Dallas Cowboys record breaking 1080p display caught on video before the stadium opens
By Richard Lawler 
posted May 7th 2009 9:39PM
posted May 7th 2009 9:39PM
[Thanks, Yaggs]
posted May 7th 2009 9:39PM
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insane!
Now the people at the stadium will enjoy watching the Cowboys choke in December just like the people at home.
As a Cowboys fan, I agree with you.
As a Cowboys fan of the Jimmy Johnson days and the times prior to that, I also agree. :)
:( Unfortunately, this is so true.
Is it my imagination, or were they showing stretch-o-vision on their new bijilion-dollar screen!?!?
I'm wondering the same. I'm no HDTV guru, but 1920x1080 is not the same proportion as 159x72. I would think that means they'll either have vertical black bars or they'll be stretching the image to fit. Unless there's some magic in the math somewhere that makes it work (?)
Nah. Defensive ends are a bit "wide" in real life!
Most likely the extra space will be taken up with ads, in game stats, etc.
I work down the street from the new stadium. You can't appreciate the sheer massiveness of the damn thing until you see it in person.
Next Super Bowl should be interesting, they should able to show super bowl ad in that big screen.
"Once we've confirmed the stadium isn't built by the same guys that put together the team's practice bubble, we'll be making plans to head down and catch a game."
I lol'd
It is in fact the same company.
If you could imagine some crazy introduction with flashes, machine guns, and explosions. Some Seizure inducing goodness....
daamn, im about to yoink that sucker
and pffft cowboys.
So now we can go down to the stadium to...
...watch tv? WTF?
Well, in a tv show about the stadium they said they wanted to compete with HDTV at home as many people say they would rather watch tv at home than sit in bad seats in an arena. So, they sized the screen to replicate the veiw of a 50 inch from 10-12 feet away.
How big is it compared to the one in the new Yankee Stadium?
Is it just me, or is that thing hanging a little low....no punting allowed in the new cowboy stadium.
That's what I've been thinking too. 90 feet from the ground seems like prime punt-blocking height.