Planar Komodo Series Sets a New Standard for Ultra-Fine Pixel Pitch LED Visual Performance

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 1, 2025--

Today, Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, 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.

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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 color gamut for professional-grade color 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 Chief Executive Officer at Planar Sidney Rittenberg. “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 color 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.

Optimized 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.”

The new Planar Komodo Series is available to order now and will begin shipping in December 2025 through Planar’s global network of authorized resellers. For more information, visit www.planar.com/Komodo.

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About Planar

Planar is a global leader in visualization technology, delivering best-in-class image performance for the world’s most demanding environments. From government, corporate and education institutions to broadcast studios, virtual production and extended reality stages, the world’s leading organizations use Planar’s broad selection of display solutions in applications ranging from control rooms to digital signage and simulation to large-scale visualization. Planar is the global market leader in narrow pixel pitch LED displays, fixed LED video display installations and LED displays for control rooms (Futuresource 2024). Founded in 1983, Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA with offices and manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia. 

Engineered for exceptional visual performance and long-term reliability, the Planar Komodo Series delivers for applications that demand the ultimate visual performance.

The new Planar Komodo Series ultra-fine pixel pitch LED video walls feature premium Chip-on-Board (COB) MicroLED technology.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in the biggest blockbuster trade of the NHL season.

The teams announced the seismic move Friday night, after the 2024 Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenseman had been the most talked-about trade candidate over the past couple of weeks.

Minnesota sent center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, winger Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick in the 2026 draft to suddenly rebounding Vancouver to complete the deal. Rossi at 24, Ohgren at 21 and Buium at 20 fit the young players the Canucks were speculated to be targeting if they were to trade Hughes.

“Quinn played hard, led by example and did a lot of very good things for the Canucks," Vancouver general manager Patrik Allvin said. "Trading away a player of this caliber is never an easy decision to make, but it was one we had to do to make our team better. We are so excited to add a solid centre in Marco, a good young blueliner in Zeev and a versatile forward in Liam. This year’s draft is a strong one, so acquiring a first-round pick was also a big part of this deal.”

Hughes, only 26 and considered the best at player at the position behind Colorado’s Cale Makar, has one season left on his contract after this one before he can become an unrestricted free agent. There has been plenty of buzz around Quinn wanting to play with brothers Jack and Luke on the New Jersey Devils.

They could potentially be teammates on the U.S. Olympic team, either in February in Milan or in 2030. Wild GM Bill Guerin runs USA Hockey's management team.

Hughes has two goals and 21 assists for 23 points in 23 games this season with the last-in-the-NHL Canucks. He has been their captain since 2023, and his abrupt exit paves the way for more change in Vancouver 11 months since the trade of J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers and in the aftermath of coach Rick Tocchet's departure.

“With the circumstances surrounding JT and now Quinn, we are fortunate to acquire these very good young players from Minnesota,” Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford said. "They will be a key part of the rebuild that we are currently in, giving us a bright future moving forward. The hockey club will continue to build with talented young players using that as a blueprint to become a contender sooner rather than later.”

Minnesota cannot extend Hughes until July 1, and it's unclear if he would entertain signing another contract. He had nothing in the way of trade protection on his current deal, paying him an average of $7.85 million annually, that would have allowed him to block a trade anywhere.

The Wild are taking a shot at challenging the two top teams in the NHL, Colorado and Dallas, in the Central Division, which also includes reigning Presidents' Trophy-winning Winnipeg. Hughes vastly upgrades their blue line, which already included captain Jared Spurgeon and smooth-skating Swede Jonas Brodin. Winger Kirill Kaprizov only this past fall signed the richest deal in hockey history to stay in the “State of Hockey” for eight more years.

It was the second major trade of the day after two-time Stanley Cup Final runner-up Edmonton finally made a move for a goaltender, acquiring Tristan Jarry from Pittsburgh.

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Minnesota Wild's Liam Ohgren (28) and Jonas Brodin (25) celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during first period NHL action, in Edmonton on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minnesota Wild defenseman Zeev Buium, left, skates with the puck as Dallas Stars center Colin Blackwell (15) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes waits for play to begin in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)