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DAN FJELDHEIM
Daktronics Sales Representative
The City of Arlington's Office of
Communication recently talked to
Daktronics Sales Representative Dan
Fjeldheim about the scoreboard
technology for the future Globe Life
Field in The American Dream City.
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, and 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.
Daktronics, a longtime partner of the
Texas Rangers, previously worked on
Globe Life Park in Arlington in 1993.
The company will provide nine LED
displays, approximately 1,400 LCD
televisions and other technology at the
new Globe Life Field in Arlington.
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,
according to a Texas 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.
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