Comcast Center's video wall packs 10 million pixels into 27 x 87-foot display

When you're Comcast and you have some serious cash to throw at an installation in your new Philadelphia-based Comcast Center, you go all out on a $22 million high-definition video wall, of course. The giant display measures 27 by 87-feet and mashes 10 million pixels across modules linked by a central system that contains 27,000 GB of info, six DX700 LED digitizers, seven Encore video processors, and three Matrixpro routers. So what does it do? It's kind of a giant screensaver that may get old over time, if you ask us. It displays the time, shows figures pushing the panels open, and plays with the space in surreal, 3D-esque animations that are, admittedly, fun to watch. Check the video after the break.

[jbcaro Posted Jun 19th 2008 1:08PM]

I'm just $21,999,900 shy of being able to pick one of these babies up this weekend. Gotta start saving those pennies.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 3:38PM]

monopoly money well spent.

[ZeroCorpse Posted Jun 19th 2008 3:44PM]

Yep. Too bad Comcast is evil.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 5:25PM]

apparently the wall is actually 6 HD screens combined together and working together and it was designed in new york by a certain David Niles.

It's pretty impressive for being public art.

[loujob Posted Jun 20th 2008 5:13AM]

Nice to know they have money to spend on this, but not enough so they can upgrade their servers so they don't limit bandwidth

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 20th 2008 8:25AM]

Neat. But a complete waste of money.

Microsoft has around $100 billion in cash, and they don't even have extravagant displays like this.

Companies like Comcast need to quit showing off with junk like this and invest their money where it matters. This display will serve no one and is no more than a show of their pride, arrogance, and poor stewardship.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 20th 2008 8:26PM]

Yeah, Microsoft actually wastes their money on crappy products like vista, which isn't half as pretty.