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(05-16-2017 04:06 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 03:23 PM)GhentFan Wrote:  

(05-16-2017 01:50 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  I'd agree, but is the scoreboard contingent on Phase 2 expansion, and how much do one of those things go for?

There was a post over on sportslogos.net a while ago.
Somebody a guy that deals with scoreboards for a living. Asked how much it our jumbo screen would cost.

Question
http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/1081...nt=2615061

have a question. My school just announced their stadium. (Old Dominion University.)
In it they plan to have a HUGE Display.
Any idea as to how much something like this would cost?
How do you protect something like this in a storm? (Hurricanes)
What's the lead time on something this big to get built?




Answer
http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/1081...nt=2625562


I couldn't tell you how much it would cost without knowing the size. A lot of the price has to do with the structural elements at the facility as well. I would assume a display that size (judging from the photo, approximately 40' tall by around 100' wide) would be right around a million bucks. The structure itself is what protects from storms, wind, and the like. We have great engineers on staff and have been in the billboard business forever, so we know how to keep signs up in awful conditions.



The lead time depends on the structure. If the structure is ready to roll, then so are we. We'd probably be able to get something operational at this scale in about 6-8 weeks.



Here's another we just did in Baltimore at Laurel Park horse track. You'll notice near the end of the video the addition of another row of cabinets along the bottom. They wanted to go bigger after the fact, and that section was installed about a month later.

A million is a lot, but not as much as I thought. I would think we could sell naming rights for the scoreboard, or get someone to donate $500,000 and increase ticket prices by $1 for 5 years and its paid for. Make it clear thats why the prices are going up by a dollar and I think most people would be ok with it. OR... beer sales. We'd make over $250,000 in beer alone in a season. Four years later... paid.