What I've been up to lately...

Went to Dallas last weekend to see the Cowboys - Chargers game, and while the Cowboys didn't look so good, the scoreboard did!

If you haven't heard about the scoreboard that was put into the new stadium, it is the biggest HD screen in the world!  The thing stretches across almost 60 Yards and is as clear a picture as you have ever seen!

picture of the scoreboard from our seats

To put it in prospective, this screen is 160' wide x 72' high.  The standard IMAX screen is 72' x 53'.  Watching it was almost like being at the game...

...Wait a second....


While we were there, they stepped it up by having the 3rd quarter broadcast in 3D (because the biggest HD screen in the world isn't enough)... I shit you not, they actually handed out those blue and red glasses and during the 3rd quarter, the action was all in 3D...

The novelty wore off within about 2 minutes, and everyone in the stadium had their glasses off and were watching the actual game with normal size cheerleaders players.

I'm a big fan of 3D when it's done well and for the right media... Riding a rollercoaster, diving in the Ocean, watching Beowulf or a Pixar cartoon, Absolutely!  Watching a football game on a screen that is already amazing when I'm AT THE GAME... Not so much


-k