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The Cubs’ much-ballyhooed rookie in deep left field debuted on national TV Sunday night. How did it do?

Context: Without a doubt, the sight of the 42-by-95-foot board is jarring. But not as jarring as many feared. Its largely green-and-blue palette blends well with Wrigley’s and Wrigleyville’s colors. Also despite its dominant size, it somehow does not overwhelm the center-field scoreboard — although it’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the antique. The new board does, however, disrupt the outfield symmetry. A change like this will take getting used to — and might look better with fans in the bleachers.

Sound: The board brings with it much more acoustic firepower than Wrigley is used it. Conversations between innings might be a challenge. Music was often too loud.

Visuals: Live video looks terrific. Bright and clear. Fans responded positively to a moving Ernie Banks video tribute. But if you don’t like popup ads you might not like this. Replays were especially sharp. During play, the board shows stats rather than live action, so fans won’t be staring at the jumbo flat screen all game. Keep it that way.

The sponsor: The blue Wintrust sign above the board could be worse. The blue seems muted compared with the brash red Budweiser sign in the right-field corner and almost disappears into the northern skyline — perhaps not what Wintrust was hoping to hear.

Gimmicks: There were no Kiss Cam-like features, as the Cubs had vowed. But one between-innings feature on Jon Lester “painting the corners” was sponsored by a paint company

Information: The new big board replaces the shallow electronic sign that used be under the center-field scoreboard, so there’s plenty more room for facts and trivia. During at-bats, the board showed pitcher and batter photos and numbers. Also pitch speed. Pitch count and outs remain on the center-field board so you have to look over there once in a while.

New phenomenon: Until Sunday, Cubs fans could mind their own business during games. Now they join fans in stadiums across the world startled to see their faces on the big screen. Not necessarily a good development.

Overall: 3 out of 4 stars.