How many pixels can the Colorlight Z8 drive?

47,180,000 pixels in total, across 16 outputs carrying up to 2,950,000 pixels each. Both limits apply — filling every port does not unlock more than the total.

How many cabinets does the Colorlight Z8 drive?

INFiLED IRWT0.93-SSC (0.93 mm): 192 cabinets; INFiLED IRWK1.5 (1.56 mm): 560 cabinets; Planar VPI-2.3VX (2.3148 mm): 1,008 cabinets; AOTO SW3.7 (3.75 mm): 912 cabinets; Samsung IS059C-BL (5.9 mm): 6,686 cabinets. The exact figure depends on the cabinet's pixel count.

Which panels work with the Colorlight Z8?

Any cabinet whose receiving card speaks the Colorlight protocol, within the capacity above. Most manufacturers fit the card the customer orders, so confirm the ecosystem with your supplier.

Colorlight16 × Mixed47,180,000 pxDiscontinued

Colorlight Z8

No longer sold by Colorlight. Current equivalent: Z8t. Specs are kept for existing installations.

Modular 5U LED controller with up to four output boards (4×5G Ethernet, 2×10G fiber, 4×10G fiber primary/backup or 4×5G fiber), up to six 4K input boards and 47.18 million pixel loading capacity.

Ports

2× Fibre 10× Mixed 16× 1G Ethernet 6× Mixed 4× Fibre 20× Mixed 8× Mixed16× Mixed

Capacity

2.6M px 6.6M px 8.3M px 8.8M px 13.1M px 23.6M px47.2M px

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Capacity

Outputs: 16 × Mixed
Pixels per port: 2,950,000 px
Total capacity: 47,180,000 px
Max input resolution: 4096×2160@60Hz

Processing

Ecosystem: Colorlight
Bit depth: 12 bit
HDR: Yes
Redundancy: Yes
Inputs: HDMI, DP, SDI, Fiber

Physical

Rack units: 5U
Weight: 22.5 kg
Max power: 300 W
Operating temperature: -10 to 50 °C
Released: 2022

What this drives

Cabinet counts computed from each panel's pixel count, respecting both the per-port budget and the total capacity.

INFiLED IRWT0.93-SSC0.93 mm12 per port192 cabinets
INFiLED IRWK1.51.56 mm35 per port560 cabinets
Planar VPI-2.3VX2.3148 mm63 per port1,008 cabinets
AOTO SW3.73.75 mm57 per port912 cabinets
Samsung IS059C-BL5.9 mm418 per port6,686 cabinets

All models in the Z series

Every Colorlight Z processor with its port count and pixel capacity.

Colorlight Z4F2× Fibre2.6M px
Colorlight Z4 Pro10× Mixed6.6M px
Colorlight Z616× 1G Ethernet8.3M px
Colorlight Z6 PRO-G22× Fibre8.8M px
Colorlight Z36× Mixed8.8M px
Colorlight Z6 Pro4× Fibre8.8M px
Colorlight Z520× Mixed13.1M px
Colorlight Z8t8× Mixed23.6M px
Z8this model16× Mixed47.2M px

Competing controllers

The closest processors from other brands by capacity and outputs — ecosystems differ, so the receiving cards do too.

NovaStar CX80 Pro16× Mixed35.4M px
NovaStar MX2000 Pro16× Mixed35.4M px
LG CEAA12× Fibre33.2M px
Megapixel VR HELIOS 8K8× Fibre35M px

Frequently asked

How many pixels can the Colorlight Z8 drive?: 47,180,000 pixels in total, across 16 outputs carrying up to 2,950,000 pixels each. Both limits apply — filling every port does not unlock more than the total.
How many cabinets does the Colorlight Z8 drive?: INFiLED IRWT0.93-SSC (0.93 mm): 192 cabinets; INFiLED IRWK1.5 (1.56 mm): 560 cabinets; Planar VPI-2.3VX (2.3148 mm): 1,008 cabinets; AOTO SW3.7 (3.75 mm): 912 cabinets; Samsung IS059C-BL (5.9 mm): 6,686 cabinets. The exact figure depends on the cabinet's pixel count.
Which panels work with the Colorlight Z8?: Any cabinet whose receiving card speaks the Colorlight protocol, within the capacity above. Most manufacturers fit the card the customer orders, so confirm the ecosystem with your supplier.