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The Sphere is going to be turned off 30% of the time within the next 3-5 years, guarantee it. I have never in my life seen an outdoor LED display last (yes, ev

The Sphere is going to be turned off 30% of the time within the next 3-5 years, guarantee it. I have never in my life seen an outdoor LED display last (yes, even with AC), and the maintenance on this one is going to be monumental.

dist-epoch 3y ago
The sphere uses a different kind of outdoor LED display. It will be fine for a long time. https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sphere-led-lights-01.jpg https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sph... https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sphere-led-lights-02.jpg https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sph...
- bearjaws 3y ago
  I am aware of the puck design, but they will still fail for the same reason other multi-led panels (e.g. micro-led displays). Eventually there's too many dead pixels to make a good image. Discoloration adds up over time and is a huge problem for things like the Samsung "The Wall". That's before even considering the entire puck can fail, just like entire panels fail on micro-led displays. And many of these run in fully cooled environments, no sun-facing element, running at way lower power levels since they aren't fighting the sun. Universal Orlando has the Bourne Stuntacular with a 120ft wide panel running 9k 60hz and it requires work semi-annually. Running indoors. From 11-5pm daily. Not 24/7.
  - dist-epoch 3y ago
    Look at the pictures. It's very easy to replace a failed puck. There even seems to be a quick-release mechanism.
  - burntwater 3y ago
    The exosphere LED pucks really share no similarities with the more common video wall panels. The LED pucks are repaired daily, and due to the nature of replacing individual pixels, you don't run into the discoloration that happens when you replace an entire panel.
corobo 3y ago
Good news for O2 though! They'll have a new stadium within the decade :D

dist-epoch 3y ago

The sphere uses a different kind of outdoor LED display. It will be fine for a long time. https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sphere-led-lights-01.jpg https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sph... https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sphere-led-lights-02.jpg https://supercarblondie.com/wp-content/uploads/las-vegas-sph...

bearjaws 3y ago
I am aware of the puck design, but they will still fail for the same reason other multi-led panels (e.g. micro-led displays). Eventually there's too many dead pixels to make a good image. Discoloration adds up over time and is a huge problem for things like the Samsung "The Wall". That's before even considering the entire puck can fail, just like entire panels fail on micro-led displays. And many of these run in fully cooled environments, no sun-facing element, running at way lower power levels since they aren't fighting the sun. Universal Orlando has the Bourne Stuntacular with a 120ft wide panel running 9k 60hz and it requires work semi-annually. Running indoors. From 11-5pm daily. Not 24/7.
- dist-epoch 3y ago
  Look at the pictures. It's very easy to replace a failed puck. There even seems to be a quick-release mechanism.
- burntwater 3y ago
  The exosphere LED pucks really share no similarities with the more common video wall panels. The LED pucks are repaired daily, and due to the nature of replacing individual pixels, you don't run into the discoloration that happens when you replace an entire panel.

corobo 3y ago

Good news for O2 though! They'll have a new stadium within the decade :D