Do I need to order electrical service for a 10×10 booth if I only have one 65" TV and four battery lights?

At Moscone, Santa Clara, and San Mateo, you receive one 5A/120V outlet in your booth package. A 65" LED TV draws approximately 110W, and if your four lights are wireless battery uplights, they recharge off USB-C (5W each) in your hotel room or in the booth overnight, so your total venue power draw is under 150W. That fits comfortably on the included outlet. If you add a second TV, a foldable LED screen, or hardwired par cans, you'll exceed the 5A (600W) limit and need a 20A circuit, which costs $285–$490 depending on advance order timing. The safest move: calculate your total wattage on paper, add 20 percent for power-supply inefficiency, and if you're over 500W, order the extra drop 45 days before move-in to get the early-bird rate.

Can I use a foldable LED screen outdoors at Levi's Stadium or Oracle Park expo events?

Yes, but only if the screen is rated for 2000+ nits. Direct sunlight measures 10,000 foot-candles, and a typical 1200-nit LED panel will look washed out and gray by 11 a.m. Foldable LED screens designed for outdoor use (often labeled "high-brightness" or "outdoor-rated") hit 2500–3000 nits and remain legible in full sun. If your event is under a tent or pavilion with partial shade—like the Great America Pavilion during Dreamforce overflow or the Oracle Park Promenade—a 1500-nit panel is acceptable. Also confirm the screen has an IP65 rating for dust and moisture, because even covered outdoor venues at Oracle Park experience Bay wind-blown moisture. An 85" consumer TV is never appropriate outdoors; it will fail or look invisible by mid-morning.

How do I prevent my booth audio from violating the 75dB rule at Moscone?

Aim your speakers inward at your demo counter, not outward at the aisle. Place two speakers at the back left and back right corners of your booth, angled 45 degrees toward the center, and mount them at 54–60 inches (shoulder height). This creates a focused sound cone where your demo video is clear at 68–72dB inside the booth but drops to 58–62dB at the booth edge, well under the 75dB limit. Use a phone SPL meter (NIOSH Sound Level Meter app) during setup to measure at the perimeter. If you need to play continuous brand video or testimonials, loop a 90-second clip rather than a five-minute video—shorter loops let you keep volume lower because attendees catch the content quickly. Never place speakers on the floor or aim them at the aisle; show management measures dB at the booth boundary, and violations result in written warnings.

What's the advantage of wireless casting over running an HDMI cable to my demo TV?

Wireless casting eliminates the single-point failure when three product managers, two sales engineers, and a VP all need to demo from their own laptops over a six-hour show day. With an HDMI cable, someone has to crawl under the demo table every time you switch presenters, the cable end gets loose by day two, and you lose 45 seconds of prospect attention while fumbling with adapters. A wireless screen caster connects to the TV's HDMI input once, then any laptop or tablet on the same local network casts its screen in three seconds—no cable swapping, no adapters, no crawling. At a trade show pace, where a qualified lead gives you four minutes before walking to the next booth, those 45 seconds matter. Wireless casting also supports screen mirroring from an iPad if your demo is app-based rather than browser-based.

Should I rent truss for a 10×10 booth or just use TV stands and clip lights to the booth walls?

If your booth has hard walls (the 8ft × 8ft fabric or slatwall panels most exhibit houses provide), clip your lights to the top edge and use a floor stand for your TV—no truss needed. Truss (usually an Aluminum H-Frame Truss in a 10ft × 10ft configuration) makes sense for three scenarios: you want to hang a large monitor or foldable LED screen at eight feet to improve aisle sightlines, your booth is pipe-and-drape only with no hard walls to mount lights, or you're in a 20×20 island booth where you need to define vertical space above the 8ft wall height. Truss adds $180–$340 to your rental depending on size and whether you need base plates or weighted sandbags for stability. At Moscone and Santa Clara, you must use base plates, not sandbags, per fire marshal rules; San Mateo allows sandbags if the truss is under 12 feet tall.

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