The CX40 Pro is ordered per project; we send photos of your unit before it ships.
COEX Series · 5 Gbps ports, fixed chassis
$8,0483-yr warranty
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Ordered per project · photos of your unit before it ships
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Official NovaStar distributor
Listed on NovaStar’s own North America distributor list.
3-year NovaStar warranty
The full factory warranty, claimed through us here in the US.
Factory warranty, US support
Free remote setup
Our NovaStar NCE-certified engineers set it up with you by screen share.
NCE engineers set it up
Built to your order
Configured to your port plan; we confirm the ship date when you order.
Ship date on order
Real people, real support
Call or text (626) 861-4292 in English, or (626) 861-6123 中文.
Call or text (626) 861-4292
Price, stock and shipping back within 1 hour, Mon–Fri 9 am–5:30 pm Pacific.
Specifications
Read from NovaStar's published specification document. The original rows were confirmed a second time against the comparison table on the vendor’s product page; the per-port and receiving-card rows, added 2026-10-26, were read twice from the document, once as text and once as an image. Both reads agree.
Source: NovaStar CX40 Pro LED Display Controller Specifications V1.5.0, checked 2026-10-26. Firmware and hardware revisions move these numbers and we are not notified, so the date is part of the specification. Ask and we will confirm any row against the current document before you order.
Official NovaStar files and pages, links checked 2026-10-16. NovaStar revises these without notice; ask and we will send the current version.
Before you order
Same 9 million pixels. Different cables, different receiving cards.
A full 9 MP wall: 4 runs of 6 × 5 Gbps ports
A full 9 MP wall: 14 runs of 20 × Gigabit ports
| Item | CX40 Pro | MX40 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet outputs | 6 × 5 Gbps | 20 × Gigabit |
| Pixels per port, 8-bit at 60 Hz | 2,951,200 | 659,722 |
| Receiving cards it drives | XA50 Pro; CA50E on firmware V1.3.0.0 or later | A10s Pro, A8s Pro and A8s series; A8s-N, A7s Plus, A5s Plus, B6s |
| Ports for 2400 × 1600 (3.84 MP) | at least 2 | at least 6 |
| Ports for a full 9 MP | at least 4 | at least 14 |
| Optical outputs | 1 × 40 Gbps QSFP+, no module included | 4 × 10G |
| Video inputs | 2 × HDMI 2.0, 1 × DP 1.2, 2 × 12G-SDI | 3 × HDMI 2.0, 1 × DP 1.2, 1 × 12G-SDI |
| Layers | Up to 3 × 4K | 4, up to 4 × 4K |
Minimum runs from the per-port figure; the real map follows your cabinet grid. 2400 × 1600 is our Redondo Beach wall.
Source: NovaStar CX40 Pro LED Display Controller Specifications V1.5.0 and MX40 Pro LED Display Controller Specifications V1.5.1, checked 2026-10-26.
Sizing
Either side of the CX40 Pro sits a model that suits a different shape of job. We will not print a pixel count at which you should switch: that depends on your cabinet, and we would rather check the layout than have you act on a number we made up.
The value pick for meeting rooms, small sanctuaries and lobby walls, rated at 6.5 million pixels across 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. The trap is buying it for a wall that is about to grow: a second MX30 plus the genlock work costs more than one MX40 Pro would have.
The modular chassis in a compact frame. Worth the premium over MX40 Pro only if you need card-level redundancy or expect the pixel count to grow — touring rigs and phased fixed installs. A single-phase install that will not change should take the MX40 Pro instead.
Compare side by side: Which NovaStar processor do I need?
What else the run needs
What decides a controller purchase is rarely the controller. It is whether the unit is on a shelf near you, who maps your cabinets, and whether the cable and power for the run ship with it.
Most stores ship the box. Buy the CX40 Pro from us and one of our NovaStar NCE-certified engineers sets it up with you by screen share, free. No factory escalation, no time-zone gap on a load-in day, and the same engineer is still reachable when phase two starts. COEX models are set up in NovaStar’s VMP software, which is graphical: in our experience new users get the hang of it quickly.
Cat6 snakes, fiber, and Socapex and Camlock distribution for the same run are stocked in Greater Los Angeles, so the install does not stop while a cable ships. See the cable catalog →
Questions
$8,048 at PixelPro Productions in Anaheim, California, for a single unit. It carries a 3-year warranty. Project and multi-unit pricing is quoted privately — send the cabinet count and the install date and a written quote comes back within one business day.
Total the finished pixel count, including whatever phase two adds, and compare it against the rated loading capacity above. Choose this when the cabinets carry NovaStar’s 5 Gbps receiving cards, the XA50 Pro or the CA50E. Same 9 million pixel rating as the MX40 Pro, so you are not buying capacity: you are buying fewer cable runs. Each 5 Gbps port carries 2,951,200 pixels at 8-bit 60 Hz, against 659,722 on a Gigabit port, and a 40 Gbps QSFP+ is added. With Gigabit cards in the cabinets it is the wrong box.
Only if they carry XA50 Pro or CA50E receiving cards (CA50E on firmware V1.3.0.0 or later): those are the two cards NovaStar lists for the CX40 Pro. Cabinets on A10s Pro, A8s Pro, A8s, A7s Plus, A5s Plus or B6s cards run on the MX40 Pro, which has the same 9 million pixel rating, or need their receiving cards changed first, which not every cabinet allows. Send the cabinet model and we will check which card it carries.
Each 5 Gbps port carries 2,951,200 pixels at 8-bit 60 Hz, against 659,722 on a Gigabit port. A 2400 × 1600 wall needs at least 2 runs instead of 6; a full 9 million pixels at least 4 instead of 14. The real count follows the cabinet grid, so we confirm it from your layout.
They are read from NovaStar’s own published specification document rather than copied from another seller. The document and the date we checked it are printed under the table, so you can verify any row rather than take our word for it.
The CX40 Pro is ordered in for each project rather than held on a shelf. It is a fixed chassis, so there is nothing to configure in the box; what decides the order is whether your cabinets carry XA50 Pro or CA50E receiving cards. Send the cabinet model and layout and we will confirm the cards and the lead time against your install date.
Our own engineers. Remote setup is free for any unit bought from us: an NCE-certified engineer sets it up with you by screen share. NovaStar NCE certification is held in-house, so cabinet mapping and fault diagnosis happen here rather than as a support ticket into a factory queue — which on a load-in day is the difference between a fix today and a fix after the time-zone gap closes.
Both. Installation is performed under California contractor license CSLB #1063528 (General B), which is what allows us to touch structure, conduit and power rather than only hang a screen. We also sell the controller on its own to integrators running their own build.
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