[HN Gopher] Las Vegas' $2.3B LED Sphere Looked Better in Renderings
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       Las Vegas' $2.3B LED Sphere Looked Better in Renderings
        
       Author : sizzle
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2023-07-18 22:03 UTC (59 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.core77.com)
        
       | msie wrote:
       | Something with that page makes it hard to load in Chrome. It
       | hangs the browser after only rendering several images. I can see
       | the page properly in Firefox.
        
         | msie wrote:
         | Turns out it was some interaction with AdGuard. Once I turned
         | it off the page rendered quickly.
        
       | leros wrote:
       | That's kinda neat. I'm curious the business model behind it. Sure
       | is expensive.
        
         | ianburrell wrote:
         | Remember that it is an arena inside of LED display. Much of the
         | cost is for the arena. The Intuit Dome is under construction
         | for Clippers is $2 billion budget but that includes whole
         | complex. The UBS Arena for Islanders was $1 billion. It sounds
         | like the pandemic made the Sphere a lot more expensive.
         | 
         | The business model is hosting concerts and entertainment
         | events. Las Vegas is probably a good place for events with all
         | the tourists. But Vegas has a bunch of arenas. The Sphere also
         | seems dedicated venue as opposed to T-Mobile Arena that hosts
         | hockey.
        
       | msie wrote:
       | I don't get the criticism. Several of the images do show text on
       | it. I am not going to use it to read large bodies of text, duh.
        
       | lucasknight wrote:
       | Billion dollar catfish scandal?
        
       | WheelsAtLarge wrote:
       | Wrong, it's a pretty good attraction. Sure, it can be better but
       | it's a great landmark anyway you look at it.
        
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