THE RING 3

THE RING 3 closes the Pixelight circular range at the top end of buildable surface. Its 3.08 mm pitch is the widest in the range, and that is exactly what makes it the reference for very large curved forms: ceiling rings, high-level circles and whole-volume hoops, anywhere the audience is structurally far from the screen.

The usual pitch-to-distance conversion places comfortable reading from around 3.08 m. On a ring suspended at height or wrapping the perimeter of a large volume, that distance is comfortably exceeded by the geometry of the building itself. Any finer definition would be paid for and never resolved by the eye.

The surface uses the range's flexible 320 × 160 × 8.6 mm modules with SMD packages, calibrated at 800 nits for open, brightly lit volumes, with 3840 Hz refresh for clean on-camera capture.

On a ceiling ring, content does not set the definition; the building does. The nearest viewpoint is the visitor standing directly underneath, and that is still a long way off. Geometry is made to measure and set out along the developed length. Discounted pricing for resellers.

Avec un pitch de 3.08 mm, THE RING 3 couvre les distances de vision moyennes (3 à 8 m). Conçu pour un usage indoor, ce module combine 800 nits et 3840 Hz, soit l'ensemble des paramètres attendus sur une installation B2B professionnelle.

Projects that call for THE RING 3

One dominant criterion: the visitor cannot get close to the screen.

• Ceiling rings: circles suspended at height, where the closest viewpoint remains floor level.
• Surrounds in large volumes: high lobbies, glass roofs and stations, with developed lengths that finer pitches would make hard to budget.
• Large-scale dynamic signage: logos, headlines and patterns taken in at a glance from the floor or from an upper level.
• Large indoor events: scenographic rings seen from a seated audience, at a distance imposed by the room.
• Filmed spaces: 3840 Hz ensures clean capture of the rings, live or on shoot.

PIXELIGHT technical guidance — THE RING 3

• Survey the closest viewpoint, not the average distance: on a suspended ring it is the visitor standing directly underneath who qualifies or disqualifies the 3.08 mm pitch.
• Compare with the neighbouring pitch over the full developed length: if the suspension height far exceeds the pitch's comfort range, the finer pitch will be paid for without being perceived.
• Measure the unrolled circle: one extra metre of diameter adds more than three metres of panel. On very large rings the gap with the projected area is considerable.
• Size the video chain after the layout: the total resolution of a long developed length adds up fast. The controller is chosen once the module count is settled.
• Use the headroom of the 800 nits: in a high lobby or under a glass roof, run the exposure survey and set the level at commissioning, allowing for the fact that a ring always presents one face to daylight.