TechTalk
Rangers
Announce
Daktronics
Video
Display
Technology
for Globe
Life Field
New Globe Life Field Display Rendering Courtesy of Texas Rangers
L
ong-time partner Daktronics
will provide nine LED
displays, approximately
1,400 LCD televisions and other
technology that will raise the
ballpark experience to "an even
higher level" for fans at the new
Globe Life Field in Arlington,
Texas Rangers Public Address
Announcer Chuck Morgan said. for Ballpark Entertainment and
Productions 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 future ballpark's new
technology, which will be fully
integrated using Daktronics
Show Control System, was
announced May 6, 2019 during
a media event at Globe Life
Field by representatives of the
Rangers and Daktronics. 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.
“The Rangers and Daktronics
have enjoyed a great partnership
that dates back to 1993,” said
Rangers Executive Vice President Together, these two displays
will provide fans with 13,000
square feet of entertainment and
information, according to a Texas
6
Rangers news release. 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