1000×500, 1000×1000 mm | 500×500, 500×1000 mm |
| Weight | 19 to 38 kg/m² | 14 to 17 kg/m² |
| Maximum draw | 400 to 800 W/m² | 600 to 1,200 W/m² |
| Brightness | 1,000 to 5,500 nits | 800 to 1,500 nits |
| Hang limit published | 28 of 43 | 0 of 12 |
| Typical draw published | 43 of 43 | 10 of 12 |
Weight and draw are per square metre of cabinet, so different cabinet sizes compare fairly. Ranges run across every panel the maker has in the database, not only the matched ones.
What the sheets say
- Absen and Planar overlap on 22 matched pairs between 1.95 and 5.2 mm; outside that band one of them has no comparable panel.
- Absen is the lighter cabinet in 0 of 22 matched pairs, Planar in 22. Across their lineups that is 19 to 38 kg/m² against 14 to 17 kg/m².
- Absen draws less at full white in 19 of 22 matched pairs, Planar in 3. Lineups: 400 to 800 W/m² against 600 to 1,200 W/m², which sets the circuit count.
- Cabinet formats: Absen builds in 250×500, 600×337.5, 500×500, 500×1000, 1000×500, 1000×1000 mm; Planar in 500×500, 500×1000 mm. A shop that already owns one format keeps its bumpers and cases.
- A hanging limit is published for 28 of its 43 panels by Absen and for none of its 12 panels by Planar; where it is not, the planner uses a conservative placeholder and says so.
- Typical draw is estimated as a third of the maximum where a sheet publishes no figure: Absen for none, Planar for 2 of 12.
Matched panels, side by side
Each pair is two panels of comparable pitch, one from each maker, with the same wall built from both.
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