Flexible film
Transparent LED film
Under 2 mm thick at about 6 kg/m² and 80–95% transparent. Hangs behind glass with no steel structure, bends around curves and splices seamlessly to 3 m.
55–95% transparencyNo steel on film installs3,840 Hz camera-safe
Content that floats.
Windows that stay windows.
See-through LED display behind your glass: invisible when off, unmissable when on. Customers see your products and your campaign at the same time, and the architecture never changes.
80–95%Film transparency
<2 mmFilm thickness
5,500Peak nits, mesh
100,000 hRated lifetime
What it is
A screen you can see straight through
Transparent LED puts the pixels on narrow strips with clear space between them. Far enough away the eye fills the gaps and reads a solid bright image; up close, and from inside, the glass is still glass. Nothing is projected and nothing is printed — it is a real emissive display that happens to be mostly air.
- Behind the glass, not on it — mounted to the frame or hung on standoffs, so the glazing carries little or no load.
- Bright enough for daylight — 3,000–5,500 nits depending on family and orientation.
- Runs cool and quiet — around 200 W/m² on average content, no fans on film products.
The effect
Why it stops people on the pavement
A static vinyl covers your window. A transparent LED display keeps the window and adds motion on top of it — and motion tends to draw more attention than a static graphic in a window. The content appears to hover in front of your merchandising rather than hiding it.
- Campaigns change from a phone — no reprints, no fitters, no downtime.
- Day and night modes: bright, high-contrast graphics by day, cinematic content after dark.
- Flicker-free at 3,840 Hz, so every phone video shot in front of it looks clean.
Proof
The same atrium, off and on
Curved glass balustrades running transparent film. Drag the handle — the escalators, shopfronts and shoppers stay visible through the graphics the whole way across.
Balustrades, curtain walls and atrium glass are the highest-impact surfaces in any retail building — and the ones nobody is using yet.
Hold it in your hand
What it looks like up close, and installed
Panel construction, and the same technology running on a real curved glass partition — photographed, not rendered.
Installed
Transparent LED in the wild
Manufacturer installations and SmarTech visualisations across retail, corporate, hospitality and event environments.
The range
Three hardware families, one floating effect
The right transparent LED film or panel comes down to your glass, your viewing distance and how much of the view you refuse to give up.
Rigid mesh
Transparent mesh panels
LED strips in aluminium frames on 500 × 1000 mm cabinets, 55–70% transparent at 4,000–5,500 nits. The workhorse for big windows, atriums and 5–30 m viewing.
Mid-air 3D
3D hologram fans
Spinning LED blades make a logo or product appear to float in mid-air. 30–200 cm diameters, single units or synced walls, controlled from an app.
Specifications
The numbers that decide the deal
Sizing rule of thumb: minimum viewing distance in metres ≈ pixel pitch in millimetres. Daylight-facing storefronts need 3,000+ nits, and tinted glass pushes that higher.
- Transparency
- 80–95% · 55–70% · Background fully visible
- Brightness
- 3,000–4,500 nits (5,000 premium) · 4,000–5,500 nits · Up to ~3,200 nits
- Pixel pitch
- P3.91 / P6.25 / P10 · P3.91 / P7.81 · 224–1,800 px per rotation
- Weight
- ~6 kg/m² · ~10 kg/m² (framed) · 1.5–15 kg per unit
| Specification | Flexible film | Mesh panels | Hologram fan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 80–95% | 55–70% | Background fully visible |
| Brightness | 3,000–4,500 nits (5,000 premium) | 4,000–5,500 nits | Up to ~3,200 nits |
| Pixel pitch | P3.91 / P6.25 / P10 | P3.91 / P7.81 | 224–1,800 px per rotation |
| Weight | ~6 kg/m² | ~10 kg/m² (framed) | 1.5–15 kg per unit |
| Thickness / size | Under 2 mm | 75–100 mm frame | Blade Ø 42–200 cm |
| Refresh rate | 3,840 Hz | 3,840 Hz | 30–60 fps |
| Power (average) | ~200 W/m² | ~220 W/m² | 40–150 W per unit |
| Rated lifetime | 100,000 h | 100,000 h | 50,000 h motor and LED |
| Control | Novastar / Colorlight — cloud, 4G, Wi-Fi, USB | Same | App, Wi-Fi, cloud CMS |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years | 2 years |
Budget guidance: flexible film $1,899/m² (P6.25) to $3,499/m² (P3.91) at retail; mesh $2,500–3,200/m² installed-market; hologram fans from a few hundred dollars to around $5K for premium synced systems. A typical small storefront project lands at $10K–20K all in, quoted against a written spec.
Why it wins
Six reasons buyers choose transparent over vinyl or a solid screen
01
The window keeps working
Up to 95% transparency means your merchandising, your daylight and your view survive. A solid LED wall in the same opening kills all three.
02
Nothing structural changes
Film installs mount to the existing frame with no steel. Landlords, heritage frontages and glass curtain walls all clear far more easily.
03
Motion beats static
Animated content in a window tends to draw more attention than printed graphics — and it changes in seconds instead of a reprint cycle.
04
Camera-safe by default
3,840 Hz refresh means no banding on phone video or broadcast cameras. Essential anywhere customers film.
05
One CMS, every window
Push one campaign to every storefront you operate from a single dashboard, scheduled by daypart, with local override where you need it.
06
Serviceable in place
Strip- and module-level replacement with 5% spares stocked per project. No scaffolding, no screen-wide swap-outs.
Where it works
Built for glass-fronted business
Anywhere the view through the glass is worth as much as the message on it — retail, hospitality, showroom or corporate.
- Luxury retail windows
- Car showrooms
- Hotels & casinos
- Restaurant frontages
- Real-estate listing windows
- Mall atriums
- Glass balustrades
- Museums & exhibitions
- Curtain-wall media facades
- Trade-show stands
- Bar & club entrances
- Airport retail
FAQ
What buyers ask first
Can we still see out through the screen?
Yes. From inside you look through the back of the screen to the street. Transparency runs 55% on dense mesh up to 95% on wide-pitch film — the higher the transparency, the wider the pixel pitch and the further back your audience needs to be.
Will it be visible in daylight?
We spec 3,000+ nits against your glass orientation and tint, and up to 6,000 for direct-sun frontages. Low-E and tinted glazing can absorb around a third of the output, which is exactly why we ask for a photo of the actual window before putting a brightness figure in writing.
How much power does it draw?
Roughly 200 W/m² on average content — a 4 m² window is about one domestic space heater. Peak white draws roughly double that, so we specify a dedicated circuit sized to peak, not average.
What is the difference between film and mesh?
Film is thin, light, flexible and hangs off the frame — best for existing glass, curves and installs where nobody wants structure. Mesh is a framed cabinet system: less transparent but brighter and more robust, better for very large spans, outdoor-facing curtain walls and permanent architectural integration.
How do hologram fans compare to a transparent screen?
Hologram fans create a genuine floating 3D effect in mid-air and draw a crowd, but they show one object on a dark background rather than full-frame content, and they need dim ambient light to read well. Most clients run fans at an entrance or a stand as an attention device and transparent film for the actual campaign.
Do we need a permit?
Window-facing motion content can count as regulated signage in some municipalities, and listed frontages have separate rules. We run the check during quoting so any restriction shows up before you commit.
What is the lead time?
Stock film and fan configurations ship in days. Custom-cut film and framed mesh typically run 20–25 business days from confirmed measurements, plus freight. We confirm dates in the quote and flag anything that would miss a store opening.
Turn your storefront glass into a stage
Send a photo and the width of the window. You get a written, site-specific spec and a budget range back — free, no obligation.
Where this product goes
Sales & pricingSpecs, budget ranges and lead times for the LED display you are scoping.Send a brief →
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Get a quote
Spec my window
Within one business day: recommended family, pixel pitch, brightness, transparency grade, load on glass and a budget range for your exact opening.
No formal RFQ required to start the conversation. Send a photo of the glass or a rough size — that is enough for a first spec.
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