legelegel
05-23-2009, 05:45 PM
There is a video of the presentation that you can watch.
The two larger boards are 160 feet long and 72 feet high. It's the first center-hung video digital board in football history.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2531/cowboysgianttvfootballs.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cowboysgianttvfootballs.jpg)
Sneak Peek At Stadium's Giant Video Board (http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6563A5BD-AD9D-18D1-ED7E0D29B8B343B1)
ARLINGTON, Texas - Jerry Jones just couldn't hide his emotions. He turned to his left and noticed his sons, Stephen and Jerry Jr., had tears in their eyes, too.
The Jones family had just watched a preview package on the world's largest 1080p, high-definition video board at the new Cowboys Stadium. Behind them sat some 30 reporters in the stadium's third level, taking the first public peek at the center-hung display.
"Historical" best describes most aspects of the $1.1 billion venue. It's the largest domed stadium ever built. Supported by massive twin structural steel arches, its quarter-mile length measures twice the distance of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.
But perhaps no feature demonstrates the Joneses' fan-friendly intentions like the four-sided board, produced by Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision, which carries 30 million light bulbs and a $40 million price tag.
The two sideline boards, stretching from 20-yard line to 20-yard line, and the twin 48-foot wide boards facing each end zone ensure a quality vantage point throughout the 80,000-seat stadium.
Not a bad seat in the house.
"As I said when I started, this is such a privilege to get to do something like this - and I mean it," Jerry Jones said. "I shudder when somebody says 'Jerry's World.' This is for sports and this is for the Cowboys. I'm just driving this train for a little while."
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6563A5BD-AD9D-18D1-ED7E0D29B8B343B1
The two larger boards are 160 feet long and 72 feet high. It's the first center-hung video digital board in football history.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/2531/cowboysgianttvfootballs.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cowboysgianttvfootballs.jpg)
Sneak Peek At Stadium's Giant Video Board (http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6563A5BD-AD9D-18D1-ED7E0D29B8B343B1)
ARLINGTON, Texas - Jerry Jones just couldn't hide his emotions. He turned to his left and noticed his sons, Stephen and Jerry Jr., had tears in their eyes, too.
The Jones family had just watched a preview package on the world's largest 1080p, high-definition video board at the new Cowboys Stadium. Behind them sat some 30 reporters in the stadium's third level, taking the first public peek at the center-hung display.
"Historical" best describes most aspects of the $1.1 billion venue. It's the largest domed stadium ever built. Supported by massive twin structural steel arches, its quarter-mile length measures twice the distance of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.
But perhaps no feature demonstrates the Joneses' fan-friendly intentions like the four-sided board, produced by Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision, which carries 30 million light bulbs and a $40 million price tag.
The two sideline boards, stretching from 20-yard line to 20-yard line, and the twin 48-foot wide boards facing each end zone ensure a quality vantage point throughout the 80,000-seat stadium.
Not a bad seat in the house.
"As I said when I started, this is such a privilege to get to do something like this - and I mean it," Jerry Jones said. "I shudder when somebody says 'Jerry's World.' This is for sports and this is for the Cowboys. I'm just driving this train for a little while."
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=6563A5BD-AD9D-18D1-ED7E0D29B8B343B1