Published on 24th November 2025

Planar introduced the Planar® Komodo Series, a premium family of ultra-fine pixel pitch Chip-on-Board (COB) MicroLED video wall displays engineered for exceptional indoor visual performance and long-term reliability for applications as diverse as corporate, meeting spaces, video production, private cinema and other environments that demand the ultimate visual performance.

Available in 0.7-, 0.9- and 1.2-millimeter pixel pitches, the Planar Komodo Series represents the new flagship of Planar’s fine pitch LED portfolio, delivering exceptional image quality and reliable performance for the most visually discerning indoor applications. The new solution features a striking DCI-p3 colour gamut for professional-grade colour reproduction and 1,000 nits of brightness to support dynamic image reproduction in any indoor environment.

Versatile, High Bandwidth System Architecture for Efficient Performance

The Planar Komodo Series is powered by Megapixel’s award-winning HELIOS® LED Processing Platform, supporting cutting-edge video standards and delivering modular and flexible inputs to allow for endless creativity. Developed from the ground up by Planar and Megapixel, Planar Komodo Series features LED display cabinet electronics specifically designed to fully leverage the Megapixel platform.

“We are truly setting a new standard for visual excellence with the Planar Komodo Series,” said Sidney Rittenberg, Chief Executive Officer at Planar. “Designed for the most demanding audiences, the Planar Komodo Series delivers a top-of-the-line video wall solution like nothing else available today. This is the first result of our partnership with Megapixel, and we are proud to be presenting the future of LED with another leader in the industry.”

HELIOS® is a powerful and secure LED processing platform offering support for 8K inputs and output with a small one RU size. Featuring multiple advancements in video and colour handling with high bandwidth architecture, the system is ideal for applications as diverse as corporate settings, control rooms, video production and private cinema.

In addition to 100 Gbps (G) ST2110 capability, a standard developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) to define professional media over an IP network, Planar Komodo Series features an upgradable design to support future standards and can be configured to meet customer application needs.

Optimised to Achieve the Most Popular Configurations

Delivering a range of pixel pitches and multiple cabinet sizes, the new flagship COB product family allows users to achieve more industry standard resolutions and formats compared to conventional LED platforms.

The Planar Komodo Series is designed to support today’s most in-demand formats, including 16:9 and 21:9. With the ability to build video walls from native Full HD and 4K to 8K and ultra-wide 5K, the flagship COB LED family delivers scalable, future-ready visual performance.

In corporate and education applications that benefit from ultra-wide 5K resolution, the Planar Komodo Series is ideal for conferencing, unified communications and hybrid collaboration. For applications demanding expansive or panoramic viewing experiences, it delivers an immersive, cinematic-scale seamless display that maximizes visual impact.

Designed to Deliver Premium Chip-on-Board Experience

Planar Komodo Series features the latest advancements in COB technology, including improved color accuracy, high pixel density, sharper imagery and deeper blacks. Customers also benefit from exceptional durability as well as energy efficiency.

In addition to an advanced manufacturing process that sorts and pairs only uniform LEDs together, eliminating abnormalities, Planar Komodo Series uses an alternating LED orientation to produce improved viewing angles and color uniformity. This helps ensure the highest quality viewing experiences, while enhancing the inherent benefits of COB technology.

The launch of Planar Komodo Series follows Planar’s introduction of the Planar DirectLight Essential Series in May and rounds out the industry leader’s portfolio of COB displays. Baseline, mid-tier and premium offerings are now available, each delivering enhanced image quality, durability and energy efficiency to meet the widest range of customer needs.

“With more COB LED displays appearing in the market, we wanted to offer customers a video wall solution that uplevels the performance currently available,” said Robert Detwiler, Senior Director of Product Management at Planar. “The new Planar Komodo Series is our response. We are proud to bolster our selection of COB LED solutions with a high-end offering that is differentiated by an innovative alternating LED pattern that results in uncompromised visual performance, on top of the incredible power efficiency and durability users want in a COB LED display product.”