SONY INTRODUCES NEW CRT MONITORS FOR
CRITICAL EVALUATION APPLICATIONS

BVM "Advanced" Series Designed for High-End Post Production, Telecine, Live Production and Electronic Cinematography Monitoring

LAS VEGAS (NAB Booth SU6406), April 17, 2005 - Sony is upgrading its line of evaluation-grade CRT monitors with the new BVM-A series. The new monitors incorporate several feature enhancements to provide high levels of image quality and monitoring capabilities.

The new monitors are designed for applications where viewing multiple image formats with the utmost accuracy is critical, including television production, digital cinematography, telecine, high-end post production, live production and the creation of digital intermediates from film.

With these new models, the need for separate standard- and high-definition decoders has been eliminated by the addition of a single input card that auto-detects SD and HD serial data. A 4:4:4 RGB dual-link direct input is also available with the BKM-62HS add-in board.

The incorporation of IP-based communication technology brings intelligent administration to the series through an Ethernet remote control with setup file management and an E-service mode with SNMP protocol for remote maintenance.

"Professional LCD monitors certainly have their place, but for the most critical evaluation, there is not yet a display technology that can replace CRT," said Tom Mykietyn, general manager for display systems in Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Production Systems Division. "CRT continues to hold an edge over competing technologies in terms of gray scale reproduction, standardized color gamma, black reproduction, and contrast range."

The Sony BVM-A evaluation-grade CRT monitors are planned to be available in the fall, at the following suggested retail prices:

BVM-A32E1WU: $39,850

BVM-A24E1WU: $24,355

BVM-A20F1U: $13,655

BVM-A14F5U: $6245

The BKM-61D board is an analog and digital decoder that can accept NTSC, PAL, PAL M and SECAM format composite or component inputs as either analog or digital.

The BKM-62HS board is a digital standard definition and high definition decoder that can accept 4:4:4 RGB dual link, 4:2:2 YUV single link HD signals meeting SMPTE 292M and 372M standards as well as auto switch to serial SMPTE 259M component serial digital standard signals.

The BKM 68X board is a RGB or YUV analog input that allows analog SD or HD connection.

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