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Z8

Manufacturer: Colorlight
Partly verified Z Series Manufacturer class: LED Video Controller (modular)

Modular LED video controller with swappable input/output boards, supporting 5G Ethernet or 10G fiber output and a maximum loading capacity of 47.18 million pixels.

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Key specifications

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Capacity
47.18 MP
Max. width
16,384 px
Mode
Synchronous
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Best suited for

  • Synchronous installations where a PC or live HDMI/DVI source is shown one-to-one on the display.
  • Displays with a total load of up to 47,180,000 px.

Key features (manufacturer)

  • Max loading 47.18 million pixels; width up to 16,384 px
  • Up to 6 input boards: HDMI2.0×2, DP1.2×2, 12G-SDI×2, or 3-in-1 (HDMI2.1+DP1.4+12G-SDI)
  • Output boards: 4× 5G Ethernet, 2× 10G fiber, 4× 10G fiber (2 primary + 2 backup), 4× 5G fiber
  • HDR10/HLG, up to 240 Hz

Capacity and network topology

Total capacity
47,180,000 px
Max. width
16,384 px
Operating mode
Synchronous

Technical specifications

  • Backup / redundant line
  • HDR

Capacity and outputs

Loading capacity
47,180,000 px
Maximum width
16,384 px

Inputs and playback

Input interfaces
HDMI 2.0 ×2 board, DP 1.2 ×2 board, 12G-SDI ×2 board, HDMI 2.1 + DP 1.4 + 12G-SDI board
Max. frame rate
240 Hz

Manufacturer-specific technical data

In the manufacturer's own wording (the original English terms are kept).

Capacity

Maximum loading

47.18 million pixels (width up to 16,384 px)

Per output board

Excerpts state 13.10 / 13.1 / 13.01 / 11.79 million px depending on wording, frame rate and bit depth

Per board @60Hz (frame-rate table)
  • 11.79 M px 8-bit / 8.83 M px 10-bit
  • @120Hz 5.89 M px 8-bit / 4.41 M px 10-bit

Inputs

Input boards
  • Up to 6
  • max 2×4K (4096×2160)@60Hz per board

Outputs

Output boards
  • 4× 5G Ethernet
  • 2× 10G fiber
  • 4× 10G fiber (2 primary+2 backup)
  • 4× 5G fiber

Sources

Source note

47,180,000 is the rounded official '47.18 million'. Per-board capacity differs between excerpts (13.10M vs 13.01M vs 11.79M at 60Hz/8-bit) and is not stored as a capability. ethernetOutputs null because the count depends on installed boards.

  1. Z8 - Colorlight Official product page · From the search-index excerpt of the official page · 06.10.2026
  2. Z8 LED Video Controller Specification V3.0 Official specification · V3.0 · From the search-index excerpt of the official page · 06.10.2026
  3. Official product image — Z8 Official product page · Read directly · 08.10.2026
  4. Official ports view — Z8 (Z8 LED Video Controller Specification V3.0) Official specification · V3.0 · Read directly · 08.10.2026

Dataset: 2026.10.09-2 · last verified: Oct 6, 2026

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