Philadelphia pushes Comcast Center HD Video Wall as tourist attraction

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 21st 2008 at 5:05PM

There are a few must-do things when you wind up in the City of Brotherly Love: see the Liberty Bell, check out Independence Hall, scarf down an authentic cheesesteak and... peek the HD Video Wall at the Comcast Center? Shortly after wowing locals and making customers suddenly aware of where their money was going, the official visitor site for the Great Philadelphia area is now pushing the wall as a can't-miss tourist attraction. Comical though that may be, we can't say that it's really that absurd -- after all, who wouldn't want to see 2,000 square-feet of beautiful LED action when waltzing through a city on vacation? On that note, have any of you actually stopped and checked it out?

[Via Gadling]

Filed under: Misc, Displays

Tags: comcast, comcast center, ComcastCenter, installations, pennsylvania, Philadelphia, philadephia, tourism, tourist, travel, video

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Gordon Werner @ Aug 21st 2008 5:43PM

so this is why my cable bill is so outrageously expensive

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rich.brome @ Aug 21st 2008 5:58PM

I haven't been yet, but I have a few friends who work there. What's most impressive is supposedly the ultra-HD video content they commissioned for it. It changes based on the time of day, so there are special sequences for rush hour, lunch time, etc. It's all custom content, design to blend and interact with the architecture of the lobby. Life-size people dance on top of the elevator banks, for example. The screen is 10 megapixel, 5 times greater than normal HD. The content is all full-res, so they had to use a special multi-camera rig to film everything for it. It's actually higher-res than digital IMAX!

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CubeGuy @ Aug 21st 2008 6:04PM

And now is when I stop paying for Comcast...

That said, I'd probably stop in if I were ever in the neighborhood.

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Mari @ Aug 21st 2008 10:14PM

Oh yes, I've seen it. Saw it randomly on one of the first days the video wall was live. When I walked in there was a video of a woman hovering right above the info desk. I actually thought it was a hologram info lady.
Gallery of pics here: http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2008-06/new-comcast-hq-an-imax-theater-in-the-lobby/

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