It almost felt like a scene out of the 1970's movie "Black Friday" when I saw the DIRECTV Blimp hovering over my house at dusk last night.
I've seen many blimps before, but this one is unique. The DIRECTV Blimp has the world’s largest airborne LED video screen. The company—which did not claim the LED screen itself counts as high-definition—says the apparatus is the first of its kind to operate in North America and one of only two worldwide. Actually, it's pretty cool, and great advertising for DIRECTV.
The 178-foot long blimp boasts a 70-by-30-foot full-color monitor just beneath the DIRECTV logo. The screen on the blimp has a resolution of 33,600 pixels.
I would have to guess the blimp is intown for The SEC Championship Game on Saturday, and will probably stay around for The Falcons vs. Eagles on Sunday.