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05-10-2006, 08:53 AM
That's one big Bevo of a scoreboard
Starting this summer, UT will be home to the world's largest high-definition stadium screen.
By John Maher
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
A month ago, the Miami Dolphins unveiled their new scoreboard, hailed as the largest high-definition video screen in the world. By July, when the Texas Longhorns' new scoreboard is expected to be in place at Royal-Memorial Stadium, the Dolphins will have to be content with having the world's second-largest big-screen TV.
The University of Texas' high-definition LED scoreboard will be 134 feet wide and 55 feet high and will replace the 10-year-old, far smaller scoreboard in the south end zone. The Dolphins' largest scoreboard (they have two) is 140 by 50 feet, according to Mark Steinkamp, marketing and sales support manager of Daktronics, the South Dakota company that designed both boards.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PHOTO, AMERICAN-STATESMAN GRAPHIC
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/00/62/58/image_3658620.jpg
The University of Texas' high-definition LED scoreboard will be 134 feet wide and 55 feet high and will replace the 10-year-old, far smaller scoreboard in the south end zone.
The Dolphins' board is 7,000 square feet — 370 square feet less than Texas'. Measuring the diagonal, the way they do for TV sets, that's a whopping 1,740-inch screen for Longhorn fans.
"It's going to be pretty special," said Jim Baker, UT's men's athletics associate director for events and operations.
The Texas scoreboard is the centerpiece of $8 million in audiovisual improvements that will include a new sound system, two 20-foot-wide displays in the north end zone and LED banner displays on the east and west facades of the stadium.
Many universities now have massive football scoreboards. When the University of Arkansas installed a 107-foot wide LED screen in 2000, it was hailed as the largest in sports. The University of Wisconsin's scoreboard measures 170 feet wide, although the LED video portion is only 43 by 24.
The Texas scoreboard will be similar to that of the Dolphins — one big blank screen ready for programming.
Baker said that having the scoreboard up in July will give the UT staff time to experiment with it and have it ready to go for the Sept. 2 opener against North Texas. UT athletics spokesman Nick Voinis said there's even a chance the board could be ready to put up scores for the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game on Aug. 1.
In addition to the scoreboard, UT is in the midst of a $15 million project to renovate the press box and install 432 club seats on the west side of the stadium.
After this football season, the university will spend $150 million to reconfigure the north end zone, boosting capacity above 90,000 by adding suites and seats that will face the big new scoreboard.
"The addition of this state-of-the-art video technology will provide our fans years of viewing enjoyment and enhance their game-day experience," Texas Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds said in a statement Tuesday. "This is another phase of the total stadium renovation that will ensure Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium remains one of the finest football venues anywhere."
The south end zone will continue to memorialize Freddie Steinmark, a member of the 1969 national championship team diagnosed with a cancer that season.
The current $3.5 million, 32-by-23-foot video scoreboard dates to 1996. Counting space for advertisements, the current scoreboard is 70 feet wide and 40 feet high — about a third of the total size of the new, record-setting screen. But Texas' record might not last long. A horse track in Tokyo plans a 197-foot-wide screen this year.
jmaher@statesman.com; 445-3956
Notable LED displays in stadiums:
Team Width x Height Square feet
University of Texas* 134 x 55 7,370
Miami Dolphins* 140 x 50 7,000
Atlanta Braves* 79 x 71 5,609
University of Arkansas 107 x 30 3,210
Ohio State University 90 x 30 2,700
* Denotes high-definition displays
:eek: :eek: :)
Starting this summer, UT will be home to the world's largest high-definition stadium screen.
By John Maher
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
A month ago, the Miami Dolphins unveiled their new scoreboard, hailed as the largest high-definition video screen in the world. By July, when the Texas Longhorns' new scoreboard is expected to be in place at Royal-Memorial Stadium, the Dolphins will have to be content with having the world's second-largest big-screen TV.
The University of Texas' high-definition LED scoreboard will be 134 feet wide and 55 feet high and will replace the 10-year-old, far smaller scoreboard in the south end zone. The Dolphins' largest scoreboard (they have two) is 140 by 50 feet, according to Mark Steinkamp, marketing and sales support manager of Daktronics, the South Dakota company that designed both boards.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PHOTO, AMERICAN-STATESMAN GRAPHIC
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/B/00/62/58/image_3658620.jpg
The University of Texas' high-definition LED scoreboard will be 134 feet wide and 55 feet high and will replace the 10-year-old, far smaller scoreboard in the south end zone.
The Dolphins' board is 7,000 square feet — 370 square feet less than Texas'. Measuring the diagonal, the way they do for TV sets, that's a whopping 1,740-inch screen for Longhorn fans.
"It's going to be pretty special," said Jim Baker, UT's men's athletics associate director for events and operations.
The Texas scoreboard is the centerpiece of $8 million in audiovisual improvements that will include a new sound system, two 20-foot-wide displays in the north end zone and LED banner displays on the east and west facades of the stadium.
Many universities now have massive football scoreboards. When the University of Arkansas installed a 107-foot wide LED screen in 2000, it was hailed as the largest in sports. The University of Wisconsin's scoreboard measures 170 feet wide, although the LED video portion is only 43 by 24.
The Texas scoreboard will be similar to that of the Dolphins — one big blank screen ready for programming.
Baker said that having the scoreboard up in July will give the UT staff time to experiment with it and have it ready to go for the Sept. 2 opener against North Texas. UT athletics spokesman Nick Voinis said there's even a chance the board could be ready to put up scores for the Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game on Aug. 1.
In addition to the scoreboard, UT is in the midst of a $15 million project to renovate the press box and install 432 club seats on the west side of the stadium.
After this football season, the university will spend $150 million to reconfigure the north end zone, boosting capacity above 90,000 by adding suites and seats that will face the big new scoreboard.
"The addition of this state-of-the-art video technology will provide our fans years of viewing enjoyment and enhance their game-day experience," Texas Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds said in a statement Tuesday. "This is another phase of the total stadium renovation that will ensure Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium remains one of the finest football venues anywhere."
The south end zone will continue to memorialize Freddie Steinmark, a member of the 1969 national championship team diagnosed with a cancer that season.
The current $3.5 million, 32-by-23-foot video scoreboard dates to 1996. Counting space for advertisements, the current scoreboard is 70 feet wide and 40 feet high — about a third of the total size of the new, record-setting screen. But Texas' record might not last long. A horse track in Tokyo plans a 197-foot-wide screen this year.
jmaher@statesman.com; 445-3956
Notable LED displays in stadiums:
Team Width x Height Square feet
University of Texas* 134 x 55 7,370
Miami Dolphins* 140 x 50 7,000
Atlanta Braves* 79 x 71 5,609
University of Arkansas 107 x 30 3,210
Ohio State University 90 x 30 2,700
* Denotes high-definition displays
:eek: :eek: :)