Sony LEDs the Way

"If you work on color correcting in post, or have to match cameras in the field, it’s easy to rue the passing of CRT technology. While that analog technology had its limits, moving to LCD monitors meant losing track of colors such as emerald green and dark red, since backlighting the screen with fluorescent tubes greatly limits color fidelity.

At their Sunday press conference, Sony provided a solution with its BVM-L230 LCD video reference monitor; the 22.5-inch HD monitor employs a newly developed LED backlight system and display engine capable of producing 1,024 levels of gray scale. The ability to render a greater number of luminance values directly influences color reproduction fidelity.

Sony claims the new LCD panel is the industry’s first with to offer a 10-bit driver, replacing 8-bit technology, which is capable of only 256 levels of gray scale. Besides covering the range of broadcast-standard color spaces, the new monitor supports the latest digital cinema standards; SMPTE C, EBU, and ITU 709 color gamuts are available via button selection.

An LED backlighting system is also inherently more durable, better standing up to impacts and vibration. Since they’re mercury-free, you’re also benefiting the environment, compared to fluorescent-based systems.

The BVM-L230 LCD video monitor is expected to be available this fall, at a suggested list price of about $25,000."

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