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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 2 | February 2016

InFocus

Video Monitor Displays:
Progressive Convergence

Marshall Electronics' M-LYNX-702 dual 7-inch monitor

The instrument's 4K capability is
particularly useful to people working
with latest generation cameras,
whether for digital cinematography
or high-end broadcast applications.
Equipped with eight input connectors,
the LV 5490 accepts up to two 4K
signals simultaneously. In the 4K
video format mode, 3G-SDI dual link
or quad link is supported. Up to four
3G-SDI dual link 4K video inputs or
up to two 3G-SDI quad link 4K video
inputs can be selected for display, or
two sets of HD-SDI dual link signals. In
the SDI mode, up to four signals can be
displayed simultaneously.
The LV 5490 is also equipped to
handle video signals via two-sample
interleave as well as square division.
Two-sample interleave is the approved
standard for 4K. Recently announced
options provide added support for 12G
SDI, high dynamic range and video
over IP.
Marshall Electronics' M-LYNX-702
is a dual 7-inch loop-through 3G-SDI
rackmount monitor with 250 candela
per square metre brightness, 1024
x 600 pixel resolution and 700:1
contrast ratio. Housed in a 3U rack
mountable frame, it has
3G-SDI, HDMI, component
and composite inputs.
Panasonic has announced
a new display series
incorporating an Android
and HTML5-based OpenPort
Platform. It is equipped with
a 1 GHz quad-core processor,
1 gigabyte of RAM and 8
gigabytes of internal storage.
The displays come with a 6.3
mm bezel and are offered in
42, 49 and 55-inch panels.

Sony's BVM-X300 30-inch 17:3 4K
OLED master monitor supports high
dynamic range mode and a wide
colour gamut conforming to DCI-P3
plus most of the ITU-R BT.2020
standard. It also supports S-GAMUT3.
cine and S-GAMUT3. The monitor
accepts 2 Sample Interleave (2SI) and
Square Division signals. It also accepts
HD signals including 3G-SDI single link
for 1920 x 1080/50p 60p, YCbCr 4:2:2
10-bit, and 3G-SDI dual link for 1920 x
1080/50p 60p, 4:4:4 12/10-bit.
Transvideo's
StarliteRF
was
introduced at IBC 2015. This 5-inch
OLED monitor based on StarliteHD5
adds an inbuilt wireless receiver. It
operates on the 5.8 GHz ISM band,
has a top-mounted antenna and a
battery connection at the back. The
range is 60 metres. Features include
inbuilt Secure Digital recording and
playback facilities for H.264 rushes.
Also introduced at the IBC 2015, the
StarliteHD5-ARRI can control the Arri
Alexa Mini and Amira. Constructed
from aviation-grade aluminium, the
StarliteHD5-ARRI monitor is the size
of a smartphone and weighs less than
200 g.

Sony BVM-X300
OLED master monitor

cont'd...

TVLogic has announced
two new 12G-SDI single
link 4K monitors, a
12G-SDI 4K multi-viewer
packages and two new
7-inch monitors.
The LUM-240G is a 24inch monitor with UHD
resolution, 10-bit colour
depth, 1,000:1 contrast ratio and wide
viewing angle. It supports various
standard colour gamuts including
Rec.709 and DCI.
The LUM-170G has a 17-inch 1920
x 1080 resolution panel and UHD
upconverter. The LUM-170G and 240G
have four BNC inputs (two for 12G-SDI
and two for 3G-SDI) plus an HDMI 2.0.
input. 2160/30p through 6G-SDI signal
link is also supported.

TVLogic 4K LUM-240G 12G-SDI
single link monitor

The
LVM-075A
is a new 7-inch
monitor which offers
outstanding
picture
quality with its Full HD
resolution of 1920 x
1080, high luminance
up to 600cd/m and
wide viewing angles.
The LVM-075A matches
the HD colour gamut
specified in ITU-R BT.709. The LVM070C is a practical version with 7-inch
1024 x 600 resolution
panel. The LVM-075A
and
the
LVM-070C
support diverse log files
for cameras from Arri,
Sony and Canon. They
accommodate
multiformat 3G/Dual Link HDSGI, SD-SDI, HDMI and
analogue signal inputs.
The
TMV-4000G
is an upgraded 4K
multiviewer
display
with a 12G-SDI output
interface. The TMV-

LEADER LV 5490
supports 4096 x 2160 4K

4000G displays up to 24 input signals
on a single 4K screen and can be
controlled remotely using Ethernet,
GPI/O and RS422 communication port.
The TMV-4000G provides various
layout, size and position of each
image. The TMV-4000G offers best
picture quality for wall monitoring
combined with the LUM-550M which
is the 55-inch 4K/ UHD
monitor with 12G-SDI
single link input support
only.
Video Devices' PIX-E
monitor series includes
two five-inch models,
PIX-E5 and PIX-E5H, as
well as the 7-inch PIX-E7.
The
PIX-E
Series
includes signal monitoring

Video Devices PIX-E7
LCD Monitor recorder

tools plus the ability to record 4K and
Apple ProRes edit-ready files to the
mSATA-based SpeedDrive. The 5-inch
models are intended for smaller
format DSLRs, while the seven-inch
model is intended for use with larger
cameras.
The PIX-E5 and PIX-E7 monitors
have SDI and HDMI I/O, while the PIXE5H has HDMI I/O only. SpeedDrive
eliminates the need for special card
readers or docking stations. The
monitors are available as 1920x1080
(PIX-E5 and PIX-E5H) or 1920x1200
(PIX-E7) LCD displays.
http://www.inbroadcast.com http://www.leaderamerica.com/product/lv5490 http://www.lcdracks.com/monitors/LYNX/M-LYNX-702.php http://www.tvlogicusa.com/Monitors/M_Spec.asp?sidx=77 http://videodevices.com/products/portable-video-recorders/pix-e7 http://www.sony.co.uk/pro/article/broadcast-products-how-the-sony-BVM-X300-enhances-molinares-4K
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