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Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
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Preface Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
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LCD technology can fully be enjoyed. You will also discover how this technology will co-exist with the Sony BVM Series of CRT monitors, which will remain the first choice for the highest-grade monitoring applications.
Sony continues to offer the PDP. These parameters are continually evolving BVM Series of CRT monitors. in the LUMA Series and, with current models, have surpassed the levels suitable for use in Table 1-1. CRT, Plasma and LCD Comparison...
CRT monitor, LCD monitor, and a Plasma an understanding of why LCD technology was display. Each display device has its unique chosen for the LUMA Series of professional monitors. The mechanism of a CRT monitor The Cathode Ray Tube, commonly known by the electronic beams.
R signal Green Yellow Figure 2-3. Additive Mixing Figure 2-4. * Compared to the color CRT, color cameras use a reverse process and convert the captured images into R, G, and B electric signals. Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitor...
While many systems place the light back along LCD monitor is a fluorescent light placed behind the edges of the screen, the backlight of LUMA the LCD device. What the LCD device does, is monitors is placed right behind the LCD device - determine the amount of light that should be another element making them so bright.
LCD’s vertical pixel count. the LUMA product line. LCD devices do not operate in interlace mode - all * X-Algorithm is used only in the separate type LUMA images must be displayed as progressive frames. monitors. Accordingly, interlace video signals must first be converted to progressive signals.
CRT monitor has never become an issue. fast-moving objects. With LCD monitors, however, the issue of The response time of the LUMA Series monitors is response time can be a concern. The response extremely short due to the use of highly advanced time of an LCD is the time required to open (or LCD technology.
G B R G B R G B G B R G B R G B R G R G B R G B R G B R Figure 2-9. Plasma displays are like an array of tiny fluorescent lights Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
This energy conversion - from Light Xenon gas Xenon gas Xenon gas Phosphor Phosphor Phosphor electrode Figure 2-10. The red, green and blue cells of a plasma display Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitor...
However, they are not the preferred choice for professional video production applications due to their insufficient tolerance to image burn-in when displaying still images. Considering this fact, and the purpose of this Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
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The basic mechanisms of display devices Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitor...
LCD Benefits in General LCD Benefits in General The use of LCDs in the LUMA Series monitors Here, we have intentionally dismissed Plasma eliminates many concerns inherent in CRTs. The technology from the discussion, due to its following describes how these benefit insufficient tolerance (image burn-in) for use in professional picture monitoring applications.
If the van is parked in a since they do not use beams. Figure 3-3. The affect of magnetic fields on a CRT Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitor...
Figure 3-4, the areas in the middle of the screen must be expanded to fit the CRT screen. This Image area Figure 3-4. Pincushion shaped frame Figure 3-5. Geometric Distortion Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
In POP/POI/POS applications, opaque logos or displayed as a 'ghost' of the still image. still graphics can burn into the CRT screens. These worries are no longer the case with an LCD monitor. Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitor...
A look into LUMA Servies vs. consumer LCD displays A look into LUMA Series vs. consumer LCD displays While the performance of consumer LCD displays with home LCD TVs and PC LCD displays. It can be mistakenly perceived as close to that of...
A look into LUMA Series vs. consumer LCD displays LUMA Series vs. home LCD TVs - faithful reproduction The signal processing used in LUMA Series as possible, regardless of the input signal quality. monitors has been developed to reproduce input This is usually achieved by the use of noise- signals as naturally as possible.
LCD panel CRT monitors. from directly in front. To solve the viewing-angle * The multi-display type LUMA Series monitors use TN- limitations of TN-type LCDs, many new LCD type LCDs and do not provide this feature.
LCD panel. In summary, X-Algorithm is used to display clean In such cases, the accuracy of the line interpolation 480/60i and 575/50i on the separate type LUMA Series process becomes extremely critical, making the use of models.
The uniqueness of X-Algorithm As explained above, when an interlace SD signal vertical, or diagonal directions. This can have a is displayed on a high-resolution LUMA Series critical effect on interpolation accuracy. LCD panel, X-Algorithm is used to interpolate Compared to other interpolation methods, X- absent scanning lines for moving picture areas.
X-Algorithm offers the best I/P conversion results, However, for the rare case that this cannot be but also causes a delay of 0.5 frames due to the ignored, Sony separate type LUMA Series motion-detection process. monitors offer two other types of I/P conversion methods.
I/P separate type LUMA Series monitors. Table 5-1. Picture Quality Comparison X-Algorithm with no X-Algorithm Line Doubling motion detect Motion image Still image Process Delay Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
While most conventional LCDs use a 6-bit driver digitally controlled by a driver signal created from signal, the LUMA Series monitors use an 8-bit the input video signal. The key concern with this signal for this task, another essential feature that...
Series monitors to provide more accurate white balance throughout the grayscale range. Accurate color reproduction The R, G, and B sub-pixels of LUMA Series used in professional CRT monitors. This largely monitors use carefully selected color filters with contributes to the rich color reproduction of the the highest level of purity, to provide a color LUMA Series monitors.
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(of molecule layers) is 90 degrees from film to film. Liquid crystal Liquid crystal Molecules Molecules with alignment film Figure 6-1. Figure 6-2. Molecule chain twisted 90 degrees by allgnment films Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
'blocked’ or do not pass through the same direction as the alignment films. polarized panel. Only the light that passes the two Liquid Crystal Alignment Film Alignment Film RGB Color Filters Polarized panel Polarized panel Light Figure 6-4. Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
Light Light Polarized Polarized panel panel Alignment Alignment film film Alignment Alignment film film Polarized Polarized panel panel Direction of light vibration Figure 6-5. Liquid Crystal Molecules Product Information Manual Sony Professional LCD Monitors...
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