Planar offers a lively viewing experience for sports enjoyment

A LED video wall from the TVF series, in configuration 12×6 and pixel pitch 1,5 mm; together 38 Simplicity M series 65” LCD screens and six 55” ones form the project of Planar to Sportsbook Bar & Grill, a popular Denver venue (EU) to watch sports and have a drink.

In the Denver metropolitan area, Sportsbook Bar & Grill offers customers a space to watch sports, plus good cuisine. After having two sports betting locations in the city, its owners, Judson Dymond y Jeremy Malone, They have now opened this location in Highlands Ranch, in which they have created a differential sports viewing experience.

After carrying out a complete remodeling of the building, Those responsible hired the specialist Logic Integration, based in Colorado, to develop an audiovisual design that would provide a similar environment to its other locations, but on a much larger scale.

“We wanted it to have a surprise factor,” says Dymond.. The idea was that people would come in and say: ¡Wow, you can't find this anywhere else', and no matter where they are in our, "so they can watch the sport they want".

For this, Logic Integration worked closely with owners to design a solution that provided easier AV control and optimal visibility from anywhere in the property space..

Although the owners' original plan did not include installing a video wall, This idea changed when Logic Integration visited the manufacturer's visual technology showroom. Planar and Denver.

This is what Dymond assures: “This visit helped us confirm what we wanted. “We saw LED video walls in action and really understood the difference between various types of pixels.”.

The final design and integration for Sportsbook Bar & Grill features a wide range of Planar display technologies, which includes a videowall Led his TVF series, of 7×2 metros, with pixel pitch 1,5 mm. (TVF1.5), in configuration 12×6, located in the main table area of ​​the premises.

Distributed throughout the establishment and some located above the bar have been installed 38 Planar Simplicity M Series LCD displays, in a 65” size, along with six others of the same model in 55” format.

This display of visual systems in the new Highlands Ranch Sportsbook offers an ideal viewing environment for any sports lover. “When you walk through the front door, the video wall catches your attention immediately -underlines Ralph Magallon, responsable en Logic Integration-. “It really plays with the surprise factor that its owners were looking for”.

According to Magallon, The Planar Simplicity M series adapts to the customer's requirements for a large format display, with high resolution and sharp image, while ensuring that the budget was kept at a reasonable level.

Besides, Logic Integration has integrated a control system Crestron for LCD source selection, as well as a touch panel for fourteen presets on the Led video wall.

“The venue owners really like the iPad interface and how they can route sources and quickly reconfigure video walls,” he explains. Shawn Hansson, CEO and founder of Logic Integration-, which is a great attraction for competitions, creating an exciting atmosphere that customers love”.

This is also confirmed by Dymond: “The Led video wall and screens are definitely driving footfall. As soon as we opened it we were immediately busy. We heard a lot of positive feedback about the visual facility and the enthusiasm we received as the best place to watch sports has been impressive.”.