Sony strengthens OLED offering at IBC 2011 with new reference monitors for Broadcast industry

AMSTERDAM (IBC Booth12.A10),9 September, 2011: At IBC today Sony Professional announced further additions to its OLED range of monitors, with the launch of the BVM-F series. Sony’s OLED monitors have already been welcomed by the broadcast industry, garnering praise for their unrivalled picture quality and integrated functionality. This new addition to the OLED family will further strengthen Sony’s offering, and allow the company to offer a depth of products not currently available anywhere

The launch of the BVM-E and PVM series of OLED master monitor and high quality picture monitors took place earlier this year at NAB. Sony recognised the need to diversify its offering to provide a range of OLED monitors suitable for the varied demands of the content creation market. The introduction of the BVM-F series will open up the possibility of OLED technology to a wider range of applications in the broadcast industry, completing a range of products to meet every individual’s needs.

BVM-F250

 

The BVM-F series consists of the 17” BVM-F170 and the 25” BVM-F250. Both models come with Sony TRIMASTER EL technology, providing the level of performance that allows users to access the best that OLED technology has to offer. Further to this the BVM-F series has Full High-Definition capability (1920x1080)and a RGB 10-bit driver, supporting a powerful 12-bit Professional Display Engine. They also include a range of leading edge features, including multi colour gamut and high quality I/P conversion, low video delay, interlace mode as well as HD Frame capture and PixelZoom functions. Both products are equipped with 2x SDI (3G/HD/SD), a HDMI and Display Port as standard inputs. These monitors are supported by an external remote controller, the BKM-16R for a greater operational flexibility.

BVM-F170

 

Daniel Dubreuil, Product Manager at Sony Professional Solutions said: “These new models ensure that we are able to offer the content creation industry the widest range of OLED products available on the market. The BVM-E, BVM-F and PVM series all bring unique qualities. This allows us to cater for all aspects of content creation, providing a layered family of OLED products that underlines our position as market leader in OLED technology.”

Both monitors will be available from mid October.