Home video isn’t what it used to be. We’ve moved from Beta to Blu-Ray and tube TV to HD LCD, plasma and projectors but as has been discussed around here, nothing is quite the same good old film projection. Like it or not, at some point filmmakers will make the move and perhaps this is a peek at the future we can expect.
On June 8th, the Comcast Center opened it’s doors in Philadelphia and aside from instantly becoming the tallest building in the city, the building offers something akin to a marvel: a 10 million pixel video wall located in the building’s lobby.
Built by Barco, the wall cost $22million to design, construct and install and features:
1. the largest four-millimeter LED screen in the world, measuring 83.3ft x 25.4ft
2. 10 million pixels mounted in a seamless flat array – that’s 5 times the resolution of high-definition tv, and
3. an automated control room, home to 27′000 gigabytes of information, six dx-700 led digitizers, seven encore video processors and three matrixpro routers
The result is a stunning screen which appears to have picture perfect quality.
It appears that this is an attraction all on its own that has been dubbed “The Comcast Experience” and from the tidbits of video and photos I’ve seen, it’s really something to be experienced. Thanks to Deputy Dog for the heads up on this amazing screen and be sure to head over there for more amazing photos and video clips of “the show”.
Who knew I’d have a reason to go to Philadelphia?
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Comment by midtown — June 19, 2008
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Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Zave Smith
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Comment by Zave Smith — June 20, 2008