Sony PVM-2541 PVM-1741 PVM-740 LMD-2451W LMD-1751W LMD-4251TD LMD-2451TD LMD-2341W LMD-2041W LMD-1541W LMD-940W LMD-1530W LMD-2110W LMD-1510W Brochure

Professional Monitor Family Catalog 2011

PVM Series OLED / LMD Series LCD Monitor

Broadening the Lineup

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– Sony Expands its Range of OLED*

and

LCD Professional Monitors

Building on a long history as a leading supplier of high-de nition technology products,
Sony offers professional monitors in a variety of types and sizes, suitable for a wide range of
applications in the studio and in the  eld.

Sony is now proud to add to its professional monitor lineup two models of organic light-

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emitting diode (OLED) picture monitors: the 24.5-inch*

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diagonally) PVM-2541 and 16.5-inch*

(viewable area measured diagonally) PVM-1741.

(viewable area measured

These TRIMASTER EL™ Series monitors inherit technology from BVM-E and BVM-F Series OLED
master monitors, and offer top-end picture monitor quality.

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741, as well as the PVM-740, incorporate the Sony OLED panel
with unique Super Top Emission OLED technology, and deliver superb picture quality –
outstanding black performance, quick response with virtually no motion blur, and a wide
color gamut.

Along with these brand-new OLED picture monitors, Sony continues to enhance its widely
acclaimed professional LCD monitor lineup – the LUMA Series. The latest additions

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include LMD-51 Series 3D monitors (LMD-4251TD*
slim-bezel compact-design monitors (LMD-2341W*
and LMD-10 Series excellent cost-to-performance entry-level monitors (LMD-2110W*

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LMD-1510W*

).

and LMD-2451TD*5), LMD-41 Series

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, LMD-2041W*7, and LMD-1541W*8) ,

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and

This broad and powerful professional OLED and LCD monitor lineup continues to meet the
broadest range of application needs, from broadcast and post-production, to surveillance
and demanding semi-professional applications.

*1 Organic light-emitting diode (OLED).
*2 623.4 mm viewing area, measured diagonally.
*3 419.7 mm viewing area, measured diagonally.
*4 42-inch (1067 mm), *5 24-inch (613.2 mm), *6 23-inch (584.2 mm), *7 20-inch (508 mm), *8 15.3-inch (388.6 mm), *9 21.5-inch (547 mm), *10 15.6-inch

(395 mm) viewing areas, measured diagonally.

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Sony’s Professional Monitor Lineup

Sony OLED Technology

PVM OLED Series – Sony OLED Picture Monitor

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Top-end picture quality in the

picture monitor class
All-in-one features
Compact design
3G-SDI inputs

PVM-2541

(24.5” measured diagonally)

PVM-1741

(16.5” measured diagonally)

PVM-740

(7.4”measured diagonally)

LUMA Series LCD Monitor Technology and Features

LMD-51 Series – High-grade LCD Monitor

LMD-2451W

(24”measured diagonally)

LMD-1751W

(17”measured diagonally)

LMD-4251TD

(3D 42”measured diagonally)

LMD-2451TD

(3D 24”measured diagonally)

LMD-40/41 Series – Slim-bezel Compact-design LCD Monitor

LMD-2341W

(23”measured diagonally)

LMD-2041W

(20”measured diagonally)

LMD-1541W

(15”measured diagonally)

LMD-940W

(9.4”measured diagonally)

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Stylish control panel design
Option slots for  exibility

and expandability

Multi-format inputs

including 3G-SDI input

3D display

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All-in-one features
Multi-format inputs

including 3G-SDI inputs

Suitable for monitor wall

installations and  eld
applications

Waveform monitor,

Audio level meter,
and Time code display

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LMD-30/10 Series – Cost-effective Entry-level Monitor

High-picture performance
Broadcast standard gamma
Professional features
Versatile signal inputs including

HD-SDI and HDMI™

LMD-1530W

(15.3”measured diagonally)

Signal Formats, Feature Comparisons, Speci cations, Optional Accessories, Dimensions

LMD-2110W

(21.5”measured diagonally)

LMD-1510W

(15.6”measured diagonally)

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Advantages of the Sony OLED Technology

Sony OLED – RGB 10-bit, Full HD

24.5” panel* 16.5” panel*

Sony’s unique Super Top Emission technology
Deep black with high dynamic range

* 623.4 mm, and 419.7 mm (respectively), measured diagonally.

Sony OLED – Self-emitting Display Device

Sony OLED creates light by recombining an electron and a hole within certain organic materials. The process of emitting light is
extremely ef cient when compared to other technologies currently used for display.
Its organic materials react to the control of the electrical current immediately, and do not emit light in the absence of an
electrical current. Therefore, the OLED display panel features superb black performance and quick response to fast-motion
pictures. In addition, Sony OLED display panel delivers a wider color gamut.

Super Top Emission Technology

The Sony Super Top Emission OLED panel is designed to deliver
light emission with the TFT layer on the rear side of the panel.
Therefore, the top emission structure offers more ef cient light
emission than is typical with bottom emission structures where
TFT layers are placed on the front side of the panel, limiting
the light-emission aperture.

This Super Top Emission technology has a micro-cavity
structure which incorporates color  lters. This cavity structure
uses an optical resonance effect to enhance color purity and
improve light-emission ef ciency. In addition, the color  lter of
each RGB also enhances the color purity of emitted light, and
reduces ambient light re ection.

The Sony Super Top Emission OLED panel is completely sealed
by a glass substrate, and the electroluminescent layer is fully
isolated from outside air and moisture. This contributes to
stability and reliability.

Quick response with virtually no motion blur
Wide color gamut and accurate color reproduction

Optical Resonance
(Multiple Reection Interference Effect)

Glass Substrate

Color Filter

Semi-transparent

Cathode

Emission Layer

Anode

Glass Substrate

TFT

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.6

0.4

Intensity(A.U.)

Green Light Emitting Spectrum

Micro-cavity Structure

With cavity

Without cavity

Reduces
unnecessary
optical ingredients

0.2

0.0
400 500 600 700 800

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Wavelength(nm)

Advantages of the Sony OLED Technology

The OLED processor
– Dedicated to eliciting full performance.

Accurate signal processing across all signal levels
Accurate gamma control
Superb uniformity control

Dedicated Sony OLED Processor*

The PVM Series of OLED monitors incorporate newly developed OLED-dedicated signal processors to elicit and maximize OLED
panel performance. This technology allows these TRIMASTER EL™ monitors to provide the level of performance required for
critical imaging. These processors accurately control gamma and uniformity, and deliver precision stability control.

* The PVM-740 is equipped with a different processing technology (ChromaTRU™).

Accurate gamma control

Since the Sony OLED panel can display a deeper black
then most other display device, the OLED processor controls
gamma accuracy (black reproduction) by increased signal
processing bit depth.

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Superb uniformity control

The Sony OLED processor offers superb uniformity across all signal levels at every point of the screen. OLED-panel uniformity is
precisely measured and corrected using a proprietary RGB LUT (look-up table) adjustment system.

R-LUT

B-LUT

G-LUT

V position

H position

Level

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Advantages of the Sony OLED Technology

* Gray scales are simulated images.

Accurate Black Reproduction

A key advantage of Sony OLED is the fact that each pixel can
be turned completely off. No other display technology is able
to offer this. LCD either raises black luminance due to intrinsic
light leakage, or reduces black luminance with articial local
dimming technologies. CRT always applies a bias voltage
to place the gun at the proper operating level. All of these
display devices have some limitation in accuracy of black
reproduction. In comparison, the Sony OLED is capable
of reproducing accurate black with each individual pixel,
enabling users to evaluate each picture image faithfully to
the signal.

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0.0001

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Input Signal [%]

Gray scale images corresponding to the input signal

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LCD
CRT
OLED

1000.1

LCD

Sony OLED

LCD* Sony OLED*

Accurate Color Reproduction

The Sony Super Top Emission technology not only offers a wide
color gamut with its purity of the three primary colors, but
also maintains this wide color gamut throughout the entire
luminance range. While some other display devices have
limitations in reproducing accurate colors, especially in the
low signal levels, the Sony OLED system is truly an ideal display
device for picture viewing. With OLED, users see the details in
the blacks, and see the colors as well.

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Sony OLED*

* Simulated images

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* Color gamut images based on Sony’s test results

Advantages of the Sony OLED Technology

Quick Response with Virtually No Motion Blur

The Sony OLED gray-to-gray switching speed (measured in microseconds, μs) is much faster than that of the LCD (measured in
milliseconds, ms).* This fast response bene ts a variety of applications and uses. For example, in sports broadcasting, when
camera pans would become blurred with an LCD, they remain sharp and clear with OLED. And with moving titles or graphics,
when text can be dif cult to read on an LCD, OLED displays clear text, regardless of speed or direction.

* Based on Sony internal testing results.

LCD*

Wide Dynamic Range

The Sony OLED technology has the ability to control each
individual pixel from an absolute black to peak white. Each
pixel can display the entire dynamic range of the image with
no interference to the adjacent pixels.

Sony’s OLED

Sony

CRT

LCD

x:1

2,000

Sony OLED*

Contrast ratio

* Simulated images

50,0001 40,00030,00020,000

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OLED Picture Monitor

For Critical Picture Viewing

PVM-2541 PVM-1741 PVM-740

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 as well as the PVM-740 are all-in-one
OLED picture monitors, delivering unparalleled picture quality with the
performance features and functions found in more expensive monitors,
all contained in a compact, stylish design.

The Sony Super Top Emission OLED display panel with 10-bit RGB:

• 24.5-inch*

(Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels)

• 7.4-inch*

High dynamic range display
New compact metal chassis

• Lightweight and robust metal body

Standard inputs

• 3G/HD/SD-SDI input (x2)*

Built-in analyzers

• Waveform monitor, audio level meter, timecode*

Easy-to-use control panel

• Rotary-type switch for quick menu access

• Seven function-assignable buttons for direct and quick access

DC 12V operations (PVM-1741 and PVM-740)
Auto white balance with PC application software
External remote control function (parallel and serial remote)

*1 623.4 mm, 419.7 mm, and 188.0 mm (respectively), viewable area measured diagonally.
*2 The PVM-740 is equipped with one SDI input connector.
*3 The PVM-740 does not support timecode display.

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(measured diagonally) and 16.5-inch*1 (measured diagonally)

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(measured diagonally) (Quarter HD 960 x 540 pixels)

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, HDMI (HDCP) (x1), and Composite (x1)

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PVM Series

Groundbreaking Picture Performance with Sony’s OLED Technologies

Sony’s 24.5-inch (measured diagonally), 16.5-inch (measured diagonally), and 7.4-inch (measured diagonally)

Super Top Emission OLED display panels provide unparalleled black performance, a wide color gamut, and

quick pixel response with virtually no motion blur.

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By combining the Sony OLED display panel (Full HD*

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technologies*

, the PVM Series of OLED monitors deliver exceptional picture quality never before seen in

, 10-bit driver) and the Sony OLED processing

conventional picture monitors.

*1 The PVM-740 delivers Quarter HD (960 x 540) resolution.
*2 The PVM-740 is equipped with the ChromaTRU processing technology.

Main Features

Sony OLED with Full HD*

and 10-bit RGB

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 OLED panel with Full HD
resolution (1920 x 1080) and a 10-bit RGB driver, together
with the Sony Super Top Emission OLED display panel, creates
lifelike and smoother-than-ever gradation from dark to bright
portions of a scene such as in a sunrise or sunset.

* The PVM-740 delivers Quarter HD (960 x 540) resolution.

Sony OLED

Full HD, 10-bit

8-bit (256-levels) image* 10-bit (1024-levels) image*

* Simulated images

Superb Black Performance

Thanks to the Sony OLED system, deep blacks can be accurately
displayed and the black portion of an image is not degraded.

Wide Color Gamut and High-purity

Deep Color Reproduction

The Sony OLED technology shows the largest color range
of any Sony monitor ever offered. Color standards such as
ITU-R BT.709, EBU, and SMPTE-C are displayed more accurately
and, if desired, the OLED panel’s native color gamut can
be displayed. Sony’s micro-cavity structure uses an optical
resonance effect in combination with accurate color  lters to
calibrate and stabilize RGB color accuracy. This combination
is also effective in reducing ambient light re ection, and
therefore deep color reproduction can be achieved without
degradation, particularly in bright environments.

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470

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PVM Series OLED monitors color gamut

550

570

380~410

EBU

SMPTE-C

PVM OLED
NATIVE

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610

700~

780

Black performance image

* Simulated image

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PVM Series

Quick Response with Virtually

Blur-free Motion

Because the OLED electroluminescent layer inherently
responds to any electrical current input, it emits light
immediately. By this mechanism, excellent quick response
characteristics can be achieved on fast-motion images.
This ef cient virtually blur-free, fast response bene ts a variety
of applications and scenes, e.g., in sports broadcasting,
monitoring of camera panning, and text scrolling.

Superb Uniformity

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 monitors incorporate a newly
developed OLED process to bring out the full performance of
the Sony OLED panels.
This OLED processor offers superb uniformity across all signal
levels at every point of the screen. The OLED panel uniformity
is precisely measured and corrected using a sophisticated
RGB LUT (look-up table) adjustment system.

Waveform Monitor, Audio Level

Meter, and Time Code Display

Input signal waveform with a 2-channel audio level meter can
be displayed on screen. When an SDI interface is connected,
the embedded audio level can be displayed on screen with
an 8-channel audio level meter. Time code embedded on SDI
signals can be displayed on screen. Users can select either
LTC or VITC.

* The Audio Level Meter function works only when receiving SDI-embedded

audio signals.

I/P Mode Selection

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 monitors provide four I/P modes

so that users can select the most suitable mode for each
purpose:

INTER-FIELD:

This mode interpolates images between  elds. This is used
for picture quality precedence (e.g., to reduce the jagged
effect on moving pictures).

INTRA-FIELD:

This mode interpolates images within the  eld, and delivers
naturally reproduced images and quick picture processing.
This mode is available for 1920 x 1080 SDI signal input.

FIELD MERGE:

This mode combines lines alternately in odd and even
 elds, regardless of picture movements. This is used for PsF
(Progressive Segmented Frame) processing and still image
monitoring.

LINE DOUBLER:

This mode interpolates by repeating each line. This is
used for editing and monitoring fast-moving images, and
checking line  icker. The minimum processing time is less
than one  eld (0.5 frames).

Signal Flow

Interlaced

signal

I/P conversion by
“LINE DOUBLER” mode
(No need to wait for
the next eld to come)

After I/P

conversion

LINE DOUBLER I/P mode image

Signal
Processing
period is less
than 1 eld.

The waveform monitor,
2-channel audio level meter,
and time code display*

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The 8-channel audio level
meter*

* Simulated images

PVM Series

Lightweight Compact Design

– Flexible Mounting For Picture
Monitoring

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 incorporate a lightweight,
compact metal body. Their design offers  exibility, and can
be adapted according to the application: a desktop unit with
standard table feet, or used with an optional SU-561 stand, or
without the stand for wall applications.

These monitors support VESA™ mounting with a 100 mm
pitch, and EIA 19-inch standard racks.* This allows the
monitors to be used for all types of application – desktop
editing, of ce viewing, on a studio monitor wall, or installed in
OB vans.

* The PVM-1741 only is available with standard rack-mount brackets.

PVM-2541 front

PVM-2541 rear

PVM-2541 side

Easy-to-use Control Panel

A rotary-type switch and seven function-assignable buttons
allow users quick and intuitive operation. Operation buttons
with LED indicators enable error-free operation, even in dark
environments.*

* LED lights can be switched on/off.

Control panel with LED lights-on

Input Versatility

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 monitors are equipped with

built-in standard input interfaces: 3G/HD/SD-SDI (x2), HDMI

(HDCP) input (x1) and composite (x1).

SDI (3G/HD/SD)

input (x2)

output (x1)

Composite input /output

Audio input / output

PVM-1741 front

PVM-2541

standard

PVM-1741 rear

PVM-2541

with optional SU-561

PVM-1741 side

PVM-2541

without stand

HDMI IN

Parallel remote / Serial remote

DC IN

(PVM-1741)

AC IN

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PVM Series

Auto White Balance

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 as well as PVM-740 monitors
employ a software-based white balance calibration function,
which is called “AutoWhiteBalance”. Combined with a PC
and commercially available calibration tool*, this function
enables simple adjustment of the monitor’s white balance.

* The X-Rite i1 (Eye-one) Pro. In addition, the PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 will

support Konica Minolta CA-210/CA-310/CS-200, and DK-Technologies
PM5639/06.

PVM-1741 with white balance

probe (X-Rite i1 (Eye-one) Pro)

“AutoWhiteBalance”

GUI image

External Remote Control Function

The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 have an external remote control capability for input/output signal selection and adjustment
of various items via an Ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) connection. Up to 32 monitors and up to four control units can be

connected via Ethernet connection and controlled remotely on the network. Also these monitors support some functions of the

BKM-16R – an optional remote control unit for BVM-E/BVM-L/PVM-L Series monitors – such as the power on/off switch and the

Input Select function.*

* The PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 do not support all BKM-16R functions.

Input Signals

PVM-2541 / PVM-1741 / PVM-740 Signal Formats

System

575/50i (PAL) O O O O

480/60i (NTSC)*

576/50p – – – O

480/60p*

640 x 480/60p*

1080/24PsF*

1080/25PsF*

1080/30PsF*

1080/24p*

1080/25p – O*

1080/30p*

1080/50i – O*

1080/60i*

1080/50p – O*

1080/60p*

720/24p*

720/25p – O*

720/30p*

720/50p – O*

720/60p*

1

1

1

1*2

2

1*2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Analog composite

PVM-2541 / PVM-1741 PVM-740

O O O O

– – – O

– – – O

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

– O*

*1 Compatible with 1/1.001 frame rates.
*2 1080/24PsF, 25PsF, and 30PsF are displayed as 1080/48i, 50i, and 60i on the screen, respectively.
*3 10-bit 4:4:4 Y/C
*4 10-bit 4:2:2 Y/C
*5 10-bit 4:4:4 Y/C

b/Cr and 4:4:4 RGB of 3G-SDI signals are supported.
b/Cr of 3G-SDI signal is supported.
b/Cr of 3G-SDI signal is supported.

*6 PVM-2541 and PVM-1741 can accept DVI signals via the HDMI interface using a conversion cable.

Signal standard

SDI (3G/HD/SD)

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

5

5

3

3

O –

O –

– –

O O

O O

O O

O O

O O

4

O*

4

O*

– –

– –

– –

O O*

O O*

HDMI

O*

O*

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6

6

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PVM-2541 / PVM-1741 DVI Input Signals

Resolution Dot clock (MHz) fH (kHz) fV (Hz)

640 x 480 25.175 31.5
1280 x 768 68.250 47.4
1280 x 1024 108.000 64.0
1360 x 768 85.500 47.7
1440 x 900 88.750 55.5
1680 x 1050 119.000 64.7

• When a DVI signal is input to the HDMI IN connector using a DVI conversion cable.

• Sides of the displayed picture may be hidden depending on the input signal.

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