Mitsubishi Electric receives IEEE milestone award for its iconic Diamond Vision outdoor display
09/03/2018 Mitsubishi Electric Europe
Mitsubishi Electric's iconic Diamond Vision outdoor display system has received the prestigious IEEE Milestone award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).More than 2000 Diamond Vision systems have been installed globally since the first screen was introduced at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, USA, in 1980. The award recognises the pivotal role played by Mitsubishi Electric in the development of outdoor large screen technology and the importance of Diamond Vision as the world's first outdoor large-scale colour video display.
Before 1980, conventional electric scoreboards at stadiums employed incandescent lamps to display just alphanumeric information. In response to growing demand for screens that could show live TV images at distances of up to 100 meters, Mitsubishi Electric successfully developed a three-color (red, blue and green) compact cathode ray tube (CRT) capable of displaying brilliant full-colour video even in sunlight. Alongside the screen technology itself came revolutionary software that could be used to control images, music and other content, thereby providing a tremendous boost to the in-game entertainment at stadiums.
"We are deeply honoured to receive the IEEE Milestone for Diamond Vision," said Masaki Sakuyama, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric. "This is the first time our company has received this honour exclusively and it also represents the first IEEE Milestone to be received by a company in the Kyushu region of Japan. We are proud that Diamond Vision has continued to deliver highly impressive video images to spectators around the world for more than 35 years. We will continue to challenge ourselves to develop other useful technologies that truly enrich people's lives."
Since the first installation at the Dodger Stadium, Diamond Vision displays have been installed in a wide variety of facilities worldwide. The technology has continued to evolve, with Mitsubishi Electric a driving force behind the development flat matrix CRTs, and the subsequent replacement of CRTs with LEDs. Today's high definition LED Diamond Vision displays are found not just in sports arenas, but at iconic landmark locations such as Times Square in New York and the SOGO building in Hong Kong amongst many others.
"The first Diamond Vision was born right here in Nagasaki more than 35 years ago," said Teruaki Tanaka, Senior General Manager, Nagasaki Works, Mitsubishi Electric. "Since then, Diamond Vision has become synonymous with outdoor large-scale colour display systems around the world. Becoming part of history with this award is a tribute to the contributions of everyone involved with Diamond Vision here in Nagasaki. We look forward to evolving Diamond Vision even further in the future."
In recognition of these achievements, the IEEE has now honoured the world's first technology for large, full-colour displays useable in sunlight, noting that Mitsubishi Electric has continued to evolve and improve its proprietary imaging system more than 35 years after first introducing Diamond Vision to the world.
For more information, please contact:
Peter van Dijk
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
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3641RP Mijdrecht
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)297 282461
Fax: +31 (0)297 283936
Email: mitsubishi@ei.do
Web: www.mitsubishielectric-displaysolutions.com
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