Impact-resistant face and trim
A protective LED mask keeps air-inflated sports balls off the diodes. Micro-grooves help perceived contrast. Perimeter trim protects edges as part of the mechanical design.
Education
University and college LED displays
Athletics and campus rec need presentation quality that still survives a rec-center duty cycle. XL AV specifies an indoor rugged LED wall, with processing sized to the pixel map and control staff can run.
Practice, rec, and donor events
A consumer video wall will not last in a rec center. A numeric board will not run donor events. The wall has to be a gym product and a presentation canvas.
XL AV specifies LUXVISION PROLUX Rugged for university and college gyms and rec rooms. NovaStar processing is typical. Controller selection follows the actual pixel map.
Athletics and campus rec on one drawing
When both groups share the room, control and audio have to be specified for both workflows. We survey, coordinate with facilities, install, and train.
Front service and onsite spares are the repair path during a season.
Lighting
Practice facilities and rec centers run long hours under bright light. We operate PROLUX Rugged around 2,100 nits and coordinate lighting scenes for events when control is in scope.
Sound
Speech for donor events and program audio for rec nights belong with the wall. We specify or integrate DSP and loudspeakers.
Control
Athletics and rec staff should not inherit two remotes. LUXVISION typically uses NovaStar processing. Training is at commissioning.
How we deliver the project
We start with the room: dimensions, viewing distance, how it is used, structure, power, and whether audio, lighting, and live video are in the project. Then a specification, coordination with the facilities team, installation, commissioning, and operator training. Spare modules stay on site so a failed cabinet is swapped, not left dark.
Typical uses
- Practice facilities
- Rec center feature walls
- Club and intramural nights
- Donor events
PROLUX Rugged
The indoor wall
Quarter-turn metal-to-metal modules
Earlier rugged products could lose magnetic modules on a hard hit. PROLUX Rugged uses a quarter-turn metal-to-metal interlock so modules stay on the wall and still service from the front.
7-year sports-impact warranty
Current PROLUX Rugged warranty context is 7 years, including impact from air-inflated sports balls.
Full front service
Modules, cabling, and feeder access are designed from the front. That is required when a gym display is mounted tight to a wall with no rear aisle.
Fanless thermal design
Gyms collect dust. Fans ingest that dust and then fail. PROLUX Rugged uses the cabinet as a heat sink with Mean Well supplies. There is no cooling fan in the documented architecture.
Under-driven, efficient LEDs
Pixels capable of about 3,900 nits are operated around 2,100 nits. The intent is less heat and less electrical infrastructure than driving the diodes to their maximum.
- Canadian-made PROLUX Rugged indoor dvLED
- Known pitches: P3.3 and P4
- Cabinets: 1280 by 720 mm (~58") and 1600 by 900 mm (~72"), both 16:9
- Common 16:9 walls from about 116" to 347" diagonal by arraying cabinets
- Operating brightness about 2,100 nits (LED capability ~3,900 nits, under-driven)
- Up to 16-bit colour and ~4,200 Hz refresh in the documented generation
- Fanless Mean Well power supplies; no hub-board architecture
- 7-year warranty context including air-inflated ball impact
Questions
Is this NCAA arena center-hung product?
No. This page is gym, rec, and practice-facility walls. A center-hung bowl is a different conversation.
What processing do you use?
LUXVISION typically uses NovaStar processors. Exact models depend on pixel count and mapping.
Can live camera be included?
Yes, when cameras and processing are in the project.
Is it indoor only?
Yes.
Related
Talk to XL AV
Request a university LED specification
Describe whether this is a practice facility, rec center, or game gym, and whether live camera or donor events are in scope.