Date Announced: 31 Oct 2013 BROOKINGS, S.D. - When Louisiana Tech University Bulldog and Lady Techster fans return to Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, La., they will be greeted with a new centerhung LED video display system from Daktronics (Nasdaq – DAKT) of Brookings, S.D.The installation scheduled for this October includes four video displays and two ring displays in the centerhung and two floor level video displays at each end of the arena. “There is tremendous excitement among our student-athletes, donors and fan-base about our new video board, The Paul Millsap Vision presented by Community Trust Bank,” said Brian White, associate athletic director – external affairs for Louisiana Tech University. “We believe there will be substantial benefits for our revenue generation and in-game promotions efforts.” The four main centerhung displays will each feature 10 millimeter line spacing and measure more than 7 feet high by 11 feet wide. They will be capable of showing one large image to highlight live video and instant replays, but can also be divided into separate windows to show a variety of vivid graphics, colorful animations, up-to-the-minute statistics, scoring information and sponsor advertisements. Above the main displays will be a ring display measuring 2 feet high by 61 feet wide. Below the main displays will be another ring display measuring 2 feet high by 46 feet wide. Each ring display features 15 millimeter line spacing. Additionally, two floor level displays will be installed at each end of the arena. These displays feature 15 millimeter line spacing and measure more than 3 feet high by 11 feet wide.The ring and floor level displays will provide the opportunity to showcase sponsors throughout events and provide up-to-the-minute statistics and game information.All of the displays being installed will incorporate excellent image clarity and contrast with wide angle visibility enabling fans of the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters to be fully included in the game-day action.Daktronics will also be including 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.“We’re excited to partner with Louisiana Tech University on this installation that brings another level of entertainment to their basketball facility,” said Dan Fjeldheim with Daktronics. “The university was looking for something to help elevate the game-day experience for their players and fans, and we’re grateful that they turned to Daktronics to help deliver them with a first-class system that meets their needs.”In addition to the equipment installation, Louisiana Tech will also receive a bank of hours for the creation of digital content to be produced and delivered by Daktronics Creative Services. This content will consist of any mixture of sponsorship messages, crowd prompts, headshots, game opens and venue announcements at the request of the university.Daktronics LED video and messaging display technology offers a long lifetime with minimal maintenance and low power consumption, providing value and excitement for years to come.About Louisiana Tech University and Thomas Assembly CenterThe Bulldogs and Lady Techsters play in Conference USA in Division I of the NCAA. The Bulldogs and Lady Techsters home, Thomas Assembly Center, is a 8,000-seat facility that recently celebrated its 30-year anniversary as it has continually proven to be one of the toughest arenas in the country for opposing teams to play in. About Daktronics Daktronics is recognized as the world’s leading provider of full-color LED video displays. Daktronics began manufacturing large screen, full-color, LED video displays in 1997. Since then, thousands of large screen video displays have been sold and installed around the world. Since 2001, independent market research conducted by iSuppli Corp. lists Daktronics as the world’s leading provider of large screen LED video displays.Daktronics has strong leadership positions in, and is the world’s largest supplier of, large screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, digital billboards, and control systems. The company excels in the control of large display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world, in sport, business and transportation applications. For more information, visit the company’s World Wide Web site at: http://www.daktronics.com, e-mail the company at [email protected], call (605) 692-0200 or toll-free (800) 325-8766 in the United States or write to the company at 331 32nd Ave. PO Box 5135 Brookings, S.D. 57006-5135.
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