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Green Bay Packers Select Daktronics to Deliver High-Resolution Experience at Lambeau Field
Two main video displays featuring highest resolution in professional football highlight the LED displays coming in 2023 BROOKINGS, S.D., April 03, 2023 (GLOBE
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[{"type":"text","content":"Two main video displays featuring highest resolution in professional football highlight the LED displays coming in 2023\nBROOKINGS, S.D., April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To improve the fan experience with LED video displays, Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has been selected by the Green Bay Packers to manufacture and install two main video displays, two auxiliary video displays and 60 concourse LED displays at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The installation of approximately 24,500 square feet of LED displays totaling 79.5 million pixels will take place in the spring of 2023 as the technology will debut at the beginning of football season this coming fall. “We’re pleased to work with Daktronics on our new video boards and Lambeau Field concourse displays, which will enhance the game-day experience,” Kregg Shilbauer, director of digital, broadcast & game presentation for the Green Bay Packers. “The new scoreboards will be the first and only 6mm LED video scoreboards in the NFL; and we feel we’re setting the standard in video board clarity and image quality. We’re looking forward to our amplified fan involvement and engagement in the bowl, as well as with the concourse displays.” In-Bowl DisplaysEach main end zone display will be the highest resolution main displays in professional football, baseball and soccer as they will feature 6-millimeter pixel spacing – a first in professional football. Measuring more than 10,500 square feet at 48 feet high by nearly 220 feet wide, the Packers displays will be one of the few 4K displays in professional football. These displays are also HDR-capable and feature industry-leading environmental protection to keep them operating as expected in the Green Bay weather. “The first thing people will notice, after seeing how large these displays will be, is the improved resolution that 26.3 million pixels in each 6-millimeter end zone display brings to the table,” said Daktronics President and CEO Reece Kurtenbach. “The vibrant imagery these displays provide will take an already exciting football venue to the next level of fan entertainment. We’re honored to add to the storied tradition of Lambeau Field.” The east and west auxiliary scoreboard displays will each measure more than 7 feet high by 74.5 feet wide and will also feature 6-millimeter pixel spacing to share all t...