Planar DLPro 1.2M20 vs Sony ZRD-C12A

1.26 mm against 1.26 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.

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: 7.86 × 4.42 m and 7.90 × 4.45 m respectively.

What the numbers say

• Both resolve to about the same density (634,547 and 623,269 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
• Planar DLPro 1.2M20 is the lighter rig: 34 kg/m² against 46 kg/m². Across this wall that is 433 kg of difference, 1,338 kg versus 1,771 kg, which moves point loads and can change the hoist call.
• Sony ZRD-C12A draws more: 755 W/m² against 656 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 22.8 kW versus 26.5 kW, and 13 versus 13 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
• Data is lighter on Sony ZRD-C12A: 52 runs against 65, at 3 and 4 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: 604.8 × 340.2 mm against 608 × 342 mm, so 169 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: 8.1 m for Sony ZRD-C12A against 8.3 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

Full specifications

• Planar DLPro 1.2M20: specs and calculator
• Sony ZRD-C12A: specs and calculator
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• All Sony panels

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