BROOKINGS, S.D. – Oct. 24, 2011 – Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va., has chosen Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT) of Brookings, S.D., to design, manufacture and install a new, integrated LED video display system at William "Dick" Price Stadium. Installation is scheduled for later this year with first use at a Spartan home football game in fall of 2012.
“These new displays will make a big impact in our football stadium,” Director of Athletics Marty Miller said. “The technology is outstanding. Daktronics is the leader in this industry, and we're looking forward to seeing the displays in action next season. The new system will open new avenues for sponsorships and increase revenue for the athletics department.”
On the west side of the football field, a new video display measuring more than 17 feet high by 47 feet wide will be installed. This display, which will feature Daktronics 15HD technology, will incorporate excellent clarity and contrast of images, multiple levels of protection from the elements and a more robust cabinet design with an improved ventilation system. It is capable of showing one large image, highlighting live video and instant replays. It can also be divided into separate windows to show a variety of vivid graphics, colorful animations, up-to-the-minutes statistics, scoring information and sponsor advertisements with outstanding brightness and wide-angle visibility.
On either side of this display, two more video displays will be installed. Featuring 26 millimeter line spacing, these displays will give NSU more options for showing advertisements and graphics to get the fans on their feet.
On the east side of the field, another set of video displays will be installed. The main display, which will also utilize Daktronics 15HD pixel layout, will measure 12 feet 6 inches high by more than 31 feet wide. Daktronics is incorporating the Spartans' existing Daktronics sound system, along with two new sponsor displays, to flank the video display on both sides. The sponsor displays, which will measure more than 3 feet high by 16 feet wide, will offer more opportunities to showcase sponsors and impress the crowd with animations and graphics.
Daktronics will also be including its powerful Show Control System with this installation. Touted by experts as the best in the industry, the system provides a combination of display control software, world-class video processing, data integration and playback hardware that forms a user-friendly production solution. For more information on Show Control, visit www.daktronics.com/show.
“It has been great working with Norfolk State University to update their football stadium,” Sales Representative Arthur Portnoy said. “We look forward to seeing the finished product.”
About Norfolk State University Football
Norfolk State University Spartans participate in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The NSU Spartan football team plays its home contests at William 'Dick' Price Stadium. Named for the former NSU athletics director and football and track coach, the stadium was built in 1997 with a seating capacity of 30,000. It is recognized as one of the largest sports and entertainment venues in Hampton Roads and is also one of the 10 largest Division I FCS football stadiums in terms of capacity.
About Daktronics
Daktronics is recognized as the world's leading provider of full-color LED video displays. Daktronics began manufacturing large screen, full-color, LED video displays in 1997. Since then, thousands of large screen LED displays have been sold and installed in sports, entertainment and commercial facilities around the world. Since 2001, independent market research conducted by iSuppli Corp. lists Daktronics as the world's leading provider of large screen LED video displays. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world, in sport, business and transportation applications. For more information, visit the company's World Wide Web site at: http://www.daktronics.com, e-mail the company at sales@daktronics.com, call (605) 692-0200 or toll-free (800) 325-8766 in the United States or write to the company at 331 32nd Ave. PO Box 5128 Brookings, S.D. 57006-5128.
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