The Hong Kong stadium featured a 7 x 7 panels (7.11m width x 5.33m height) R16i/o-II screen; whilst 7 x 6 panels (7.11m width x 4.57m height) of R16i/o-II was positioned in the Sevens Village, an area sited at the India Recreation Club in Happy Valley, adjacent to the main stadium. Both screens used the Lighthouse LIP-KX for video display control.
The sponsoring for the Sevens Village was originally, and continues to be, facilitated by the UK company Show Time Media, which provides content for the Village screen. "The first year Lighthouse screens appeared was at the launch of the Sevens Village, introduced for the World Cup in 2005," says Show Time Media's Scott Taylor. "We were looking for a screen partner. As Lighthouse Technologies is known to us as a manufacturer of high-end LED screens, and also has its head office in Hong Kong, it is the perfect fit. We approached Mark Chan, Lighthouse's managing director, who immediately saw the benefits of the alliance."
"We were very pleased to have the opportunity to be part of such a prestigious sports event," says Chan. "And our R16i/o-II screen is perfect for this type of application as it is capable of displaying high quality images even in direct sunlight, which is essential here."
"The giant LED screens in the Sevens Village and in the Stadium have quickly become an intrinsic part of the Sevens experience both inside and outside of the ground," comments Warrick Dent, commercial manager of the HKRFU.
(Jim Evans)
