Las Vegas, April 7, 2013: Sony today announced that it has developed a new 4K OLED monitor for professional use. As part of its continuous efforts to advance display technologies for the broadcasting and content creation fields, Sony has developed 4K OLED monitors that can reproduce video signals with the highest degree of accuracy that professionals require. To demonstrate this R&D achievement, Sony will be showcasing a 30-inch prototype (4096 x 2160) and a 56-inch (3840 x 2160) prototype at the 2013 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. To accelerate 4K production in the industry, Sony’s internally-developed 30-inch 4K OLED monitor is expected to be launched in the market in the year of 2014.

Sony also announced the latest “A” Series of its renowned TRIMASTER EL™ OLED professional monitors that have set global standards for critical picture evaluation. Sony’s OLED displays provide a superior visual experience to CRT and LCD monitors, reproducing accurate blacks/colours and featuring exceptional dynamic range and outstanding motion response that enables the most accurate picture evaluation in the industry. Sony's TRIMASTER EL monitors have been well received by critical users who demand professional-quality picture performance, resulting in total global shipments of over 20,000 units to date*.

The new “A” Series models feature significantly improved viewing angles, reducing the colour shift by half** when compared with their predecessor models. In fact, the new “A” Series models offer industry-leading wide viewing angles in the whole professional flat panel market. This enables group monitoring by video engineers or colourists which improves overall productivity and workflow efficiency.

The new “A” Series include the BVM-E250A and BVM-E170A master monitors for high-end cinema and broadcast applications, the BVM-F250A and BVM-F170A master monitors optimized for TV productions and broadcasting, plus the versatile PVM-2541A and PVM-1741A picture monitors which suit a wide range of monitoring applications.

“We’ve learnt from 38 years of professional monitor development, continually re-formulating our display line-up to meet the high expectations of customers from the broadcast and content creation fields,” said Daniel Dubreuil, Senior Product Specialist, Sony Europe. “In developing the new ‘A’ Series, we’ve once again introduced innovative and advanced display technology that brings the highest quality picture performance in the market.”

The new “A” series will replace** Sony’s existing monitors: BVM-E250/BVM-E170/BVM-F250/BVM-F170/PVM-2541/PVM-1741.   

New “A” Series OLED Master Monitors
• BVM-E250A
• BVM-E170A
• BVM-F250A
• BVM-F170A

New “A” Series OLED Picture Monitors
• PVM-2541A
• PVM-1741A

Sony’s new “A” Series OLED monitors will be on display at the 2013 NAB Show, Central Hall, C-5, Sony’s booth #C11001, Las Vegas Convention Center. The monitors will be available from May 2013 onwards.

* As of end of April 2013.
** Based on Sony’s measurements. Results may differ between monitors.
*** Images on the monitors are simulated images.

Sony will be exhibiting at stand C11001 in the Central Hall. For more information visit the Sony NAB 2013 website: www.pro.sony.eu/nab