SoFi Stadium says it has sport’s largest videoboard. But TMS is still home to largest TV
Texas Motor Speedway’s “Big Hoss TV” hasn’t been dethroned as the biggest TV in sports, track president Eddie Gossage says.
SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers in Inglewood, California, boasted this week about completing what’s being dubbed “The Oculus,” a 120-yard-long two-sided videoboard that is billed as “the largest videoboard in sports.”
While acknowledging it’s an impressive videoboard, Gossage said TMS still holds claim to the title of largest TV screen in sports.
“That is a digital board, not a TV screen,” Gossage said. “Format is all wrong. It will be many things all at once — a scoreboard, advertising, highlight boards, stats, etc. When you go to a sports bar, there are lots of TVs but typically all are pretty small. You see whatever you are nearest. That’s what they will have.
“Guinness certified Big Hoss as the world’s largest TV. Big Hoss cannot fit inside any football, baseball or soccer stadium in the world. It’s too tall.”
Gossage is correct in height. Big Hoss is almost twice as tall (94 feet) as the Oculus (50 feet).
Regardless of which is the “largest” based on technicalities, SoFi Stadium’s is impressive.
As Jason Gannon, managing director of SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, said: “The Samsung LED technology represented in the videoboard at SoFi Stadium is unlike anything fans have ever experienced. The design, as well as the board’s video and audio capabilities, are the first of their kind in sports and will set a new precedent for the in-stadium experience.”
Here’s a look at the two giant screens:
TMS’ Big Hoss
Year: 2014
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Width: 218 feet
Height: 94 feet
Active display area: 20,633 square feet
Pixels: 4.8 million
SoFi Stadium’s Oculus
Year: 2020
Manufacturer: Samsung
Width: 360 feet
Height: 50 feet
Active display area: 70,000 square feet in a curved format
Pixels: 80 million
