From Las Vegas to New York—how Hitachi Vantara is redefining the future of entertainment

How do you power the world’s highest-resolution LED 160,000-square-foot screen?

You call someone you can trust.

And that’s how we at Hitachi Vantara came to be a part of this breathtaking spectacle. This article will share our involvement, like how our next-generation processing software made real-time streaming on such a huge screen possible. And the capabilities available to make every business inside One Hitachi stronger.

The Sphere

A state-of-the-art entertainment venue, the Las Vegas Sphere is the result of a three-year commitment to equip the world’s highest-resolution LED screens with unprecedented 400+GB/s speeds for real-time video. With Hitachi Vantara technology, Sphere could stream immersive, high-resolution video content across its 160,000-square-foot interior screen and 580,000-square-foot exterior screen.

The tech behind it? Hitachi Content Software for File (HCSF). HCSF uses 27 nodes, with 4PB of flash storage for playback, streamed in real-time to 7thSense media servers, each outputting 4K video at 60fps.

The result? Extremely low latency (sub-5ms) and ultra-high throughput that creates unforgettable audience experiences.

Why stop there…

The project was such a success, that we replicated this same capability at Sphere Studios’ Big Dome in Burbank, a 28,000-square-foot, 100-foot-high custom geodesic dome. Equipped with a screen one-quarter the size of its Las Vegas sister, it operates, exclusively, as a specialized screening, production facility, and lab for the Sphere Studios team to develop original content.

A technology alliance showing no signs of slowing down

Plans have already been drawn for yet more collaboration between Hitachi Vantara and Sphere Entertainment Co.’s parent company, Madison Square Garden Group, to retrofit and revolutionize entertainment venues from across the world. Beginning, in earnest, with Radio City Music Hall, home of the world-famous Radio City Rockettes.

As key contributors to these landmark feats of immersive technology innovation, at Hitachi Vantara we continue to live up to our ongoing mission of Inspiring the Future of Good. If you’re wondering how you can bring your vision of the future to life—harnessing the power and capabilities already available within the One Hitachi Family—read more about the work we’re doing in our customer stories and discover the possibilities within your reach.