Sony Expands Luma LCD Line-Up for Video
April 21, 2005
Park Ridge, NJ - Sony has unveiled new Luma LCD models in four categories: multi-format two-piece systems, one-piece standard-definition monitors, rack-mount multi-monitor solutions and a handheld monitor.
The monitors offer video professionals more options for choosing configurations that fit diverse broadcast and post-production applications, the company describes.
Five new LUMA two-piece models (LMD-152S, LMD-172WS, LMD-212S, LMD-232WS and LMD-322WS) feature Sony's ChromaTru color processing technology.
ChromaTru processing is based on color space conversion and white balance adjustment. Color space conversion adjusts chromaticity coordinates, color temperatures and gamma curves. White balance adjustment delivers broadcast-quality gradation while maintaining standardized gamma characteristics. The technology allows each model in this series to closely color-match not only other LUMA monitors but also the SMPTE-C, EBU or ITU-709 color standards traditionally used in CRT models.
Two 14-inch and two 20-inch SD monitors (LMD-1410/1420, LMD-2010/2020) display 640x480 VGA resolution and can be rack-mounted or wall-mounted with VESA mounts. Users can adjust color temperature, select between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios and work with a scan mode range of -3% to 5%.
The LMD-1420 and LMD-2020 can also be viewed in blue-only mode with center and safety markers, and these monitors are available with an AR coated protection panel and an SDI optional input board (BKM320D).
The panels on these second-generation LUMA models feature wider viewing angles and improved brightness and contrast. The LMD-4420 and LMD-5320 are 4 x 3 displays, and the LMD-7220WS is 16 x 9, and all three are also available with the BKM320D SDI input option.
The LMD-9050 is a nine-inch SD/HD monitor solution with built-in HD-SDI capability. Targeted as a replacement for Sony's BVM-D9 CRT monitor, the LMD-9050 can also display 720/50P signals.
All screen sizes are stated in terms of viewable area, measured diagonally. Suggested list pricing for the new LUMA models range from $770 (LMD-1410) to $4,850 (LMD-9050).
For more information, visit
www.sony.com
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