American Airlines Center in Dallas to get first 1080x1920 high def video screen

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Installation has begun on the first 1080x1920 high definition video screen in an NBA or NHL facility. The Lighthouse LED screens are part of a large scale technological renovation project at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The new digital screens will increase video throughout the facility by 300%. Working with long time partner, TS Sports, 25 Lighthouse LED screens, including four 1080p full HD screens on the center hung display, will be installed at the facility. The upgrade will be completed over the summer for the 2009-2010 Dallas Mavericks' and Dallas Stars' seasons.

The center-hung display will comprise four Lighthouse P4 4mm screens, each producing 1080p full HD images, plus four P10 10mm scoring screens and two P16 16mm screens, an octagonal, and a round-shape advertising screens on the top and bottom sections.

Two stadium-sized 20mm video screens have been installed, one at each end of the arena, three times larger than the previous screens. For hockey and basketball games, two screens comprising P10 10mm panels will be placed along the dasher boards, where they will display advertising content to arena and TV audiences alike.

Circling the entire perimeter of the arena will be a 360-degree F20 20mm fascia banner, to be installed on the Platinum level boards, and another ten F20 banners will be added to the Flagship level boards below. Each banner will display dynamic advertising content visible from any seat in the arena.

Source: Lighthouse