Planar TVF009 vs Samsung IW009B

0.945 mm against 0.945 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

	Planar TVF009	Samsung IW009B
Manufacturer	Planar	Samsung
Pixel pitch	0.945 mm	0.945 mm
Cabinet	604.8 × 340.2 mm	1209.6 × 680.4 mm
Brightness	800 nits	600 nits
Refresh rate	3,840 Hz	11,520 Hz
Viewing angle	160° / 160°	160° / 150°
Pixels per cabinet	640 × 360	1280 × 720
Pixels per m²	1,119,789	1,119,789
Weight	5.35 kg (26 kg/m²)	22.1 kg (27 kg/m²)
Max power	123 W (598 W/m²)	264 W (321 W/m²)
Typical power	51 W	161 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

	Planar TVF009	Samsung IW009B
Wall built	13 × 13, 7.86 × 4.42 m	7 × 7, 8.47 × 4.76 m
Panels needed	169 + 9 spare	49 + 3 spare
Resolution	8,320 × 4,680 px	8,960 × 5,040 px
Weight incl. bumpers	1,069 kg	1,173 kg
Load per point	~428 kg across 3	~469 kg across 3
Power, full white	20.8 kW	12.9 kW
Circuits (16 A/230 V)	13	7
Data runs	91 at ≤2/port	49 at ≤1/port
Truck, linear	9 m	7.9 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: 7.86 × 4.42 m and 8.47 × 4.76 m respectively.

What the numbers say

Both resolve to about the same density (1,119,789 and 1,119,789 pixels per square metre), so pick on weight, power or what your shop already owns rather than on image detail.
Weight is close: 26 kg/m² for Planar TVF009 against 27 kg/m² for Samsung IW009B, so the rigging plot looks much the same either way.
Planar TVF009 draws more: 598 W/m² against 321 W/m² at full white. For this wall that is 20.8 kW versus 12.9 kW, and 13 versus 7 circuits at a 16 A/230 V supply with an 80% derate.
Data is lighter on Samsung IW009B: 49 runs against 91, at 2 and 1 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 1209.6 × 680.4 mm, so 169 tiles versus 49 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: 7.9 m for Samsung IW009B against 9 m for the other, including spares, cases and cabling.

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Planar TVF009 vs Samsung IW009B

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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