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In response to popular demand for a photo of the new scoreboard, here is a preview that you all are curious about… 
I took this picture a day before its Verizon Center debut on Tuesday, September 25 during the Washington Capitals first home preseason game. You can tell the top portion of the scoreboard is showing the hockey statistics.
It is touted as the first indoor high-definition LED scoreboard. Verizon Center is also the first arena to exclusively feature Diamond Vision™ LED fascia (ribbon displays), corner stat displays, and video boards driven by ANC Sports’ patent pending VisionSOFT operating system. The new scoreboard and fascia boards will offer fans the ultimate arena experience by providing crystal-clear images, color and clarity unlike any other arena in the country.
The four high-definition Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Vision™ 6mm video screens measure 14 feet, 5 inches high by 25 feet, 2 inches wide, providing fans with the highest clarity of all the action, including video playback. In addition to the high-definition boards, the new center-hung scoreboard features four 10mm 5 foot, 3 inch high by 25 foot 6 inch wide LED video matrixes and two 20mm LED rings. The four 10mm video matrixes feature images with clarity found on many primary arena video screens around the country, creating an incredible visual structure with the high-definition displays that exhibit over 68 billion colors.
High-Definition Diamond Vision™ Center-Hung Video Screens (each screen):
Height: 14 feet, 5 inches
Width: 25 feet, 2 inches
Pixel-Pitch: 6 mm
Screen Area: 365 sq. ft
Resolution: 736 x 1280 dot resolution
Possible Colors: 68.7 billion
Editor’s Notes:
September 27th, 2007 at 1:57 PM
that’d be a nice little gadget to have in my backyard.
September 27th, 2007 at 4:26 PM
Lol nice one Nara. I like this new Scoreboard especially since I always thought that the old one really sucked….
September 27th, 2007 at 5:20 PM
My new HD set is feeling veeerrry small now….
I wonder if they’d let me watch “Transformers” on it! LOL
September 27th, 2007 at 5:43 PM
lol yeah i bet if he could gil would have his 360 on it
September 27th, 2007 at 7:25 PM
can we play video game at this big HD screen with Gil? I can beat him, LOL.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:26 PM
when the wizards has away game, and verizon center doesn’t have any event, are we allow to watch wizards game at verizon center? LOL
September 27th, 2007 at 7:35 PM
yea i say we play halo 3 on it!!!! im gonna be in awe when i go to the games.
September 27th, 2007 at 8:12 PM
wow… very nice…
I remember reading somewhere that Gil thought the Verizon center was “2nd class” and places like Miami treated their players like champions.
Maybe the makeover will make the players feel better about the Verizon center.
September 27th, 2007 at 11:09 PM
i dont think its 2nd class but its old and he might get some better stuff if he gets a ring
September 28th, 2007 at 1:43 AM
this is random i know but has anyone checked the news thing on the wizards website about the ranking for PF & SF Jamison is 9 and Caron is 6 thats pretty good if you ask me !
September 28th, 2007 at 7:57 AM
[…] 3. Oh, look, the Verizon Center has a sexy new scoreboard. Pretty sharp. Though I sort of worry that Gil won’t be able to stop looking up at his high-definition self. [Washington Wizards Blog] […]
September 28th, 2007 at 5:26 PM
maybe the loan is making the organization less cheap, I still can’t figure out if we are over the luxury tax limit.
September 28th, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Abe is known for being fugile but this score board was not cheap and he truely has really spared no expense in getting the Verizon Center back to a world class venue for all to see. I would guess the city 50 million loan helped cover alot of cost also but this is Washington DC and we deserve the best money can buy! I would like to applaud the Washington Wizards organization and the DC City Council for getting it done! I can’t wait to see the improvements live October 9 when my Wizards play Zalgiris . Lets Go
WizardsSSSSSSSSS!