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    <periodOfReport>2004-11-23</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>DAKTRONICS INC /SD/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DAKT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>PO BOX 5128</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BROOKINGS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>SD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>57006</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Vice President, Video Systems</otherText>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 08/23/97-20%, 08/23/98-20%, 08/23/99-20%, 08/23/00-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 11/14/98-20%, 11/14/99-20%, 11/14/00-20%, 11/14/01-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 8/21/99-20%, 8/21/00-20%, 8/21/01-20%, 8/21/02-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Vesting schedule - 11/19/00-99%, 11/19/00-20%, 11/19/01-20%, 11/19/02-20%, 11/19/03-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Vesting schedule - 11/18/00-20, 11/18/01-20%, 11/18/02-20%, 11/18/03-20%, 11/18/04-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 11/16/02-20%, 11/16/03-20%, 11/16/04-20%, 11/16/05-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 11/13/03-20%, 11/13/04-20%, 11/13/05-20%, 11/13/06-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 11/21/04-20%, 11/21/05-20%, 11/21/06-20%, 11/21/07-20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">20% vested each year for a total of 5 years - Vesting schedule- 11/19/04 - 20%,  11/19/05- 20%, 11/19/06 - 20%, 11/19/07 - 20%, 11/19/08 - 20%</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">20% vested each year for a total of five years - Remaining vesting schedule - 11/23/05- 20%, 11/23/06-20%, 11/23/07-20%, 11/23/08-20%, 11/23/09-20%</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>By: /s/ Reece A. Kurtenbach</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-12-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

