Digital scoreboards have come a long way. Today’s sports fans expect more, and arenas and entertainment venues are delivering with massive, crystal-clear dvLED displays. At the center of it all is the modern LED center-hung.
Designed so that fans won’t miss a second of action no matter where they’re sitting, LED center-hung systems are more than scoreboards. They’re immersive experiences.
Center-hung systems come in every shape, size, and creative configuration. With basketball and hockey seasons just around the corner, all eyes will be on the video workhorses that energize crowds, introduce players, replay the biggest moments, and, of course, keep score.
Peoria Civic Center
When you’re hosting everything from NCAA Division I basketball and pro hockey to live theater, concerts, conventions, and more, your display technology has to be ready for anything.
That’s exactly what the LED network at the Peoria Civic Center delivers.
Spanning 38 displays, the video network—anchored by a massive center-hung system—modernizes one of the Midwest’s busiest live event venues while preserving its role as a centerpiece of downtown Peoria.
The center-hung display features four screens, each measuring approximately 15 feet tall and 16 to 26 feet long. Together, they process 7.7 million pixels across nearly 1,300 square feet of digital canvas.
Will Kenny, director of operations and events at PCC, sat down with SNA Displays to talk about his venue’s video experience enhancements. Check out the displays in action as he describes the fans’ response to the upgrades.
Butler University – Hinkle Fieldhouse
The centerpiece of “Indiana’s basketball cathedral” is a 3.9 mm LED center-hung display made from four curved video screens seamlessly joined to create a continuous digital canvas. Each side measures approximately 14′ tall and ranges from 19′ to 25′ in length.
Michigan State University – Breslin Center
MSU’s basketball arena center-hung is made from four convex 4 mm BOLD™ Interior LED screens joined to create a seamless digital canvas that offers 360-degree viewing. Together, the four videoboards create a continuous display measuring 14′ × 104′ (1,080 × 7,920 pixels) when unwrapped.
Florida A&M University – AL Lawson Center
FAMU’s LED center-hung combines four screens with a 360-degree LED ring. The design also incorporates channel letters on each side of the center-hung, Rattlers logos, and snake-skin cladding.
Lamar University – Montagne Center
Lamar’s 4 mm center-hung system features four independent, gently curved LED screens that tilt downward to provide optimal sightlines for stadium attendees.
Forest County Potawatomi Community Center
The fieldhouse’s custom 2.9 mm center-hung display pairs an outward-facing 360-degree LED ring with a downward-facing circular screen. The “fieldhouse chandelier” proved so successful that the Center later added a second, ring-only version to the gymnasium.
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