LED Display Price Index 2026: What Panels Actually Cost, Factory-Direct

Published ranges in USD per square metre and per square foot, FOB Shenzhen — the same numbers we quote to integrators, rental companies and media owners. Reviewed quarterly.

• Last updated: Q4 2026
• FOB Shenzhen
• Panel and cabinet only
• 1 m² = 10.76 sq ft

2026 Price Ranges at a Glance

Panel-only ranges, FOB Shenzhen, excluding controllers, steel structure, freight, duties and installation. Every range links to a page that shows the full breakdown — no form required.

Outdoor billboards sit outside these ranges. Steel structure, foundations, permits and civil work carry as much of the cost as the panels do — see the outdoor LED billboard page for that breakdown.

How These Numbers Were Produced

• These ranges come from more than 100 quotations issued between October 2025 and September 2026 to integrators, rental companies, advertising media owners and OEM customers, normalised to USD per square metre at the exchange rate used in those quotations (approximately 6.6 CNY/USD).
• Included in a panel price: LED modules, cabinet and frame, power supplies, receiving cards, internal cabling, and the spare modules allocated to the order at the published ratio.
• Excluded: video processor and sending card, steel or truss structure, custom cabinet colour, freight by air or sea, import duties and taxes, installation labour, permits and commissioning.
• Why ranges and not single prices: the same pixel pitch can move 30–50% depending on the LED lamp and driver IC brand, brightness level, cabinet material and order size. A single number would be a marketing figure, not a buying figure.
• We publish these because buyers ask the same question every week, and a published range saves both sides a week of back-and-forth before anyone talks about a specific wall.

Indoor Fine Pitch — $650–$2,000 per m²

Bought by AV integrators, control-room contractors and corporate end users who need a seamless wall viewed from 2–5 metres. This is the line where pixel pitch, not screen size, does most of the damage to the budget.

Moving from P2.5 to P1.5 puts about 2.8 times as many LEDs on every square metre, and that density is the bulk of the price step. Below P1.2 the cost climbs faster than the visible improvement in most meeting rooms — which is why we rarely recommend it without a specific viewing-distance requirement.

Full specification: fine pitch LED display. Pitch selection: P1.2 vs P1.5 vs P2.5.

Rental LED Display — from $780 per m²

Bought by touring and event rental companies. The price is driven by the cabinet, not the LED: quick-lock hardware, curved capability, flight cases and road life measured in hundreds of load-ins.

Rental cabinets cost more per square metre than fixed indoor panels with the same pitch, because the cabinet carries the rigging load and survives repeated transport. If the screen will never move, fixed installation is the cheaper route.

Full specification: Star Series rental LED display and Lyra Series.

Indoor Fixed Installation — from $710 per m²

Bought for lobbies, retail, meeting rooms and wayfinding. Same LED technology as fine pitch, coarser pitch, standard cabinet, no front-service premium unless the wall is recessed.

Published starting price is $710/m² across P2.5–P4. Larger orders share setup, programming and freight, so the per-square-metre figure improves with quantity. Full specification: Matrix indoor fixed LED display.

Transparent LED — from $730 per m²

Bought by retail chains, banks and building owners who want media on glass without blocking daylight. You are paying for the strip structure and the transparency, not for resolution — transparent screens are normally specified coarse.

Published starting price is $730/m². Film options cost less than cabinet options at small sizes but are harder to service, which is why the two are quoted separately. Full specification: transparent LED display.

Outdoor Fixed and DOOH — $400–$700 per m²

Bought by outdoor advertising media owners and signage contractors. High brightness and weather protection are standard; the range reflects pitch, brightness and cabinet sealing rather than brand premium.

• Pitch bandP4 – P10, cabinet based
• Brightness5,000 – 10,000 nits, IP65 / IP67
• Price$400 – $700 per m² ($37 – $65 per sq ft)
• What moves itPitch, brightness and cabinet sealing

The bottom of the band is a coarse pitch at lower brightness; the top is a finer pitch with a heavier, better-sealed cabinet. We do not publish per-pitch tiers here because outdoor prices move with brightness and cabinet specification as much as with pitch.

These are panel and cabinet numbers only. On a real billboard project the steel structure, foundation, electrical supply and permit often cost as much again. Full specification: outdoor LED display and outdoor LED billboard.

LED Mesh and Media Facade — $110–$420 per m²

Bought by facade contractors and stage designers who need a see-through surface on a building or a temporary structure. Mesh is the cheapest LED product per square metre, because there is simply less material in it.

• Pitch bandP37.5 – P100
• Transparency70 – 97%
• Price$110 – $420 per m² ($10 – $39 per sq ft)
• What moves itStrip width and openness of the mesh

Mesh prices move with strip width and transparency rather than resolution: the more open the mesh, the less LED per square metre, the lower the price. The top of the band is a dense strip at P37.5 on a facade where viewing distance is short.

Full specification: LED mesh screen. Worked cost example: LED mesh screen cost.

What Actually Drives the Price

1. Pixel pitch. Every step down multiplies the LEDs per square metre — P2.5 to P1.5 is about 2.8 times. That single step is the one buyers feel most, because it changes which projects are viable at all.
2. Brightness and IP rating. An outdoor panel at 5,000–10,000 nits with IP65 or IP67 sealing typically adds 20–35% over an indoor panel at the same pitch.
3. LED lamp and driver IC brand. Lamp brand is the single largest swing inside one pitch band; the spread inside a band is usually wider than the gap between bands.
4. Cabinet material. Die-cast aluminium, steel sheet and plastic cabinets behave differently under load and heat, and are priced accordingly.
5. Order quantity. Setup, programming and freight are spread across the order. There is no fixed minimum order quantity — each project is quoted on its own dimensions.
6. Control system. Video processor and sending card are quoted separately from the panels, and the choice of brand moves the system cost more than the panels do.

What Three Real Project Sizes Cost

Panel cost is the published range multiplied by area. The processor allowance is $1,000–$3,200 for the boardroom wall and $2,000–$5,000 for the larger systems; the billboard figure still excludes steel structure, foundation, electrical supply and permits, which are usually quoted by a local contractor.

Freight, Duties and Delivery Terms

• Shipping terms: FOB, DAP and DDP are all available. FOB requires a named port; DAP and DDP are quoted to your site or nearest airport.
• Lead time: about 15 days for standard configurations after order and specification confirmation; 20–25 days for custom cabinets, non-standard sizes or mixed-pitch orders. Transit time is additional.
• Minimum order: none. A single cabinet and a sample panel can be ordered before a project is approved.
• Duties and taxes: import duty and VAT depend on the destination country and are always stated separately from the panel price, so the two never get mixed into one figure.
• Payment terms: confirmed in the written quotation, together with the validity period of the prices.

Why Factory-Direct Pricing Looks Like This

JDX TECH runs its own SMT lines, ageing racks and assembly in Shenzhen. There is no trading layer between the quotation and the production line, and no distributor margin inside the number above.

What that does not mean is that we are the cheapest quote you will receive. Custom cabinets, unusual sizes and small orders carry real setup cost that a large standard order spreads out. The useful claim is not “lowest price” — it is that the price is traceable to a specification you can check, and that the same specification will be produced the same way on the second order. Certifications and quality process: LED display manufacturer and LED display datasheets.

Warranty and Spares Inside the Price

Every order ships with a 2-year standard warranty on LED modules and control electronics, extendable to 3 years by written quotation, plus one free spare module per 20 m² ordered. Warranty is not a hidden line item in these prices — it is part of what the quoted number covers. Terms, exclusions and the claim procedure: warranty and return policy.

Cite This Data

Data is free to cite with attribution. For a CSV of the underlying ranges, email [email protected].

Update Log

Q4 2026 — first publication, based on more than 100 quotations issued between October 2025 and September 2026. Ranges are reviewed quarterly; the review date at the top of this page changes when the numbers do.

Questions Buyers Ask About These Prices