Daktronics Video, Scoring Systems to Help the Thundering Herd

Daktronics Inc. (Brookings, SD) has been chosen by Marshall University in Huntington, WV, and ISP Sports to upgrade several facilities on campus with new LED video and scoring technology.
The largest upgrade will be at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, home to the Thundering Herd football team. Two large video displays will be installed at the stadium. Replacing the existing video display, the larger of the two displays will measure approximately 28 x 49 ft. A second, 22 x 32-ft. display will be installed on the athletic building at the south end zone, flanked by two ribbon displays, each 82 ft. long. The displays can be used for live video and instant replays during football games, as well as for entertaining the crowd, showing up-to-the-minute statistics and showcasing sponsors.
The new Daktronics audio system operates on reduced power thanks to more efficient digital amplifiers and power supplies.
Daktronics will also be providing a new ribbon display and two new courtside displays to be installed in the Cam Henderson Center, home to Marshall University basketball and volleyball. The 92-ft.-long ribbon display will feature pixels spaced at 20mm. The two courtside displays, which will be in addition to the four scorer’s tables currently installed in the center, will measure approximately 20 ft. long; it can be controlled independently or together with the current displays.
Sam Hood Field, where Thundering Herd soccer plays its home games, will have two, new, fixed-digit soccer scoreboards. One scoreboard will measure 8 x 18 ft., and the other was custom built to measure 3 x 19 ft.
Dot Hicks Field, home to Marshall University softball, will receive a new message display. With pixels spaced at 34mm, this monochrome display will allow more opportunities to recognize sponsors during games and keep the crowds attending the games informed.
Included in the project is Daktronics’ new Show Control System, which offers users a merger of control software, data integration, playback hardware and image-processing technology for form a single, comprehensive production solution.