Sony Demonstrates a Pair of Professional OLED Displays

OLED is one of those technologies that, for whatever reasons, hasn't become a good rival to LCD even though it should have the capacity, and Sony has just revealed a pair of monitors based on it.

Sony, not long ago, issued a press release in which it detailed the newest additions to the Trimaster EL professional display range.

They go by the names of BVM-E250 and BVM-E170, their screen sizes being of 25 inches and 17 inches, respectively.

If they had been designed for the consumer base, they would have probably been made as compact as possible, maybe even given some smooth frame or such things.

Sony figured that professional panels shouldn't sacrifice performance and image quality for looks, however, so it did not shy away from putting in all necessary components, even if this did mean a thickness reminiscent of TVs.

They both use "Super Top Emission OLED" panels and support the full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), while featuring a viewing angle of 178 degrees both horizontally and vertically.

Additionally, Sony implemented a standard luminance of 100 cd/m2, a 10-bit RGB driver, various image and productivity-enhancing technologies and multiple inputs. Said connectors are a DisplayPort, an HDMI port and 3G/HD/SD-SDI.

"These new monitors are the next step in professional displays, providing end users with extremely high picture quality," said Gary Mandle, senior product manager at Sony Electronics' Professional Solutions of America group.

"This is breakthrough technology for applications where visual performance and accuracy are paramount, offering an unbeatable combination of image reproduction, color accuracy, reliability and stability."

Mid-April is the time when the E250 and E170 monitors should make it to market, priced at ¥2.4 million (the equivalent of $28,910) and ¥1.3 million ($15,710).

What remains to be seen if if they end up selling well enough for Sony to decide it lucrative to become any more eager in its promotion of this efficient technology.