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20/03/2025
Leyard Europe Expands DirectLight® Family

Leyard Europe has expanded the popular DirectLight® family with the DirectLight® Slim Series.
Launched at ISE 2025, the Made in Europe Series features an ultra-thin, narrow width form factor, the new fine pixel pitch MicroLED video wall display accommodates curved and space-constrained applications that benefit from its unique form factor, including control rooms, broadcast studios, virtual production, extended reality, simulation and training, research and more.
Offering an installation depth of less than two inches, the new DirectLight Slim Series is ideal for tightly curved video walls with the solution's reduced width delivering minimal colour shift compared to other LED displays. The series is also well-suited for flat video walls in tight spaces because of its minimum depth and front serviceability. Models feature MicroLED technology and are available in 0.9, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.8 mm pixel pitches with a maximum brightness of 1,600 nits and a unique 4:9 aspect ratio to support deployment versatility and vibrant viewing experiences.
The DirectLight Slim Series also introduces pixel-level monitoring, offering more detailed insight into display health and performance by allowing users to identify when service or repair is needed. In addition to further simplifying display management, this delivers a faster time to issue resolution. DirectLight Slim Series customers can also select from the industry respected Planar® WallDirector™ Video Controller or a compatible ColorLight controller. The resolution also features remote power and five times the bandwidth of competitive solutions.
The latest improvements to the DirectLight family also add pixel-level monitoring and MicroLED technology to the industry-leading DirectLight® Pro Series, introducing improved brightness, power consumption and overall video performance.
"This expansion of the DirectLight family leverages our customers' most popular features, while enhancing capabilities to support a broader set of needs and use cases," said Robert Detwiler, Senior Director of Product Management and Training at Planar. "From a significantly reduced installation depth and slim profile for fastening to higher brightness, reduced power consumption and advanced display performance monitoring, DirectLight Slim Series and DirectLight Pro Series deliver unmatched deployment and energy efficiency for visual performance that stuns and lasts."
Enabled by MicroLED technology, DirectLight Pro Series now offers a wide colour space and deeper blacks for improved video performance and is available in pixel pitches ranges from 0.9 to 1.8 mm. A new high brightness model features exceptional efficiency of power to brightness with 1,600 nits and 135 watts, making the solution ideal for maximum performance in high ambient light environments. A low power model is also available for energy-conscious customers or applications with low ambient light conditions, offering 500 nits of brightness with only 68 watts of power consumption.
DirectLight Slim Series and DirectLight Pro Series customers can remotely monitor their display performance and incidents with the award-winning Planar® WallDirector™ Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) display fleet management application. Additional peace of mind is offered with the unparalleled EverCare™ Lifetime Limited Warranty, which covers everything from controller to sub-pixel and every component in between.
www.leyardeurope.eu
Launched at ISE 2025, the Made in Europe Series features an ultra-thin, narrow width form factor, the new fine pixel pitch MicroLED video wall display accommodates curved and space-constrained applications that benefit from its unique form factor, including control rooms, broadcast studios, virtual production, extended reality, simulation and training, research and more.
Offering an installation depth of less than two inches, the new DirectLight Slim Series is ideal for tightly curved video walls with the solution's reduced width delivering minimal colour shift compared to other LED displays. The series is also well-suited for flat video walls in tight spaces because of its minimum depth and front serviceability. Models feature MicroLED technology and are available in 0.9, 1.2, 1.5 and 1.8 mm pixel pitches with a maximum brightness of 1,600 nits and a unique 4:9 aspect ratio to support deployment versatility and vibrant viewing experiences.
The DirectLight Slim Series also introduces pixel-level monitoring, offering more detailed insight into display health and performance by allowing users to identify when service or repair is needed. In addition to further simplifying display management, this delivers a faster time to issue resolution. DirectLight Slim Series customers can also select from the industry respected Planar® WallDirector™ Video Controller or a compatible ColorLight controller. The resolution also features remote power and five times the bandwidth of competitive solutions.
The latest improvements to the DirectLight family also add pixel-level monitoring and MicroLED technology to the industry-leading DirectLight® Pro Series, introducing improved brightness, power consumption and overall video performance.
"This expansion of the DirectLight family leverages our customers' most popular features, while enhancing capabilities to support a broader set of needs and use cases," said Robert Detwiler, Senior Director of Product Management and Training at Planar. "From a significantly reduced installation depth and slim profile for fastening to higher brightness, reduced power consumption and advanced display performance monitoring, DirectLight Slim Series and DirectLight Pro Series deliver unmatched deployment and energy efficiency for visual performance that stuns and lasts."
Enabled by MicroLED technology, DirectLight Pro Series now offers a wide colour space and deeper blacks for improved video performance and is available in pixel pitches ranges from 0.9 to 1.8 mm. A new high brightness model features exceptional efficiency of power to brightness with 1,600 nits and 135 watts, making the solution ideal for maximum performance in high ambient light environments. A low power model is also available for energy-conscious customers or applications with low ambient light conditions, offering 500 nits of brightness with only 68 watts of power consumption.
DirectLight Slim Series and DirectLight Pro Series customers can remotely monitor their display performance and incidents with the award-winning Planar® WallDirector™ Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) display fleet management application. Additional peace of mind is offered with the unparalleled EverCare™ Lifetime Limited Warranty, which covers everything from controller to sub-pixel and every component in between.
www.leyardeurope.eu
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