Syracuse University Debuts the Largest Centerhung in College Sports

SOURCE: Daktronics

Daktronics installs new system at Carrier Dome featuring 7,022 square feet of digital displays, six additional end zone displays

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Sept. 30, 2020 – Syracuse University went big with their new LED display system as Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has provided the Carrier Dome in New York with the largest centerhung system in college sports this summer. At 7,022 square feet, it is the third-largest indoor centerhung system in the United States without a retractable roof, indoor-outdoor stadium and fourth-largest indoor centerhung system in North America.

Six additional end zone displays were also installed at the Carrier Dome bringing the total to more than 9,300 square feet for the entire project. 

The four main displays of the centerhung feature an inward curvature and measure approximately 20 feet high by 62.5 feet wide. At each corner of the centerhung, displays measure roughly 20 feet high by 9.5 feet wide. On the underbelly, a ring display measures roughly 6.5 feet high and stretches around the inside of the centerhung totaling 216.5 feet long.

“Daktronics is thrilled to expand upon our long partnership with Syracuse University by providing this tremendous new system as part of the new roof project at the Carrier Dome,” said Scott Willson, Daktronics sales representative. “We worked very closely with Syracuse University representatives, Geiger Engineering and Haynor Hoyt Companies to come up with a unique design that will wow fans and provide a one-of-a-kind in-venue experience for all who enter the building.

“We did not start out with the goal of building one of the largest centerhung systems in the world, but the more we talked through it with the team, the more we realized that we could accomplish something very special while still remaining within the project budget. Besides the new centerhung, there are new high-resolution end zone displays to enhance the viewing experience in the building.”

Adding to the centerhung feature, six end zone displays were also installed at the Carrier Dome. Two large displays measure roughly 22 feet high by 40.5 feet wide and four corner displays measure approximately 12.5 feet high by 10.5 feet wide.

All displays feature 10-millimeter line spacing to bring excellent image clarity and contrast to fans in every seat of the Carrier Dome. Each of the main video displays is capable of variable content zoning allowing each to show one large image or to share multiple zones of content including live video, instant replays, up-to-the-minute statistics, graphics and animations, and sponsorship messages.

Daktronics also included its powerful Show Control System with this installation. This industry-leading system provides a combination of display control software, world-class video processing, data integration and playback hardware that forms a user-friendly production solution. For more information on Show Control, visit www.daktronics.com/show.

Daktronics has grown with the sports industry from the company’s beginnings in 1968. Today, the company has LED video display installations at hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States. For more information on what Daktronics can provide for the collegiate market, visit www.daktronics.com/college. 

About Daktronics

Daktronics helps its customers to impact their audiences throughout the world with large-format LED video displays, message displays, scoreboards, digital billboards, audio systems and control systems in sport, business and transportation applications. Founded in 1968 as a USA-based manufacturing company, Daktronics has grown into the world leader in audiovisual systems and implementation with offices around the globe. Discover more at www.daktronics.com.