Globe Life Field will be equipped with nine LED video displays when it opens in 2020, part of a partnership between the Texas Rangers and Daktronics. Eight new SMD (Surface-Mount Device) LED displays, a centerfield 15HD display and all LCDs will be fully integrated using Daktronics Show Control System.
The announcement was made today during a Monday media event at Globe Life Field with representatives of the Rangers and Daktronics.
“The Rangers and Daktronics have enjoyed a great partnership that dates back to 1993,” said Rangers Executive Vice President, Ballpark Entertainment Chuck Morgan, who has also served as the club’s public address announcer at Arlington Stadium and Globe Life Park since 1983. “With its state-of-the-art technology, Daktronics has assisted us in providing the best possible ballpark entertainment for our fans for many years.
“The equipment and technology Daktronics is providing at the new Globe Life Field will bring the ballpark experience to an even higher level and it’s been a pleasure working with them on this project.”
The largest display will tower over right field and measure approximately 58 feet high by 150 feet wide. The display in left field will measure 40 feet high by 111 feet wide. These displays feature 15-millimeter line spacing using SMD 3-in-1 LED technology.
Together, these two displays will provide fans with 13,000 square feet of entertainment and information. These displays feature a total of 5.2 million pixels for high-resolution images and it would take 1,220 60-inch televisions to cover both displays.
Both outfield displays are capable of variable content zoning allowing each to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones to show any combination of live video, instant replays, up-to-the-minute statistics, graphics and sponsorship messages.
“This system will feature a main video display that is beyond HD resolution using the latest SMD technology that is increasingly becoming standard in these large displays,” said Daktronics President and CEO Reece Kurtenbach. “Another eight displays in the bowl and an IPTV network of displays throughout the stadium creates a comprehensive solution of displays around the stadium to deliver an immersive experience for the fans. These technologies, powered by an innovative broadcast-quality control system and service expertise, will take the new home of the Texas Rangers to another level of game-day experience.”
Spanning the length of the seating fascia from foul pole to foul pole, a ribbon display will measure 2.5 feet high by 925 feet long. On the suite level fascia, a ribbon display will measure 3.5 feet high by 211 feet long. These displays also feature 15-millimeter line spacing and SMD technology to provide supplemental information to the main displays while providing the opportunity to highlight sponsors throughout events.
Two displays using 6-millimeter line spacing will be installed on the field-level suite fascia behind home plate and the display in centerfield will feature a 15HD pixel layout and measure 80 feet high by 20 feet wide to provide additional information for fans and sponsors. The Texas Sky Porch will feature a 3.9-millimeter video wall display to connect with fans in the club area. The interview room will feature a 2.5-millimeter narrow pixel pitch display to highlight sponsors as a press conference backdrop.
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