Professional Video Monitors

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 6
1.1.     User Requirements 6
1.2.     Specifications 8
1.2.1.         Grade-1 8
1.2.2.         Grade-2 12
1.2.3.         Grade-3 13
1.2.4.         Additional EBU Requirements 14
2 Technologies 15
2.1.     Key Display Charactaristics 15
2.1.1.         Resolution 15
2.1.2.         Contrast, Luminance, Black Level and Dynamic Range 16
2.1.3.         Gray scale accuracy, gamma correction and bit depth 17
2.1.4.         Color Gamut 19
2.1.5.         Temporal Properties 20
2.2.     CRT 21
2.2.1.         Performance, features and cost 21
2.2.2.         Pros and cons 21
2.2.3.         Maturity 22
2.3.     LCD 22
2.3.1.         Performance, features and cost 22
2.3.2.         Pros and cons 22
2.3.3.         Maturity 23
2.4.     PDP 24
2.4.1.         Performance, features and cost 24
2.4.2.         Pros and cons 24
2.4.3.         Maturity 25
2.5.     SED 25
2.6.     RPTV 26
2.6.1.         Performance, features and cost 26
2.6.2.         Pros and cons 27
2.6.3.         Maturity 27
3 Representative Products 28
3.1.     Grade-1 Monitors 28
3.1.1.         Cine-tal Systems 28
3.1.2.         eCinema Systems 29
3.1.3.         Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.) 30
3.1.4.         JVC Professional Products Company 31
3.1.5.         Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions 34
3.1.6.         Samsung Electronics 34
3.1.7.         Sony Broadcast and Production Systems Division 35
3.1.8.         Apple 37
3.2.     Grade-2 Monitors 38
3.2.1.         Boland Communications 38
3.2.2.         Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.) 39
3.2.3.         Marshall Electronics 39
3.2.4.         Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions 40
3.2.5.         Tamuz 41
3.3.     Grade-3 Monitors 41
3.3.1.         Barco 41
3.3.2.         Christie Digital Systems 43
3.3.3.         JVC Professional Products Company 45
3.3.4.         Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions 46
3.3.5.         ToteVision 47
4 Forecast of the Total Market 49
4.1.     Differences within sub-market segments 49
4.2.     Market Data for Class-1, -2 and -3 Monitors 49
5 Summary and Conclusions 54
6 Appendix 55
6.1.     Market Directions 55
6.1.1.         Ikegami 55
6.1.2.         JVC 55
6.1.3.         Panasonic 56
6.1.4.         Sony 56
6.2.     Professional Monitor Manufacturers 57
 
 
Table of Figures
  
  Figure 1. Monitors Arrayed in a Broadcast Control Room 8
  Figure 2. Consumer Product Launch by Contrast Ratio 11
  Figure 3. Professional Monitor Designed for High Ambient Light 17
  Figure 4. Gamma Matching of Red, Green and Blue 18
  Figure 5. Color Gamuts for Content Creators 19
  Figure 6. D-ILA DLA-HRM1U 48” Reference Monitor from JVC 27
  Figure 7. Cine-tal Cinemage 29
  Figure 8. eCinema DCM23 and DPX24 30
  Figure 9. Ikegami HTM-1980 30
  Figure 10. Ikegami HLM-2200 31
  Figure 11. JVC DT-V1710CGU CRT Monitor 32
  Figure 12. JVC DT-V24L1DU 33
  Figure 13. D-ILA DLA-HRM1U 48” Reference Monitor from JVC 33
  Figure 14. Panasonic BT-LH1700W 34
  Figure 15. Sony BVM-A20F1U 35
  Figure 16. Sony BVM-L230 Trimaster LCD Monitor with LED Backlight 36
  Figure 17. Apple MacBook Pro with 15” and 17” screens 37
  Figure 18. Apple 30” Cinema HD Monitor with G5 Mac 38
  Figure 19. Boland Daybright HD/SD 39
  Figure 20. Ikegami HLM-900R 8.4" HDTV/SDTV Multi-Format LCD Monitor 39
  Figure 21. Marshall V-R82DP-SD in 19” Dual-Mount Configuration 40
  Figure 22. Panasonic BT-LH80W 40
  Figure 23. Tamuz BCM 108 HD 41
  Figure 24. Barco's LC-5621 42
  Figure 25. Barco Overview cDG80-DL 43
  Figure 26. Christie CSP70-D100U 44
  Figure 27. Christie HD7Kc 45
  Figure 28. JVC GM-H40L2GU 46
  Figure 29. Panasonic TH-50PH9UK Plasma Monitor 47
  Figure 30. ToteVision LCD-703HD 48
  Figure 31. CRT Size Distribution, Broadcast Monitors in Europe 50
  Figure 32. LCD Broadcast Monitor Size Distribution, in Europe 51
  Figure 33. Market Penetration in Europe of HD and LCD Monitors 51
 
 
Table of Tables
  
  Table 1. EBU Grade-1 Monitor Specifications. 8
  Table 2. EBU Grade-2 Monitor Specifications. 12
  Table 3. EBU Grade-3 Monitor Specifications. 13
  Table 4. Companies with professional monitor product 57
 

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