Dallas Cowboys’ Diamond Vision screen confirmed as world record

From www.diamond-vision.tv 

The world’s first four-sided, centre-hung, stadium video display consists of four Diamond Vision LED video screens, with the two main high-definition sideline displays measuring 22m high by 49m wide, and two Diamond Vision end-zone displays measuring 9m high by 15.5m wide. Weighing 544 tons, the screens are suspended 27.5m feet directly over the centre of the playing surface and stretch from nearly one 20-yard line to the other.

With a total viewing area of over 1,058 square-metres, the Diamond Vision display is equal to around 3,268 52-inch televisions, and is comprised of 10,584,064 individual LEDs.

“This was probably the most exciting project we’ve ever been involved with,” said Mark Foster, general manager of Mitsubishi Electric’s Diamond Vision Systems. “The Dallas Cowboys are one of the most innovative teams in the NFL, and their new stadium reflects that. These scoreboards and displays are the realisation of the Cowboys’ commitment to their fans and the sport. We are very proud that the Cowboys organization turned to Mitsubishi Electric to deliver their vision as part of this incredible project.”

"We’re extremely proud of our world-class Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision screen,” said Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones. “We have designed everything about Cowboys Stadium to provide an unequalled experience for our fans, and this screen is the centrepiece of what we have created for them.”

Mitsubishi Electric has now been recognised by Guinness World Records five times for its accomplishments, and the Cowboys’ board is the fourth Diamond Vision screen to be honoured by Guinness. The first came in August, 2003, for the World’s Longest Video Display at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. In March 2005, GWR recognized the Diamond Vision LED display at Turner Field in Atlanta as the World’s Largest High-Definition Television Screen, and in September 2005 the Mitsubishi Electric video board at the Japan Racing Association Tokyo Racecourse was certified as the World’s Largest Television Display. In 1993, Mitsubishi Electric was recognised for designing and installing the world’s fastest elevator — capable of travelling at 750 meters per minute — at the Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan.

Mitsubishi Electric, the Official Large Outdoor Video Display Provider of the PGA TOUR, was the first company to introduce large-scale video display boards for the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star game at Dodger Stadium. Since then, Mitsubishi Electric has been recognised as the leader in visually stunning displays for sports facilities, advertising, entertainment and communications. Other installations include the first-of-its-kind high-definition display at Yankee Stadium the first 32:9 ratio HD scoreboard at AT&T Park in San Francisco Times Square’s first HD display at MTV studios traffic-stopping marquees at Bally’s and Caesars Palace in Las Vegas a massive 11-screen display at Times Square in New York City and the largest indoor HD screen in North America, the 10m x 33.5m screen at the Colosseum in Las Vegas.

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World’s first cuttable opaque spandrel glass cladding panel

Chromatics is the world’s first cuttable, totally opaque, coloured glass cladding panel. The organic elements used in the manufacturing process forming an intermolecularly bonded product that is a unique laminate of glass, colour layer and metal – not a toughened glass. It has a significantly greater resistance to thermal fracture than float glass, making it a much safer architectural product.

Developed in conjunction with Pilkington, Chromatics is suitable for both exterior and interior applications and is an integral component of monolithic panels, double glazed units, and rainscreen systems. It offers an unrivalled depth and consistency of panel colour across the entire RAL spectrum. In addition, for a totally stunning finish, any size of digital imagery, textural look, branding or corporate colour requirements can be precisely and durably reproduced. The Chromatics process does not cause roller wave distortion, pinholes or pigment and transparency variation.

Chromatics is shatterproof and resistant to extreme point impact. It is therefore ideal for external building applications, because even if broken under extreme circumstances, the panel will retain its integrity, remaining intact, waterproof and functional until replaced

It is possible in many applications to specify 4mm thickness rather than a conventional 6mm and potentially reduce the building’s glazing weight by a third. Where 4mm Chromatics is used, the total cost of the cladding can often be recovered through the savings made on reduced material usage in the building structure.

It is an environmentally considerate product too, being made from renewable resources and requiring much less energy to produce than toughened glass. Other environmental advantages with Chromatics are that it uses no paints with toxins or heavy metals during manufacture, is completely recyclable and is in every way designed to help meet the ever-increasing challenges of creating better insulated and more environmentally friendly buildings.

Unlike bespoke toughened ceramic-coated glass, Chromatics is a stockable product and can be cut and worked even after processing, saving weeks or possibly months when closing the building envelope.

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