Sports Ticker
Creating a Sports Watching Atmosphere
Posted on Tue, November 3, 2009
The new sports bar at Muckleshoot Casino is brought to life with a custom full color LED ticker display designed by Rise Display. The ticker shows current sports scores from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA Basketball, and NCAA Football along with the latest healdine news to keep guests captivated. In addition to showing the latest sports information the casino can quickly and easily add drink specials, promotions, and other announcements via the web-based digital signage software application - Display Wire.
Atmosphere is everything in creating a serious sports watching environment. Nothing adds atmosphere like a sports ticker display
LED Ticker Technology Tip: Technical Drawings
Posted on Thu, December 10, 2009
We are happy to release our new interactive LED ticker configurator for architects, designers, and customers looking to quickly and easily get technical specifications and details on LED Displays.
The tool lets you select your color option (Full Color or Tri Color), your length (from 6ft up to 250ft), and your height (16 or 24 pixels) and the configurator will provide you with detailed information such as the weight, dimensions, power requirements, and heat dissipation. The drawing will also who the location(s) and quantity of where power receptacles and network drops need to be placed.
For more information on our customizable LED ticker displays that can bend or curve to fit your environment check out the 10 minute video overview on our website.
Rise Display Installation: Custom LED Ticker For Casino
Posted on Mon, December 14, 2009
Western Technical Services Outfits Casino with a Custom Rise LED Ticker
The food and beverage manager at a west coast casino, knew exactly what he wanted for his new “Media Bar”, a sports bar, which would be the focal point at the end of a long casino floor expansion. When he contacted Western Technical Services regarding the installation of the casino’s new television and digital media for this new, sports themed-bar, Western Technical’s sales manager Sam Smith went to work researching LED ticker options. His task wasn’t easy. The “Media Bar” at the casino was built, and a very specific seven-inch high space was already dedicated for the new ticker. His customer’s timeline was tight, too. They wanted the LED ticker in place for the unveiling of the new floor expansion and bar.
“I went to each supplier and communicated the needs for the project,” Sam explained. “Ultimately, the reason why we chose Rise was that they had the largest selection and easiest availability. The timeline was very short, and they were able to meet our deadline quicker than anybody else.”
Rise Display worked closely with Sam and his installation crew to fulfill Western Technical’s customer’s needs. But that process didn’t come without its challenges. Originally, the plan called for a three-color LED ticker but was changed mid-build to a 38-foot, eight-color ticker display that wraps around the interior of the bar so that Western Technical could meet and exceed its client’s expectations.
“The eight-color ticker on the casino floor is absolutely amazing,” Sam said. “The colors, the logos, you can’t miss it! In order to go to eight-color, we had to get a taller ticker, and Rise turned that around quickly too. … I’m really happy with the decision we made to use Rise.”
Western Technical Services now has a new tool in its arsenal to what they already provide and can offer an interesting element above and beyond what they typically install for their customers.
LED Ticker Technology Tip: Outdoor Displays
Posted on Thu, January 7, 2010
Our expertise is primarily with indoor technology but from time to time we get inquiries for outdoor ticker displays. The term “ticker” is generically thrown around sometimes so when looking for an outdoor display it is very important define what you are looking for.
While there are many types of outdoor displays from billboards to video displays, people referring to “tickers” usually have 1 of 3 types of displays in mind:
Message Center - Most outdoor displays you see are what I would refer to as message centers. A message center is a matrix display which means you can stop the text, scroll up, scroll down, and in general present your message as an animation in a page by page format. Examples of some outdoor message centers.
Ticker Display - A ticker is a continuously scrolling display that steadily scrolls from right to left and you can’t stop the data. This technology is idea if you are looking to put up a news zipper, sports ticker, or show stock quotes and you are looking to use the display to create the atmosphere. A good example of this is the enclosed photo of the outdoor ticker we installed for Fidelity in New York.
Ribbon Display - The hybrid of the two is what I would call a “ribbon display”. This is the technology commonly see wrapping around the inside of a sports arena or stadium. These displays tend to be more complex and expensive but they do bring you the best of both worlds. Examples of some ribbon displays.
If you are looking to put an outdoor display start by making sure you can legally put one up based on local zoning ordinances and then determine what type of information you want to display. If you are looking to put in a true LED ticker to show stock quotes, news, or sports scores please let us know if we can be of any help.
