PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced the latest additions to its outdoor dvLED line up, with the launch of the new ultra high bright Philips Urban LED 5000, 6000, and 7000 Series for complete and unlimited outdoor visual opportunities.

Unveiled and showcased for the first time on Philips stand 3P500 at ISE 2025, the extension of the Philips Urban LED Series comes 12 months after PPDS confirmed its entry into the outdoor dvLED market. The newly debuted product line was recently selected by FC Barcelona to power the team’s digital scoreboards at the club’s renovated 105,000 seat Spotify Camp Nou Stadium (opening 2026).

What’s Being Said

“At PPDS, we have experienced exponential growth in our dvLED portfolio since we entered the market in 2019. As with all our solutions, we don’t follow what has been done before, instead, as Philips has done for more than 100 years, designing and developing original and highly innovative products and solutions, helping us and our customers to stand out,” states Martijn van der Woude, VP global marketing and business Development at PPDS.

“At ISE 2024, we dipped our toes in the outdoor display market for the first time. At ISE 2025, with the Philips Urban LED 5000, 6000 and 7000 Series, we are now making some serious waves,” van der Woude continues. “Combined with our existing indoor offering of multi award winning Philips digital signage and LED, we now have, what we and our global partners agree to believe is the most complete and most versatile offering in the current market, capable of supporting all indoor and, now, outdoor ambitions.”

Philips Urban LED 7000 Series

Delivering versatile performance for outdoor environments, the new Urban LED 7000 Series can be used for commercial installations such as bus stations, airports, casinos, and public venues. Available immediately, the Urban LED 7000 series comes in choice of two panel sizes—500x500mm and 500x1000mm—and the product line is designed to suit space requirements with a choice of 2.9, 3.9, or 4.8 pixel pitch options.

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Offering up to 6,000 nits of brightness, as well as high contrast ratios and refresh rates (3840Hz) for smooth broadcast video and advanced color capabilities, PPDS suggests the Philips Urban LED 7000 will deliver on expectations across all forms of content for maximum exposure.

“Whether used to deliver vibrant digital advertising, clear and crisp live travel information at bus stations and airports or deployed for a variety of uses in public venues, including museums, casinos, stadiums, arenas, and many more, the Philips Urban 7000 Series will not let you down,” notes Jeroen Brants, global product director LED Displays at PPDS,

Mirroring the indoor Philips Unite LED 7000 Series, the Philips Urban LED 7000 Series also provides integrators and their clients with a IP66 rating meaning the products were tested to be dust proof, waterproof, and salt-spray resistant for installations near the coast.

Philips Urban LED 6000 Series

An evolution of the Philips Urban LED Series designed to power FC Barcelona’s new giant video scoreboards, the new Philips Urban LED 6000 Series is an outdoor display product line for outdoor venues and other similar settings.

Designed for viewing distances between 10-30 meters (32 feet to 98 feet), the Philips Urban 6000 LED Series from PPDS offers reduced energy consumption, and high levels of visual performance for heavy traffic environments, such as high streets, motorways, airports, train and bus stations, or even on the side of buildings.

Available in 1200x1200mm, 800x1200mm and 800x900mm panels, and a range of pixel pitch variants—6.67, 8.3, and 10, the built-to-order Philips Urban LED 6000 Series provides high refresh rates of 7680Hz for smooth visual reproduction including live broadcasts. PPDS points out the Philips Urban LED 600 Series mirrors the 7000 Series performance through luminance capabilities of up to 7,200 nits and an IP65 rating to make the line resistant to water, such as rain or cleaning, as well as potentially hazardous or corrosive airborne pollutants.

Further supporting the outdoor capabilities of the Philips Urban LED 6000 Series Philips and PPDS boasts the line delivers high levels of performances in sub-zero conditions of -20 degrees C (-4 degrees F), or extreme temperatures of up to 50 degrees C (122 degrees F), without risk of condensation or breakdown.

Philips Urban LED 5000 Series

Continuing PPDS’ association and affiliation in designing and providing tailored dvLED solutions to professional sports teams that include Oracle Red Bull Racing and Harlequins RFC the new Philips Urban LED 5000 Series is PPDS’ first outdoor offering designed to help maximize advertising and communication opportunities around pitch and court perimeters inside stadiums.

Meeting the strict regulations required by many professional sports leagues for outdoor LED advertising boards such as La Liga, Premier League and The Champions League, the new Philips Urban LED 5000 Series complement the new 6000 and 7000 Series to help create a single brand destination for all visual solutions. 

PPDS emphasizes the Philips Urban LED 5000 Series is built to order at launch in 1600x900mm and 2000x900mm panel sizes, and a choice of three different pixel pitches—6.67, 8.3, and 10—to suit a range of venue sizes and viewing distances. the Philips Urban 5000 Series features up to 10,000 nits brightness and an IP66 rating.

“In professional sport, the role of dvLED displays has become as important to TV viewers as it is to those in the stadium, both as a spectacle and for digital advertising opportunities. The Philips Urban LED 5000 marks our entry into the perimeter and ribbon arena, adding new choice, capability and opportunity for stadiums to enhance their commercial opportunities, while advancing the entertainment experience,” adds Brants. “dvLED ribbons are becoming increasingly adopted by both modern and older stadiums, and I am delighted to reveal the Philips Urban 5000 Series will join the 6000 Series in being selected for installation at FC Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou stadium, with others set to follow.”

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