Super Bowl Ring
Earlier this week we mentioned the BOE (200725.CH) LED display that was the basis for much of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, considered the largest in the world (uncertified as of yet), although Guinness certifies the display at Resorts World in Las Vegas as the largest, but there is contention in the world of massive LED displays, as Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) claims that its “Infinity Screen” at SoFi Stadium is “the largest videoboard ever created in sports” and is the only dual-sided, center-hung videoboard. The Samsung display, which hangs 122 feet above the field, is 70,000 ft2, which is smaller than the abovementioned displays, but is certainly unique in shape and is 1.2 times longer and 1.5 times wider than the field itself and weighs 2.2m pounds.
The oval display has 4K resolution and HDR10+, with pixels spaced 8mm (0.31 in.) apart, and works with the 2,600 other large format displays and ribbon boards positioned around the stadium, but what good is video without sound, so Samsung has placed 260 “JBL by Harman” speakers in the display frame, which it claims is equal to 1,500 home theater systems. Of course, JBL (pvt) is owned by Harman (pvt) who was purchased by Samsung in 2017.
All in, there seems to be no end to the expansion of LED video walls across the globe and the competition for ‘largest’ will continue as LED modules become less expensive and more sophisticated, along with the control systems and software needed to bring them to life. Years from now these displays will likely look a bit simple as LED technology moves to smaller die and micro-LEDs, but it sure looks different than 120 years ago (see below) when the best you had was lots of light bulbs and a guy whose job it was to replace the ones that burned out each day.
https://news.samsung.com/us/game-on-how-infinity-screen-samsung-will-bring-sundays-big-game-life/
The oval display has 4K resolution and HDR10+, with pixels spaced 8mm (0.31 in.) apart, and works with the 2,600 other large format displays and ribbon boards positioned around the stadium, but what good is video without sound, so Samsung has placed 260 “JBL by Harman” speakers in the display frame, which it claims is equal to 1,500 home theater systems. Of course, JBL (pvt) is owned by Harman (pvt) who was purchased by Samsung in 2017.
All in, there seems to be no end to the expansion of LED video walls across the globe and the competition for ‘largest’ will continue as LED modules become less expensive and more sophisticated, along with the control systems and software needed to bring them to life. Years from now these displays will likely look a bit simple as LED technology moves to smaller die and micro-LEDs, but it sure looks different than 120 years ago (see below) when the best you had was lots of light bulbs and a guy whose job it was to replace the ones that burned out each day.
https://news.samsung.com/us/game-on-how-infinity-screen-samsung-will-bring-sundays-big-game-life/
Samsung "Infinity Screen" - Source: Samsung USA
Midnight in Times Square - July 2019 – Source: MIDNIGHT MOMENT. TIMES SQUARE ARTS, CURATED BY ANDREW DINWIDDIE, NEW YORK, NY, JULY 1 – 31
Times Square (42nd & Bway) - Circa 1900 - Source: Museum of the City of New York
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