FED Monitor Imminent

Ikegami has a prototype flat panel master monitor on show that it believes will offer the picture quality of a Grade 1 CRT, without its disadvantages. The field emission display incorporates real phosphors, "so black is black and colourimetry is correct, just like a CRT, but unlike the CRT it doesn't have geometry issues or edges going out of focus," explained Mark Capstick, general manager, Ikegami Electronics UK.

The FED is aimed at top-end, high quality monitoring as a replacement for Grade 1 monitors, and meets the requirements of the EBU and the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses. It uses more than 10,000 nanocone emitters to illuminate each pixel and promises to be low on power consumption and relatively thin. The new monitor is not expected to be available until late next year, when it is likely to be between 24 and 26 inches in size. Ikegami needs to establish a suitable manufacturing facility in the interim.

Source: IBC Daily