Dell helping out with the technology behind 360

[U2girl]

Off-the-shelf Dell hardware powers up U2 360 tour - U2, dell - Computerworld

I always thought that Dutch company that built the stage had built the screen as well...

 

[Galeongirl]

Belgian company StageCo did actually build it, as seen in the article:

Though U2's touring managers were used to building tailored IT equipment themselves, Dell provided off-the-shelf workstations and monitors already suited to the job. Two workstation-class N6500 Precision notebooks, three rack-mountable R5400 workstations and a number of 27-inch monitors were ultimately used.

The notebooks were used to edit concert footage from the night before, combining with real-time footage to provide footage for the gigantic screen.

interesting read with all the specifics. I'm surprised U2 runs on Windows though.

 

[pepokiss]

Windows XP

I'm just glad it isn't Vista

 

[bono_man2002]

Windows XP

I'm just glad it isn't Vista

Are you sure you wanna open that file?

Are you REALLY sure you wanna open that file?

REALLY?

C'mon


Ok, so you wanna open that file?

You sure?

Friggin' cobbler vista

 

[powerhour24]

Interesting that the tech behind the Unknown Caller singalong FORCE QUIT/AND MOVE TO TRASH! was Windows-powered .

 

[TM]

I would like to see a big BSOD* on the screen

(did Brian Eno compose the starttune for Windows XP?)

 

[digitize]

I would like to see a big BSOD* on the screen

(did Brian Eno compose the starttune for Windows XP?)

Windows 95, actually.

YouTube - The Microsoft Sound-Windows 95

Let's be honest - that sounds pretty Eno-y.

It would have been awesome if 360 ran Linux.

 

[gvox]

There's gonna be a new OS called 360 didnja hear?

 

[gvox]

On a more serious note, I think it's cool they are using readily available hardware, it allows them to get back up and running should something fail. If it was too niche or specialized, it could create delays.

Also, this stuck out:

The notebooks were used to edit concert footage from the night before, combining with real-time footage to provide footage for the gigantic screen.

Perhaps that escaped my notice in previous articles, but this seems to state that the visuals we see on the screens are a mix of previous night's footage with real-time. Cool. I imagine that makes it easier in case there are moments where the real-time shot is less than ideal or whatever...I'm curious as to how they decide which footage from the previous night will be used..do they do it on the fly? Pretty intense decision making there if so!

 

[quadcaster]

Windows 95, actually.

YouTube - The Microsoft Sound-Windows 95

Let's be honest - that sounds pretty Eno-y.

It would have been awesome if 360 ran Linux.

You know it's been proposed that this has been the single most heard man made sound/song in human history?