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LUMA monitors in professional applications
LUMA monitors in professional applications
This section provides details on the technical
benefits of using the LUMA Series monitors in
actual professional applications. It describes why
LUMA Series monitor applications
The LUMA Series is suited for picture monitoring
in almost any professional picture-monitoring
application. Applications range from use in OB
Wide viewing angle*
Conventional LCDs have been known for having
limited viewing angles. Specifically, image
brightness, color saturation, and contrast would
tend to look different depending on the viewing
angle. This was due to the use of Twisted
Nematic (TN) LCDs in which picture reproduction
was accurate only when viewing the LCD panel
from directly in front. To solve the viewing-angle
limitations of TN-type LCDs, many new LCD
operating methods and types have been
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Figure 5-1.
the performance of the LUMA Series monitors is
optimized for professional applications with
respect to the characteristics of LCD technology.
vans, studio control rooms, edit suites, machine
rooms, and office desk environments of
producers, directors, and other production staff.
developed. These include the Multi-domain,
Multi-domain Vertical Alignment (MVA), and
recent In-Plane Switching (IPS) types.
The LUMA Series monitors use an advanced IPS
or MVA type LCD panel to provide a wide viewing
angle of 170 degrees - practically equivalent to
CRT monitors.
* The multi-display type LUMA Series monitors use TN-
type LCDs and do not provide this feature.
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