Sony’s newest professional OLED monitors  combine lightweight, slim and easily portable designs with the technology’s  proven features of high colour accuracy, contrast and picture quality. The new  models (PVM-A250, 25” and PVM-A170, 17”) achieved  approximately 40% reductions (*2) in depth and  weight compared to previous Sony models, delivering more flexibility and ease  of use for live program production and broadcast truck applications.
To achieve the new monitors’ decreased  weight and depth, Sony re-engineered their entire design, from the chassis to  the OLED panel module’s structure to the signal processing board, material and  parts. The result is savings in space and logistics expenses, especially  important in the tight confines of a broadcast truck. For example, if 50 of the  new monitors were loaded on a conventional truck, total weight is reduced by  about 180 kg. Power consumption is also reduced by 9% in the PVM-A250 and 14%  in the PVM-A170 monitor compared to previous Sony models.

“Higher resolution content creation – 4K and  beyond – requires monitors with larger screen sizes for accurate colour  evaluation on site,” said Daniel Dubreuil, senior product marketing manager,  professional monitors, Sony Europe. “But bigger monitors are harder to carry  and take up more space. These new models have the screen size needed for  critical evaluation, with a thinner and lighter design that’s perfect for live  broadcast and outdoor shooting. They even have a handle for easy carrying.”
  Durability is also important for field  monitors, to guard against shipping damage and the rigours of on-location use. Protecting  the new monitors’ panel, connectors and cabinet is a unique body design and an  optional panel protection kit with corner bumpers. This kit can also help  maintain high image quality by reducing outside light reflection.
  Other operational improvements over  previous models include an  I/P conversion system that delivers automatically optimized signal processing according  to input signals, with low latency (less than 0.5 field). Users can also  upgrade the monitors via ethernet cable.
  Sony’s unique  OLED panel uses its Super Top Emission technology for high light efficiency, high colour  purity, high contrast and high reliability. The new models also achieve the  industry leading wide  viewing angles, enabling group monitoring by video  engineers or colourists and improving overall productivity and workflow  efficiency.

Sony’s professional TRIMASTER EL™ OLED  monitor line has expanded from master monitors to picture monitors since its  first launch in 2011. The TRIMASTER EL technology and Sony’s uniquely developed  OLED panel superbly reproduces accurate blacks and colours, and features  exceptional dynamic range and outstanding motion response to enable 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 more than 25,000 units to  date(*3).
  Visitors to  the SATIS exhibition  in Paris will get  the chance to see the PVM-A170 and PVM-A250 for the first time in Europe. The  event will take place between 19-21 November, with Sony exhibiting at stand 19,  Halle Freyssinet.
  The new  monitors will be available in January, 2014. For more  information please visit www.pro.sony.eu      
       

Notes:
1. As AC built-in broadcast and professional  monitors with HD-SDI input/output, as of Nov. 2013, Sony investigation.

2. PVM-A250 reduces the depth by 40% and the  weight by 42%, PVM-A170 reduces the depth by 45% and the weight by 41% compared  with previous Sony models.

3. As of September 2013.