LEDs at the Olympics
If you saw the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games in Beijing, you saw what is the world’s largest LED display, and the platform on which the ceremonies were held and from which most of the lighting and images emanated. The platform, which is 10,552 m2 or 113,587 ft2, was built from 42,000 LED modules that were developed by BOE (200725.CH), China’s largest display producer, and the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (state), a state-owned subsidiary of China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp. (state), who prided the protective layers that allowed for water and ice to cover the displays. To put the size in perspective, a standard football field is 67.7% of the size of the Olympics’ display.
According to Guinness, the largest LED display is the 7,500 m2 (80,729 ft2) display at The Palace, in Beijing, although we believe the display at Resorts World in Las Vegas was actually the largest at 100,000 ft2, but in any case, the display at the Olympics is larger than either. While the specifications we have seen for the display show that the display has a refresh rate of 3,840 Hz, far above the 240 Hz (360Hz in one) seen in high-end gaming monitors and likely necessary to keep the accumulated lag across the display from becoming noticeable. According to the same data, the resolution of the display is stated to be 29,800 x 15,096, but we take that with a grain of salt as to whether that number is for an individual module or the overall display. All in, the display was extremely effective and coordinated with both a secondary vertical screen and the ‘light-sabre’-like hand-held devices that created some of the more spectacular effects during the ceremony. For those that missed it, here are highlights from NBC Sports.
https://youtu.be/E3cLX07PD8c
According to Guinness, the largest LED display is the 7,500 m2 (80,729 ft2) display at The Palace, in Beijing, although we believe the display at Resorts World in Las Vegas was actually the largest at 100,000 ft2, but in any case, the display at the Olympics is larger than either. While the specifications we have seen for the display show that the display has a refresh rate of 3,840 Hz, far above the 240 Hz (360Hz in one) seen in high-end gaming monitors and likely necessary to keep the accumulated lag across the display from becoming noticeable. According to the same data, the resolution of the display is stated to be 29,800 x 15,096, but we take that with a grain of salt as to whether that number is for an individual module or the overall display. All in, the display was extremely effective and coordinated with both a secondary vertical screen and the ‘light-sabre’-like hand-held devices that created some of the more spectacular effects during the ceremony. For those that missed it, here are highlights from NBC Sports.
https://youtu.be/E3cLX07PD8c
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