RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Back in 2007, AEG constructed the world’s most successful entertainment venue, the 36,000 capacity O2 Arena. Within its arena bowl a 6,688 pixel wide LED screen was installed.
In 2022, AEG decided it was time to upgrade the screen and replace it with a 12.5 million pixel digiTHIN HD LED screen, courtesy of digiLED. The LED banner is an impressive 240m long and has since been named ‘Arenamazing’ by AEG.
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A unique feature of the old system was that it doubled up as a crowd safety barrier, its core structure providing the protective rail at the front of the venues corporate boxes. The idea of a simple “rip out and replace” screen upgrade was quickly ruled out and instead digiLED devised a plan to reface the exisiting structure.
90% of the original screens’ structure was able to be re-used and modified to enable the new high-brightness, enery-efficient digiTHIN HD product to be mounted. This not only reduced waste, but also minimised the carbon footprint produced from creating a new structure.
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Electrical calculations showed that with the new digiTHIN HD LED screen, the arena’s electricity bill would reduce by around £60,000 per year. This was all while having a 180% increase in brightness and a 780% increase in pixel count! digiLED achieved this by using high efficiency electronics and incorporating their green technology digiLED ZEUS®.
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digiLED ZEUS® is an internationally patented and UK developed world first. It allows an LED screen that is not in use to have its power consumption reduced to ZERO, whilst also ensuring there is no inrush currents created when the screen is turned on. With its in inbuilt safety features, the power can be automatically disconnected in the unlikely event of a fire and is all remotely controlled.
Deployment of this technology meant the display’s standby power-burn reduced from 130,000kWh per annum to ZERO, with a cost saving of tens of thousands of £ for the arena.
Client Testimonial
digiLED’s approach to the stunning new Arenamazing installation was innovative from the start. Built on a template they had used in the US, their methodology was to identify exactly what elements of the legacy equipment could be reused. The time, effort and cost saved with this approach was substantial, not to mention the carbon footprint. The O2 was also the first recipient of their digiLED ZEUS® technology which will save us hundreds of £1000s over the coming years and enhance our green credentials.
Stuart Edwards, Technology Director
The O2
