Sony PVM-740 Professional Monitor with OLED Display Offers Picture Contrast Greater Than CRT

Sony has released the first field display to use an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display panel. The PVM-740 is a 7.4-inch 960 x 540 pixel resolution portable monitor designed for professional users (with professionally deep pockets) that offers picture contrast greater than a CRT display and is less affected by ambient light, allowing images to be viewed even in strong sunlight.

The monitor can flip a picture horizontally or vertically without frame delay, which is useful during 3D image acquisition using a 3D rig camera with a pair of 2D monitors. To make integration simpler the monitor can be connected to the camera systems directly without need for an external signal converter.

The OLED display panel creates smooth gradation from the dark to bright portions of scenes, such as a sunrise or a sunset, while its ability to display high-contrast images means scenes like the deep black of a night scene can be accurately displayed so that the black portion of an image is not raised, even in a low-illumination edit suite. Additionally its blur-free, quick response to fast motion makes it ideal for sports or camera monitoring during panning and text scrolling.

The PVM-740 is equipped with standard interface connectors: a composite video, a 3G/HD/SD-SDI, and an HDMI interface and accepts most SD or HD video formats. For extra mobility, it incorporates various video interfaces as standard, including composite, SDI interface for SD-SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, and HDMI interface. With the 3G-SDI interface, it accepts 1080/50p and 1080/60p formats, which is compliant with the SMPTE 425 standard, transmitting up to 4:2:2/10-bit 1080/60p and 1080/50p video data using one SDI cable.

Sony PVM-740 release this month at a suggested price of US$3,850.