Sharp LD-E181 specs
High Impact. Streamlined Value. Bring the brilliance of fine-pitch LED to value-driven environments, without compromising on performance. Purpose-built for corporate meeting rooms and digital signage, the Sharp E Series delivers vivid content clarity and brightness for excellent visibility.

Physical
- Pixel pitch
- 1.875 mm
- Cabinet size (W×H×D)
- 600 × 338 × 29 mm
- Weight
- 4.7 kg
- Weight per m²
- 23.2 kg/m²
- Cabinet type
- Fixed install
- Service access
- Front
Image
- Cabinet resolution
- 320 × 180 px (16:9)
- Pixel density
- 284,444 px/m²
- Brightness (calibrated)
- 800 nits
- Refresh rate
- 3,840 Hz
- Contrast
- 5,000:1
- Viewing angle (H/V)
- 140° / 140°
- LED type
- SMD
- Processing depth
- 16 bit
Power & thermal
- Max power
- 125 W
- Average power
- 43 W
- Max power per m²
- 617 W/m²
- Average power per m²
- 212 W/m²
- Thermal load
- 426 BTU/h per cabinet
Environment
- Rated for
- Indoor
- IP rating (front)
- IP20
- IP rating (rear)
- IP20
- Operating temperature
- -20 to 40 °C
- LED lifetime
- 100,000 h
- Certifications
- CE, ETL, FCC Class A, RoHS
Manufacturer details
- Dimming
- 256 levels
- Features
- Flush Surface SMD Design; Single Data Receiving Cards; Single Power Supplies
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Scan rate
- 1/60 dynamic scan
- Order code
- LDE181
- Product group
- 1.8 mm Indoor FinePitch LED Module
- Site category
- Essential Indoor
- Frame rates hz
- 50/60
- Cabinet material
- Aluminum Cabinet
- Shipping content
- LED Modules (1 Cabinets, 4 Pixel Cards); Spare Parts Kit
- Color temperature
- 3000-9500 K
- Module resolution
- 80x180
- Contrast published
- 5000:1
- Lifetime published
- 100000 hrs (50% brightness)
- Operating humidity
- 10–80 %
- Grayscale published
- 16 bit
- Pixel configuration
- SMD (1415) / 3-in-1 SMD (Black)
- Brightness published
- 800 cd/m² (max.)
- Manufacturer published
- SHARP
- Refresh rate published
- ≤ 3840 Hz
- Led package published us
- Kinglight (1415)
All variations in the LD-E series
All Sharp cabinets →Every Sharp LD-E series cabinet and the exact pitch, size and brightness pairing it ships with.
- Sharp LD-E1211.25 mm600×338 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E121-1081.25 mm2412×1406 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E121-2171.25 mm4812×2756 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E121-F1.25 mm2400×1350 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E121-U1.25 mm4800×2700 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E1511.5625 mm600×338 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E151-1351.5625 mm3012×1744 mm600 nits
- Sharp LD-E151-F1.5625 mm3012×1688 mm600 nits
- LD-E181this model1.875 mm600×338 mm800 nits
- Sharp LD-E181-1621.875 mm3612×2081 mm800 nits
- Sharp LD-E181-F1.875 mm3612×2131 mm800 nits
- Sharp LD-E2512.5 mm600×338 mm1,000 nits
- Sharp LD-E251-2172.5 mm4812×2756 mm1,000 nits
- Sharp LD-E251-F2.5 mm4800×2700 mm1,000 nits
Controllers that drive this panel
All controllers →Each cabinet carries 57,600 px, so a controller's port budget and total capacity decide how much wall it drives. Its receiving card is not published — confirm the control ecosystem with your supplier before ordering.
- Colorlight U15 MaxColorlightConfirm ecosystem
4,400cabinets
400 × Mixed520M px total · port-bound
Wire it - NovaStar H20NovaStarConfirm ecosystem
4,400cabinets
400 × Mixed260M px total · port-bound
Wire it - NovaStar MX6000 ProNovaStarConfirm ecosystem
2,447cabinets
64 × Mixed141M px total · capacity-bound
Wire it - NovaStar H15NovaStarConfirm ecosystem
2,200cabinets
200 × Mixed130M px total · port-bound
Wire it - Colorlight U9 MaxColorlightConfirm ecosystem
1,100cabinets
100 × Mixed260M px total · port-bound
Wire it - Colorlight U6 MaxColorlightConfirm ecosystem
1,100cabinets
100 × Mixed130M px total · port-bound
Wire it
Counts assume one cabinet per port-chain hop at 60 Hz / 8-bit. Open Sharp LD-E181 in the calculator to lay out the real chains and validate them.
Design a wall with this panelFrequently asked
- How much power does the Sharp LD-E181 draw?
- Each Sharp LD-E181 cabinet draws up to 125 W at full white and about 43 W with typical content — 617 W/m² max. A 10-cabinet wall therefore needs up to 1,249 W plus headroom.
- What is the resolution of the Sharp LD-E181?
- One cabinet is 320 × 180 pixels at a 1.875 mm pixel pitch (284,444 px/m²). About 12 cabinets side by side reach 4K width (≈ 7.20 m).
- How heavy is a Sharp LD-E181 wall?
- A single cabinet weighs 4.7 kg (23.2 kg/m²). A 5 × 3 wall of 15 cabinets weighs about 71 kg before mounting structure.
- Is the Sharp LD-E181 suitable for outdoor use?
- No — the Sharp LD-E181 is an indoor cabinet (IP20 front). Its 800 nits suit controlled lighting, not direct sun.
Size a wall with the LD-E181
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