I was there I didn't mind it live. The ice was very white no tints at all and no shadows.
Sounds niftyI agree with wintersej - for the first period, I sat up in the 300s. The area around me seemed MUCH darker, and the top rows looked like they were absolutely dark, but I'm willing to accept that as a possible optical illusion. The brighter ice was IMMEDIATELY noticeable - it was about as subtle as a Shawn Thornton hit. When I went down to the loge after first intermission to do my duty and fill a seat (so the Bruins wouldn't be embarrassed, of course!), the area around me seemed like it was just normal brightness.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm generally not a fan of the brighter arenas. Then again, I've always been a bit of a vampire when it comes to light - to this day, I hate getting my eyes dilated at the ophtho because it's just SO bright afterwards. People on my Twitter feed liked it, and if it reduces glare, gets better quality TV shots, and most importantly helps the players, I'm all for it.
BTW, the ice seemed god awful to my non-hockey-playing eyes. Can't wait for 2019-20. The other cool change at the Garden is a mysterious gap between Milt's number and Terry's number that should be filled in November...
Not to get overly technical, but one of the inherent qualities of LED lighting is to put a lot of light on task. This is why you see much lower wattages when LED is used to replace traditional light sources. Because of that more focused light, areas outside the "task space" (in this case the ice) will often be darker because there is less ambient light. This can be fixed by installing some secondary lights to fill that in.
I don't know what LED system was installed, but Philips makes a "tunable" fixture that allows you to adjust the color of the LED's. This is significant because with LED lighting the amount of lumens given off is directly related to the color of the light. The whiter/bluer the color temperature, the more light you get. The practical application is that you can adjust the color temp of the fixture until you get the right amount of light for that setting. If the lighting at TD Garden is deemed to be "too bright" (although the players didn't seem to have an issue with it), it can always be adjusted by changing the color temp of the LED's.
Not to get overly technical, but one of the inherent qualities of LED lighting is to put a lot of light on task. This is why you see much lower wattages when LED is used to replace traditional light sources. Because of that more focused light, areas outside the "task space" (in this case the ice) will often be darker because there is less ambient light. This can be fixed by installing some secondary lights to fill that in.
I don't know what LED system was installed, but Philips makes a "tunable" fixture that allows you to adjust the color of the LED's. This is significant because with LED lighting the amount of lumens given off is directly related to the color of the light. The whiter/bluer the color temperature, the more light you get. The practical application is that you can adjust the color temp of the fixture until you get the right amount of light for that setting. If the lighting at TD Garden is deemed to be "too bright" (although the players didn't seem to have an issue with it), it can always be adjusted by changing the color temp of the LED's.
I love it when people know about non-hockey things here. I was in like row 10 of the 300s and the people behind me looked like they were in a cave.
Fen, thanks for the info.
From my experience (I work for an electrical distributor), Osram/Sylvania is a big "name", but they would be one of the last manufacturers I would use. They don't make their own LED product and have had a lot of recalls.
SLS is out of NY I believe?
There are some good lighting design people in the Boston area. Would have been nice to see Jacobs keep the business local.
I agree with wintersej - for the first period, I sat up in the 300s. The area around me seemed MUCH darker, and the top rows looked like they were absolutely dark, but I'm willing to accept that as a possible optical illusion. The brighter ice was IMMEDIATELY noticeable - it was about as subtle as a Shawn Thornton hit. When I went down to the loge after first intermission to do my duty and fill a seat (so the Bruins wouldn't be embarrassed, of course!), the area around me seemed like it was just normal brightness.
Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm generally not a fan of the brighter arenas. Then again, I've always been a bit of a vampire when it comes to light - to this day, I hate getting my eyes dilated at the ophtho because it's just SO bright afterwards. People on my Twitter feed liked it, and if it reduces glare, gets better quality TV shots, and most importantly helps the players, I'm all for it.
BTW, the ice seemed god awful to my non-hockey-playing eyes. Can't wait for 2019-20. The other cool change at the Garden is a mysterious gap between Milt's number and Terry's number that should be filled in November...
Just went to a 3 day school a few weeks ago for Philips and we covered the Color Kinetics product. I have sold it a few times in the past to colleges, but it’s becoming more prevalent.
It’s pretty cool stuff and about as exciting as it gets in the electrical biz
Just went to a 3 day school a few weeks ago for Philips and we covered the Color Kinetics product. I have sold it a few times in the past to colleges, but it’s becoming more prevalent.
It’s pretty cool stuff and about as exciting as it gets in the electrical biz
It was much brighter than it had d been in the past.i didn't notice anything on TV, but had no idea they made any changes...i'll go back to
the DVR to see it again, but if chara says it's a big difference, then it is.
did the Celtics have any involvement with the renovations the team's lease is up in the near future Boston Celtics and Delaware North Companies - Boston Announce Long-Term Extension of the TD Banknorth Garden Lease Agreement | Boston Celtics would they want some green seats as part of a new deal ?The ice plant is going to be moved to ice level where the old proshop was as that should reduce humidity.
TD Garden will be closed for 60 days next summer to replace all seats, install new scoreboard, and implement the additional seating and standing room. They are not doing this on the cheap.
did the Celtics have any involvement with the renovations the team's lease is up in the near future Boston Celtics and Delaware North Companies - Boston Announce Long-Term Extension of the TD Banknorth Garden Lease Agreement | Boston Celtics would they want some green seats as part of a new deal ?
St Louis and Seattle have both hosted NBA all star games since Boston last hosted one i wonder if the Celtics are happy with the lack of nba events such as the allstar gameWell, the seats in the Club/Suite area are all green...and checkerboarding in loge is gold-ish/greenish, isn't it? (I'm red/green color "blind", so don't mind me if I'm a little off.)
Of course, considering that DNC/Jacobs owns both the Bruins and TD Garden...there's a closer tie there. Add to that the fact that hockey is MUCH more "fussy" in terms of arena issues (ie resurfacers, ice making plant), and I think the Celtics are pretty happy with whatever happens. They have no reason to piss off the Celtics, probably the third largest stream of income related to the Garden (behind the #2 Bruins and the #1...concessions.)
I've kind of always wondered if the Celtics would ever consider going their own way and putting up their own building somewhere.
St Louis and Seattle have both hosted NBA all star games since Boston last hosted one i wonder if the Celtics are happy with the lack of nba events such as the allstar game
Jacobs has given the Celtics such a favorable lease they never will.
Interesting, any reason why? Jacobs doesn't strike me as someone who would give anyone favorable terms in a deal. I'd figure he'd scratch and claw for every penny.
Hey GD, I work in the electrical biz as well! We redid Scotiabank Center in Halifax with LED lighting a few years ago. It makes a huge difference, looks amazing.