Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9 vs SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor

3.906 mm against 3.906 mm · specifications from both manufacturers' datasheets

This page puts the two sheets side by side, then builds the same wall from each tile, so the comparison is in panels, kilograms, circuits and data runs.

Specifications

	Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9	SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor
Manufacturer	Nanolumens	SiliconCore
Pixel pitch	3.906 mm	3.906 mm
Cabinet	250 × 250 mm	500 × 500 mm
Brightness	5,500 nits	4,500 nits
Refresh rate	not published	3,840 Hz
Viewing angle	140° / 140°	160° / 160°
Pixels per cabinet	64 × 64	128 × 128
Pixels per m²	65,536	65,536
Weight	2.33 kg (37 kg/m²)	8.9 kg (36 kg/m²)
Max power	41.3 W (661 W/m²)	129 W (516 W/m²)
Typical power	12.4 W	43 W
Max hang	not published	not published

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

	Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9	SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor
Wall built	32 × 18, 8.00 × 4.50 m	16 × 9, 8.00 × 4.50 m
Panels needed	576 + 29 spare	144 + 8 spare
Resolution	2,048 × 1,152 px	2,048 × 1,152 px
Weight incl. bumpers	1,742 kg	1,482 kg
Load per point	~697 kg across 3	~593 kg across 3
Power, full white	23.8 kW	18.6 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	11	8
Data runs	5 at ≤126/port	6 at ≤31/port
Truck, linear	21.3 m	5.8 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 8.00 × 4.50 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Both resolve to about the same density (65,536 and 65,536 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor is the lighter rig: 36 kg/m² against 37 kg/m². Across this wall that is 260 kg of difference, 1,482 kg versus 1,742 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9 draws more: 661 W/m² against 516 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 23.8 kW versus 18.6 kW, and 11 versus 8 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
Data is lighter on Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9: 5 runs against 6, at 126 and 31 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: 250 × 250 mm against 500 × 500 mm, so 576 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: 5.8 m for SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor against 21.3 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Nanolumens Performance 250 3.9 vs SiliconCore Tulip 3.9 Outdoor

Specifications

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

What the numbers say

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