Professional Video Monitors

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

• 1.1. User Requirements
• 1.2. Specifications
  • 1.2.1. Grade-1
  • 1.2.2. Grade-2
  • 1.2.3. Grade-3
  • 1.2.4. Additional EBU Requirements

2 Technologies

• 2.1. Key Display Charactaristics
  • 2.1.1. Resolution
  • 2.1.2. Contrast, Luminance, Black Level and Dynamic Range
  • 2.1.3. Gray scale accuracy, gamma correction and bit depth
  • 2.1.4. Color Gamut
  • 2.1.5. Temporal Properties
• 2.2. CRT
  • 2.2.1. Performance, features and cost
  • 2.2.2. Pros and cons
  • 2.2.3. Maturity
• 2.3. LCD
  • 2.3.1. Performance, features and cost
  • 2.3.2. Pros and cons
  • 2.3.3. Maturity
• 2.4. PDP
  • 2.4.1. Performance, features and cost
  • 2.4.2. Pros and cons
  • 2.4.3. Maturity
• 2.5. SED
• 2.6. RPTV
  • 2.6.1. Performance, features and cost
  • 2.6.2. Pros and cons
  • 2.6.3. Maturity

3 Representative Products

• 3.1. Grade-1 Monitors
  • 3.1.1. Cine-tal Systems
  • 3.1.2. eCinema Systems
  • 3.1.3. Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.)
  • 3.1.4. JVC Professional Products Company
  • 3.1.5. Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions
  • 3.1.6. Samsung Electronics
  • 3.1.7. Sony Broadcast and Production Systems Division
  • 3.1.8. Apple
• 3.2. Grade-2 Monitors
  • 3.2.1. Boland Communications
  • 3.2.2. Ikegami Electronics (U.S.A.)
  • 3.2.3. Marshall Electronics
  • 3.2.4. Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions
  • 3.2.5. Tamuz
• 3.3. Grade-3 Monitors
  • 3.3.1. Barco
  • 3.3.2. Christie Digital Systems
  • 3.3.3. JVC Professional Products Company
  • 3.3.4. Panasonic Business and Professional Solutions
  • 3.3.5. ToteVision

4 Forecast of the Total Market

• 4.1. Differences within sub-market segments
• 4.2. Market Data for Class-1, -2 and -3 Monitors

5 Summary and Conclusions

6 Appendix

• 6.1. Market Directions
  • 6.1.1. Ikegami
  • 6.1.2. JVC
  • 6.1.3. Panasonic
  • 6.1.4. Sony
• 6.2. Professional Monitor Manufacturers

Table of Figures

• Figure 1. Monitors Arrayed in a Broadcast Control Room
• Figure 2. Consumer Product Launch by Contrast Ratio
• Figure 3. Professional Monitor Designed for High Ambient Light
• Figure 4. Gamma Matching of Red, Green and Blue
• Figure 5. Color Gamuts for Content Creators
• Figure 6. D-ILA DLA-HRM1U 48" Reference Monitor from JVC
• Figure 7. Cine-tal Cinemage
• Figure 8. eCinema DCM23 and DPX24
• Figure 9. Ikegami HTM-1980
• Figure 10. Ikegami HLM-2200
• Figure 11. JVC DT-V1710CGU CRT Monitor
• Figure 12. JVC DT-V24L1DU
• Figure 13. D-ILA DLA-HRM1U 48" Reference Monitor from JVC
• Figure 14. Panasonic BT-LH1700W
• Figure 15. Sony BVM-A20F1U
• Figure 16. Sony BVM-L230 Trimaster LCD Monitor with LED Backlight
• Figure 17. Apple MacBook Pro with 15" and 17" screens
• Figure 18. Apple 30" Cinema HD Monitor with G5 Mac
• Figure 19. Boland Daybright HD/SD
• Figure 20. Ikegami HLM-900R 8.4" HDTV/SDTV Multi-Format LCD Monitor
• Figure 21. Marshall V-R82DP-SD in 19" Dual-Mount Configuration
• Figure 22. Panasonic BT-LH80W
• Figure 23. Tamuz BCM 108 HD
• Figure 24. Barco' s LC-5621
• Figure 25. Barco Overview cDG80-DL
• Figure 26. Christie CSP70-D100U
• Figure 27. Christie HD7Kc
• Figure 28. JVC GM-H40L2GU
• Figure 29. Panasonic TH-50PH9UK Plasma Monitor
• Figure 30. ToteVision LCD-703HD
• Figure 31. CRT Size Distribution, Broadcast Monitors in Europe
• Figure 32. LCD Broadcast Monitor Size Distribution, in Europe
• Figure 33. Market Penetration in Europe of HD and LCD Monitors

Table of Tables

• Table 1. EBU Grade-1 Monitor Specifications.
• Table 2. EBU Grade-2 Monitor Specifications.
• Table 3. EBU Grade-3 Monitor Specifications.
• Table 4. Companies with professional monitor product