The massive doubled-sided ‘Oculus’ video board was tested at Chargers’ new stadium
If history is a guide, Chiefs fans should come out in full force when the Super Bowl champions make their debut at SoFi Stadium this fall.
Technically, SoFi Stadium will be home to the Chargers (and Rams). But since moving from San Diego, the Chargers have played games in front of more visiting fans than home supporters.
SoFi Stadium, which has a $5 billion pricetag, is still being built, but in recent days tests have been done on the stadium’s video board, which is 120 yards long and has a name: “Oculus.”
This is from the Rams’ website: “The only two-sided oval center-hung video board in an NFL stadium, the Oculus is the only 4k end-to-end video production in sports. It also has the largest LED content playback system ever deployed. Every face/display can be uniquely programmed with live content, statistics or animated content. The idea of having a dual-sided display is that no matter where a fan sits in the stadium, they will have a video surface in front of them.”
Tests have been done on the “Oculus” video board in recent days and it does appear to be a modern marvel:
The Rams’ site notes all of the “Oculus” screens combined have 80 million pixels and there are more than 260 speakers. “Oculus” also will have 56 5G antennas, the team said. When it is finished, “Oculus” will weigh 2.2 million pounds.
The Raiders, who moved from Oakland to Las Vegas, also have a new home that is currently under construction: Allegiant Stadium.
This story was originally published May 6, 2020 at 1:12 PM.
