UNC-Pembroke Engages Students with New Daktronics LED Installation in Student Center
December 09, 2021 at 05:41 am EST
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Narrow pixel pitch display, two double-sided marquees installed over the summer
BROOKINGS, S.D. - - Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, has designed, manufactured and installed a new narrow pixel pitch LED display inside the University of North Carolina-Pembroke's (UNCP) student center on campus in Pembroke, North Carolina. The installation includes two double-sided marquee displays and took place this summer to welcome students back to campus in the fall.
"The LED display has become a real focal point in the Chavis University Center," said Dr. Jeff Howard, UNCP vice chancellor for student affairs. "It is both a great avenue for promoting campus activities as well as becoming the activity itself when showing content like sporting events or video games. The double-sided marquees are very popular for advertising campus events to our campus and community. UNCP and our students certainly approve of these new promotion opportunities."
The narrow pixel pitch display features 1.6-millimeter pixel spacing and measures approximately 7 feet high by 14 feet wide. It engages students in a prime gathering area on campus as it shares live feeds of campus events and other university messages. It's capable of variable content zoning which allows it to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones to show a combination of video, graphics and messages at the same time.
"Campus communication is an extremely important aspect for both students and universities in today's world," said Corey Williams, Daktronics sales representative on the project. "Implementing a high-quality, close-viewing LED technology into this space gives UNCP an advantage in connecting with their students and changing messages quickly and easily. We're excited and honored to bring these LED displays to their campus."
Two double-sided marquee displays were also installed on campus. One is located at the main entrance to welcome visitors to campus and measures approximately 6.5 feet high by 11 feet wide. The other display is located outside Givens Performing Arts Center to welcome audiences and inform them of upcoming events. This display measures approximately 4 feet high by 9 feet wide. Both double-sided displays feature 10-millimeter pixel spacings.
To connect and control these new displays, Daktronics has included Venus® Control Suite with this installation. This flexible and powerful solution is capable of scheduling content on both indoor and outdoor displays from anywhere at any time, all from one control space.
Daktronics offers a line of narrow pixel pitch LED displays ranging from 2.5-millimeters down to 0.7-millimeter line spacings. This product line brings expansive opportunities to those spaces commonly associated with LCD technology to create luxurious environments, share artistic digital content or show detailed, high-quality video. About UNC Pembroke
Established in 1887 as a normal school to train American Indian teachers, UNC Pembroke today has an enrollment of 8,319 pursuing an education through more than 150 undergraduate and graduate degree pathways. UNCP is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System. For more information, contact Mark Locklear, Public Communications Specialist with University Communications and Marketing, via email (mark.locklear@uncp.edu) or by phone (910.521.6351). Connect with UNC Pembroke on social media or online at uncp.edu to learn how the university is changing lives through education. 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.
Daktronics, Inc. is engaged in designing and manufacturing electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems and large screen video displays for sporting, commercial and transportation applications. The Company's segments include Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. Its Commercial segment primarily consists of sales of its integrated video display systems, digital billboards, Galaxy and Fuelight product lines, and dynamic messaging systems to resellers (primarily sign companies), out-of-home (OOH) companies, national retailers, quick-serve restaurants, casinos, shopping centers, cruise ships, commercial building owners, and petroleum retailers. Its Live Events segment primarily consists of sales of integrated scoring and video display systems to college and professional sports facilities and convention centers and sales of its mobile display technology to video rental organizations and other live event type venues.
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