Dolphin Stadium gets world's largest 720p display

We're used to a lot of companies calling their products the world's largest, smallest, first or most expensive, and most of the time, we're able to deflate the hype at least a little. But in the case of the newly unveiled display at Miami's Dolphin Stadium, we may just have to hand it to them: the 720p display is a whopping 137 feet wide by 50 feet high, making its diagonal dimensions 1,750 inches. So, when stadium officials boast that it's the world's largest HD display, we really don't think we can argue with them (though we do take issue with their removal of the "s" -- but that's another story). Sort of makes those 103-inchers we were just drooling over seem kind of tiny. Then again, we're not quite sure where we could put a 1,750-incher if we actually had a chance to get one for ourselves, so a 103 will do us just fine, thanks.

[Felix @ Apr 10th 2006 2:43PM]

well i guess its KINDA big...

[Sunil @ Apr 10th 2006 2:44PM]

Picture may be clear and big enough to actually see Ricky Williams toking it up on the sideline.

[Quigs @ Apr 10th 2006 2:45PM]

Now if i just a had a Playstation 3 to hook up to it and play some Metal Gear Solid 4. :D

[Adam @ Apr 10th 2006 2:47PM]

Those have got to be some giant pixels...

[Shad @ Apr 10th 2006 2:50PM]

I have one in my living room.

[Mark @ Apr 10th 2006 2:50PM]

Who made this giant HD board?

[JinKazama @ Apr 10th 2006 2:55PM]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn that's awesome. Heck I'd go to a game just to watch it on that thing.

[thispaceforsale @ Apr 10th 2006 2:59PM]

Perfect for watching replays of Grammatica blowing a gamewinning fg as the Pats lose in the final seconds.

[m @ Apr 10th 2006 3:07PM]

Risin' above the city, blocking out the noonday sun
It dwarfs the mighty redwoods and it towers over everyone
I still remember when that delivery truck came down our block
What a lucky guy, I hear he got the last one in stock
And the neighbors are just green
They say, "That's the biggest screen we've ever seen!"

It's Frank's 2000" TV (Frank's 2000" TV)
Everbody come and see(Frank's 2000" TV)
Frank's 2000" TV (Frank's 2000" TV)

[Mike @ Apr 10th 2006 3:17PM]

Don't forget about the "quaint" 71' x 79' (5609 sq ft) hi-def screen the Atlanta Braves have at Turner Field. Not sure on the res... but it's definitely hi-def of some sort.

For comparison, the new screen at Dolphin Stadium is 137' x 50' (6850 sq ft)

http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2005/BravesVision_2-23-05.html

[Anders @ Apr 10th 2006 3:17PM]

Couldn't afford the 1080p model?

[oytnu @ Apr 10th 2006 3:24PM]

You can actually see this from the Turnpike and 95 when you drive by it. so you can just "pretend" to be broken down on the side of the road and get a free game from 3 miles away

[CWeed @ Apr 10th 2006 3:30PM]

Not to rain on anyone's parade but 720p for 50 feet across, that .833 inches across for each pixel, you'd think they could do better...

[Mike @ Apr 10th 2006 3:31PM]

Mmmm... wonder what sort of effort it'd take to put some porn on that screen? It'd give new meaning to world's largest naughty bits...

[Alvaro @ Apr 10th 2006 3:40PM]

Haha i live in miami lol ive only been there for marlins games though....

[dot.com @ Apr 10th 2006 3:45PM]

a company called Daktronics made it, you may have noticed they did the scorers desk displays for the NCAA final four this year as well

[Eric @ Apr 10th 2006 4:03PM]

That is indeed a Daktronics board. The scorers desk displays they did for the NCAA this year are also new products. Daktronics is making some awsome equipment lately.

[John @ Apr 10th 2006 4:06PM]

"the 720p display is a whopping 137 feet wide by 50 feet across" "Wide" and "Across" are the same thing, right?

[John @ Apr 10th 2006 5:29PM]

I think it's best used to display 1,345,284,003 stats during a game... the way we like our sports: full of stats.

[Excuse me for my terrible grammar @ Apr 10th 2006 5:36PM]

watch out for hurricane! =o

Anyway, I bet someone will sneak and plug with video game system to that big-ass display and then get in trouble with police/security. lol

[dan @ Apr 10th 2006 5:51PM]

I wonder what max refresh rate they can get on that - you'd think that they have to work on the timing for segments so you don't see a strange update pattern.

[kyle90 @ Apr 10th 2006 6:48PM]

Now we just need the space shuttle to crash into it and BAM! we've got the intro for a live-action version of Futurama.

[Jaap Verheggen @ Apr 10th 2006 8:45PM]

Since 2005 in Aichi Japan 2005" by 400"

Or it doesn't count becaus it's projection?

You decide: http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/cx_news/vol40/sideview.html

[Tim @ Apr 10th 2006 8:54PM]

Dang, I can't imagine what my XBOX 360 would look like on there... good thing the controllers are wireless!

[Tim UF @ Apr 10th 2006 9:44PM]

sure they could do better than 0.833in/pixel. but why bother?
how close do you think the closest person is going to sit? figure a 6 foot viewing distance fora 42" 720p display... any further and you cant resolve the individual pixels anyway. i dont feel like going through the math to figure the pixel size there... but figure 6 feet of distance for every 4 feet of diag size. (this behemoth is 145 feet across. so, anyone closer than roughly 220 feet will be able to resolve the pixels. if you have ever been in joe robbie stadium, you know that looking across the stadium at the screen is a much longer view.

also, the current screens have outlasted the recent storms there, so im not too worried about them.

[iggi @ Apr 10th 2006 11:21PM]

hey, theres a video of the screen in action here, check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTCIjJO1ys&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

[Paul @ Apr 10th 2006 11:41PM]

Its only a few months till a hurricane tears that masterpiece down. So sad.

[Lee @ Apr 11th 2006 3:13AM]

CWeed, that was a joke right? Any idea of how much extra it'd cost to bump it up to 1080p? Because I don't, but I can guess. Even then the pixels are pretty damn big.

[nial @ Apr 11th 2006 9:19AM]

Someone caught this on hdbeat, and I'm surpised no one noticed it here - since when was 720p not 16:9?

[Sean J @ Apr 11th 2006 2:06PM]

Its a massive and impressive screen, mounted and installed just in time for our next hurricane season... Hopefully South Florida won't have another Wilma or any such...

[Jeff Reed @ Apr 11th 2006 10:56PM]

I was at the stadium today to see the Marlins lose, and it was crystal clear from the far other side of the stadium. It was beautiful.

[James Gardner @ Apr 12th 2006 11:51AM]

orsum

[Anthony @ Apr 12th 2006 12:29PM]

It's a shame they cut it up so much with ads. Takes away from the entire size thing.

[TigerClaw @ Apr 12th 2006 3:41PM]

The reason why they choose a 720p display, is cause 720p has the ability to output 60fps in which is good for replays and freeze frames. Right now there is no bandwith to support 1080p yet

[ina @ May 2nd 2006 8:41AM]

Hi together!
I'm very interested in the price for this daktronics display (just the display or with installation), has anybody an idea about this? Or knows where i can get this from? I need precise information
Thanks a lot in advance, ina

[john forrest @ Jul 28th 2006 7:19PM]

we are going to the new england game 12/10. since we will not be able to throw snowballs, the big screen will give us some entertainment, as we know the fish wont...pats 30 fish 10.
j. forrest
greene maine

[john forrest @ Jul 28th 2006 7:25PM]

we are going to the new england game on 12/10.since we will not be able to throw snowballs, the screen should provide us with some entertainment, as we know the fish wont.pats 30, fish 10. j forrest greene, maine

[GJP303 @ Nov 23rd 2006 11:31AM]

hey, that'll fit nicely in my living room..

[yo @ Sep 28th 2007 10:40AM]

They'll need more than 720 verticle lines.