I shot this at the Fan Day today...it was pretty much the highlight of the trip (thus back and on so soon) since I don't really get into autographs, and the free stuff was gone in like 15 minutes. (And no one is working the lines to make it easy to get around the Stadium). But there's still a little outline for the edges, and the full screen shot still looks big...and pretty.
Any fuzz is due to my camera, not the screens. They were super clear.
Thanks
That's what she said.
That's what she said.
Syracuse '03, Michigan G'05
Space bitches, space.
Wouldn't that be
Feels huge from the inside?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
It's.....beautiful
ALL ABOARD THE A-TRAIN!!!!!
" ~ Herm "
w00t!
w00t!
not just "douchey" MGoBlog user, but now TRUSTED MGoBlog user
Wow!
No more turning around and looking up behind you just so you can actually see the score and whatnot!
Spectacles
Maybe you need glasses :)
nice.
it's amazing how clear & easy to see the far-end screen is! & the lettering in "Michigan Stadium" looks awesome, too.
much like when I finally got a coffee table for the space in front of my couch, this ... this is going to change everything.
They really tie the stadium
They really tie the stadium together.
Got a quarter?
Video missing
Video not showing on my iPad. Any help out there?
iPad vs. Adobe Flash Content
I'm pretty sure iPads (iPhones and the like) don't support Adobe Flash content. Since the videos provided in this post are encoded for playback using the Flash Player, you probably won't be able to view the videos on your iPad. (Do a search for "Apple and Flash" and you will find quite a few news articles and press releases regarding the topic). FYI.
Thanks
I guess I should assume all videos not appearing are a flash post.
As answered
I just uploaded it to Flickr so I could post it. And Flash doesn't appear on IPhone/Pod/Pad. Even the link wouldn't work, I don't believe. Funny, because I posted it on a Mac. But even my App won't show it either, so it's not just you. Big computer fights over our head.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
in the future
put it on YouTube. that way its platform/browser independent. and it works on iOS devices.
Phil Brabbs FTW
Yeah, wasn't looking to sign up for a YouTube account
And take the time or delay posting the materials. Maybe in the future. But it's not like I'm posting a lot of original video. Boys n da Pahokee I ain't.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Am I crazy?
The screens look awesome, but then when they pan the stadium, they seem so small! I guess that's why they call it the Big House.
bixler
First video from corner of endzone
Panning to other, second from 40-50 yard line-ish. Should have included people for more perspective, but did it on a digital camera, not a video one, so zoom in and out was limited.
I'll say as one of those who thought from behind it didn't look like it filled the Stadium space well, inside it looks SO much bigger (as I was standing just a section closer from my seats). All that space used for just screen, and it is soooo much clearer. And if you notice, there's still space at the edge. I don't know if that'll be filled with more screen panels, or a border, but it's not full.
Not to say you're wrong. The distance is a bit of an optical illusion. The close one looks a lot bigger, but the far board doesn't look THAT much bigger. It's a trick of perspective on the eye, not just film.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
nice lookin' 1166 inch tv
What you see is all there will be as far as video boards (the side panels had been up previously but were removed to bring in the speakers). Per the initial details, the width of the screen is 85 feet, but the overall structure width is 108 feet, leaving 11 1/2 feet of side panels on each side. Each pixel is 16 mm in diameter I believe in the 1632 x 900 screen.
For fun, I plugged the numbers into a viewing distance calculator, and get a maximum recommended viewing distance of 439 feet. This would not be optimal viewing such as for HD visual acuity (152 feet for that), but I should have a decent view through the crossbars on 9/17 without having to turn around all the time ...
Personally, I've always liked
Personally, I've always liked that the size of the stadium makes the scoreboards look small. It was especially pronounced when we had the pre-1998 scoreboards. When you have really huge scoreboards, it starts to make the rest of the stadium look smaller. The ingenious thing here is that the scoreboards are relatively compact, but have a ton of screen space packed in. It's the best of both worlds IMO.
Wow, my first Diary
I've finally contributed something worthwhile to the Blog that didn't involve a hot Asian chick, superhero reference, or timely "That's what she said". I'm not just a leech now.
(Thanks for the bump).
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
[fist bump]
Way to go! FREEDOM!!!!!
Abort, Retry, Fail?
On my computer screen, I am
On my computer screen, I am watching a video of another screen playing a different video.
DUDE
see more Gifs
I'm kind of a big deal in Bolivia.
Let's go one step further
Now your computer screen is showing an image of a screen on one end of the stadium showing an image of the screen on the other end of the stadium showing a test pattern.
This is why we invented the
This is why we invented the microprocessor. So we could see an image of an image of an image.
Star Trek has nothing on this.
I think we need someone to videotape themselves
Watching the video of the screen showing another video, so you're watching a video on your screen of someone else watching a video on their screen of a screen showing another video. And if it could involve two mirrors across from each other, that would be awesome.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Great video. You being
Great video. You being inside the stadium really puts into perspective the size of the screen. Does them much more justice than pictures. Well done!
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
Jerry Jones would be proud.
Jerry Jones would be proud.
Pardon my French but...
Fuck Jerry Jones...THIS IS MICHIGAN!
GO BLUE!
Hopefully they won't be
Hopefully they won't be cluttered with ads for the entire game.
Hail To the Victors...In Ohio
Wow
Absolutely cannot wait to see those in person!
CREE LED's
This board is made with CREE LED's. They're the best.
There's 2 of them?
DOH!!!
I honestly thought that there was only going to be one of these new screens. Two? Yes please.
Maize And Blue For Life
WHAT?
Only one screen would be UNACCEPTABLE!
"I promise you we would have walked to the University of Michigan." - Brady Hoke
Well, that must make two
TREMENDOUS.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
A noted concern of the video boards
First, the video boards are MUCH bigger, brighter and INCREDIBLY clearer than anything you can ascertain from photos. They are marvelous!
HOWEVER...a concern I had regarding the boards when I saw them online was confirmed by me when I arrived on the field for Media Day activities. My concern was -- and is -- of the placement of the PLAY clocks on the new boards. If you recall, the play clocks on the previous boards were positioned in the center of the scoreboard for easy viewing by Denard directly between the uprights. (Who cares about the other team's QB?!) The play clocks on the new boards are at the extreme bottom right, not in the center. I noted, while the play clocks sit outside of the goal posts, they do NOT sit outside of the right catch net poles. In fact, in certain areas of the field between the hash marks (I noted this near midfield), the right net pole cuts directly through the play clock.
I am envisioning Denard, after breaking the huddle, making a slight detour toward his right tackle to see the play clock before he returns under center to take the ball before throwing it to Roundtree for the winning TD.
A proud first member of the Hoke Pointed at Me Club since 1/12/11.
Dude
I want to kill some zombies on that screen...where's my Xbox..
Go Blue !!
Those are sweet
Bigger is better, plain and simple.
I hate ohio. Thats all you need to know.
As I was driving by the
As I was driving by the stadium last night they had the boards lit up, and holy shit. Heading north on Ann Arbor-Saline you can see the scoreboards shining through the Golf Course Trees. And from what I could see of the stadium through the doors they basically light up the entire field. I'm really happy we got these
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
Thanks, they look huge! How does it look from the inside? Also looks like a very nice day there.
GMW