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Originally Posted by Daws1089
Feel free to talk about any topic and and any team on any level and I'd be glad to conversate. I'll start.. the hokies are killing me this year with all the thursday night games. It makes it damn near impossible for me to get down there now.
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C'mon over Daws.....lots of ticket to Kent games. The first should be interesting in the Patriot Bowl at Cleveland Browns Stadium in the opener. Great place to watch a game. Not much else on Kent's home schedule except for Akron and OhioU....their other home games are Delaware State, Temple and Northern Illinois. Ah, but I surmise that's what the tailgate is for, the games are just a distraction! And we can check out the new scoreboard and stadium upgrades....
Dix Stadium To Go High-Def In 2008
Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 05/14/2008
KENT, Ohio — Kent State recently chose Daktronics, Inc. of Brookings S.D., and its industry leading HD-X light emitting diode (LED) video technology to provide the new scoreboard as part of the Phase II renovations going on at Dix Stadium. The agreement will provide KSU with new integrated systems not only for football, but indoor track & field as well.
Dix Stadium, home to Kent State football, will be one the first collegiate facilities to showcase Daktronics HD-X technology. The new HD-X video display will measure approximately 36 feet wide by 20 feet high and will feature resolution on 16 millimeter (.63”) line spacing. The video screen can serve as one giant display or be divided into multiple zones (windows) to show a wide variety of statistics, information, graphics, animation and video.
The Golden Flashes will be the first team in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) to incorporate Daktronics HD-X technology. The product line features ultra-wide viewing angles, increased contrast with deeper blacks and more vibrant colors, and world-class video processing for improved image quality. Using the latest LED and control system technologies, Daktronics large screen displays present live and recorded video images, colorful animations and vivid graphics.
The integrated display will also include a ProAd® LED display measuring 60 feet in length. Flanking both sides of the video screen will be custom LED football scoreboards providing basic game information. Spectators will hear crystal clear audio through a Sportsound® sound system. Sportsound®, a division of Daktronics, provides sound systems ensuring excellent sound projection, clear and intelligible speech and a powerful audio experience.
Additional improvements to the stadium will include a plaza and concessions area encompassing the scoreboard on the south side, new entrance, ticket and concession areas on the west side as well as a new fence line with brick pillars around the stadium. In addition, entryways will now feature decorative bricks, new graphics will be added to the stadium. The total cost of Phase II is estimated to be in the neighborhood of $4 million.