How can something as simplistic and mundane as a really, really, big LED screen have the privilege of having the wonderful distinction of being called the Jumbotron? I've been hammering through various contracts and other materials, and that thing has been mentioned more times than I can imagine. I'd always conjured up this fabulous mental image of a huge, globe-shaped, rotating display when I come across the word "Jumbotron." Or maybe something even cooler, like a big, elephant-shaped, walking contraption the size of a Tiffany's store, with maybe displays in the place of eyes. But noooo--it's a two-dimensional, flat screen. And what fun is that?
Posted by equilibrium-girl at May 5, 2005 12:09 PMYeah, but do you realize how many individual LEDs make up that thing? LEDs are tiny, like 1/8" across. There must be millions of 'em just in one Jumbotron!
Posted by: J Strizzy at May 5, 2005 01:41 PM