Someone has Jumbotron envy

[Jon88]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/6/384...on-infographic

A visual comparison of every jumbotron in the NFL
By Amar Toor on January 6, 2013 12:00 pm Email @amartoo 31COMMENTS

Cowboys Stadium currently boasts the largest jumbotron in the NFL — a behemoth of an LED measuring 160 feet wide and 72 feet tall.

But how does Dallas' Texas-sized display compare to the rest of the NFL's set ups? That's the question that graphic designer Daniel Beaton set out to answer with a straightforward infographic.

Beaton originally posted his design to an NFL subreddit, and as you can see above, it does a great job of proving the obvious: the Cowboys' jumbotron is enormous, literally dwarfing just about every other team's display.

As Fast Company points out, however, Dallas will soon face some stiff competition from their regional rivals, as the Houston Texans have recently approved plans to build a screen measuring nearly 280 feet in width.

SOURCE FAST COMPANY

 

[Midswat]

But the punters will hit it when they punts and stuff.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

It's already nearly impossible to not go to Cowboys Stadium and watch a good portion of the game on that damn TV. 280 feet wide? You would NEVER look at the field. They might as well go play the game in another building.

It's going to be like the old days when we used to go to a movie theater to watch the big boxing matches on CCTV.

 

[Jon88]

But the punters will hit it when they punts and stuff.

Yeah if they try to like some idiots do.

 

[cmd34(work)]

big screen equals championship!

 

[superpunk]

It's already nearly impossible to not go to Cowboys Stadium and watch a good portion of the game on that damn TV. 280 feet wide? You would NEVER look at the field. They might as well go play the game in another building.

It's going to be like the old days when we used to go to a movie theater to watch the big boxing matches on CCTV.

It won't be 280 feet of straight up broadcast. The aspect ratio doesn't work. It sounds like it will be a huge center board with two smaller ones on each side, probably for ads and scores from around the league.