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LG PROVIDES GROUND-BREAKING GIANT LED SCREENS FOR WEMBLEY STADIUM
Specially developed bespoke LED Mesh screens provide stunning displays without blocking light.
The 56m by 7.5m LES can be seen as soon as visitors turn onto Olympic Way and is the first large-scale deployment of a newly-developed LG technology, LED Mesh, that allows LED displays to be unobtrusively mounted across windows without dramatically affecting the light levels inside a building. All the electronics required for operation are discreetly mounted at the side of the window, in the case of the LES in 192 daisy-chained LED cabinets, while groups of offset LEDs representing individual pixels are mounted on thin aluminum bars that stretch horizontally from side to side.
While other screens in the stadium are designed to showcase crisp, high-resolution 4K images, the viewing distance of the LES is between approximately 30 to 100 metres, meaning that a comparatively low resolution of 1432×120 can be used. Together with the ‘Ears’, the three screens are mapped onto a 3840 x 2160 4K video space so they can be driven by the stadium’s existing media server.
“Taking the LED Mesh concept from prototype to real-world installation in a few months was a huge challenge for the team, but one which proves the innovation we bring to LED displays of all sizes,” comments Nigel Roberts UK Sales Director, LG. “Giant screens like this are normally installed on the outside of buildings, so to install one internally but facing out while also keeping the window usage intact is a tremendous feat of engineering and ingenuity.”
“Liam Boylan, Wembley Stadium Director said: “We are delighted with our new external screens and the wider stadium upgrades we have worked on with LG in recent months. Wembley is an iconic venue, but we recognise the need to constantly innovate to ensure the best possible fan experience. The new screens installed across our footprint will serve to improve our operation and we look forward to fans being able to enjoy them at an event soon.”
Specially developed bespoke LED Mesh screens provide stunning displays without blocking light.
The 56m by 7.5m LES can be seen as soon as visitors turn onto Olympic Way and is the first large-scale deployment of a newly-developed LG technology, LED Mesh, that allows LED displays to be unobtrusively mounted across windows without dramatically affecting the light levels inside a building. All the electronics required for operation are discreetly mounted at the side of the window, in the case of the LES in 192 daisy-chained LED cabinets, while groups of offset LEDs representing individual pixels are mounted on thin aluminum bars that stretch horizontally from side to side.
While other screens in the stadium are designed to showcase crisp, high-resolution 4K images, the viewing distance of the LES is between approximately 30 to 100 metres, meaning that a comparatively low resolution of 1432×120 can be used. Together with the ‘Ears’, the three screens are mapped onto a 3840 x 2160 4K video space so they can be driven by the stadium’s existing media server.
“Taking the LED Mesh concept from prototype to real-world installation in a few months was a huge challenge for the team, but one which proves the innovation we bring to LED displays of all sizes,” comments Nigel Roberts UK Sales Director, LG. “Giant screens like this are normally installed on the outside of buildings, so to install one internally but facing out while also keeping the window usage intact is a tremendous feat of engineering and ingenuity.”
“Liam Boylan, Wembley Stadium Director said: “We are delighted with our new external screens and the wider stadium upgrades we have worked on with LG in recent months. Wembley is an iconic venue, but we recognise the need to constantly innovate to ensure the best possible fan experience. The new screens installed across our footprint will serve to improve our operation and we look forward to fans being able to enjoy them at an event soon.”
