Sony PVM-X2400 24-inch 4K HDR TRIMASTER

Overview
Sony has developed the PVM-X2400 with a 24-inch 4K Premium LCD panel specifically to achieve accurate colour matching with their industry-leading Master Monitor, the BVM-HX310. This feature allows for seamless communication between professionals working on a project, even if they are in different locations and times. The monitor also offers a Black Detail mode for monitoring black details in low-APL images, various signal settings, and automatic adjustment capabilities.

The PVM-X2400 has a range of features including 4K/HD scopes with HDR/SDR scales, audio level meter display, user 3D LUT, DC operation, yoke-mount and wall-mount capabilities, and a power-on setting function. It also has the ability to display both 4K and 2K input, with options for full screen display or side cut display. With its various basic functions and convenient design, the PVM-X2400 is a versatile and reliable choice for video production professionals.

Summary
Screen Size: 24 Inch
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Inputs:
HDMI
RJ-45
SDI
XLR
Outputs:
SDI
Stereo Mini Jack
Power Supply: AC
Recording: No
Included in box
1x Sony PVM-X2400 24-inch 4K HDR TRIMASTER

About the Sony PVM-X2400 24-inch 4K HDR TRIMASTER
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New Key Features:

More operator-friendly HDR-SDR conversion, Multi View & Enhanced Monitor Output
Background processing EMO output function for HDR-SDR and 3D LUT conversion
Side by Side left/right swap function during HDR-SDR conversion
Free settings for EMO video when side by side
HDR-SDR conversion during Quad View Display mode (HD only)
Free settings for EMO (conversion output) video in Quad View (HD only)
Black Detail Mode for HDR
Single Link 4K/HD auto-sensing (adapted to SDI Input 1 or SDI Input 3)
Interlaced display function
Source ID display function

The PVM-X2400 24-inch, 4K HDR high grade picture monitor incorporates the Sony specified premium LCD panel and offers 1000 cd/m2 luminance and colour matching with 4K HDR master monitor BVM-HX310, making group monitoring easy in onset, Studio and OB van’s wall and 19” EIA racks, Editing, Mixing audio, etc.

TRIMASTER realised Accurate colour reproduction, Precise imaging and Quality Picture Consistency

TRIMASTER is a design architecture for accurate picture reproduction, precise imaging and Quality picture consistency. There are many advantages in the panel control and signal processing system such as fast processing, accurate linearising of an input signal with Optical Electrical Transfer Function, accurate colour reproduction, etc.

Dynamic Contrast Drive and Black Detail High/Mid/Low

Dynamic contrast drive is a new backlight driving system that dynamically changes backlight luminance to adapt for a scene of a frame. You can conveniently check a total balance of highlights and low lights at a glance. This monitor can dynamically perform 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio by this drive.

From 12G-SDI and Quad-Link 3G-SDI to HD-SDI as well as HDMI

The PVM-X2400 can accept 12G-SDI from the latest device and it can input quad-link 3G-SDI and a single HD-SDI for a traditional device. This input utility is HDMI supports from 640×480/60P PC signal to 4096 x 2160/60P 4:2:2 YCBCR 12bit.

Various scopes

Both waveform monitor and vector scope can simultaneously be displayed with scales for both HDR and SDR. You can conveniently check both input signal level and output luminance by the HDR scales of the WFM. The waveform has three different displays of either Luminance, RGB/YCBCR parade or RGB/YCBCR overlay with the Gamut error display. The waveform of a specified line can also be displayed.

Unique quad view display with User 3D LUT

The PVM-X2400 provides a quad view display, with individual settings of EOTF (SDR/HDR), colour space, transfer matrix, colour temperature, contrast, brightness, SDI/HDMI, RGB/YCBCR, as well as User 3D LUTs for each display view

New User Interface and Channel select button

OSD is largely changed and operating this monitor is quicker and more intuitive. Design of the menu allow you to review the settings and change some settings very quickly. The Channel select button protects an operator from inadvertent setting errors.

Handy features for field operation

DC 24V operation allows you to operate it outfield regardless of 24” large screen and 1000 cd/m2 very high luminance. The optional protection panel* protects the premium LCD screen from inadvertent shocks. User 3D LUTs and Yoke-mount are also supported. Dynamic Contrast Drive is very useful for night-scene shooting. * Optional protection panel cannot be used with the monitor in operation for protecting the screen from heat of backlights.

Various mount capability

Regardless of 24inch large screen size, the PVM-X2400 can be installed to 19inch EIA standard rack for studio and OB van uses. Yoke-mount and VESA mount are also convenient for installing it to a C stand for field use and a Desktop arm for editing.

Powerful stereo sound with audio muting

The PVM-X2400 incorporates Stereo speakers(2W+2W) with audio muting.

PICTURE PERFORMANCE
Panel α-Si TFT Active Matrix LCD
Picture Size (Diagonal) 609.6 mm (24 inches)
Effective Picture Size (H x V) 531.6 x 299.1 mm (21 x 11 7/8 inches)
Resolution (H x V) 3840 x 2160 pixels (Full HD)
Aspect 16:9
Display colours Approx. 1.07 billion colours
Panel frame rate 48 Hz / 50 Hz / 60 Hz (48 Hz and 60 Hz are also compatible with 1/1.001 frame rates)
Viewing angle (panel specification) 89°/89°/89°/89° (up/down/left/right contrast > 10:1)
Colour temperature D60, D65, D93, DCI*1, and user 1-10 (5,000 K to 10,000 K adjustable)
Luminance (panel specification) (typical) 1000 cd/m2
Colour space (Colour gamut) ITU-R BT.2020*2, ITU-R BT.709, DCI-P3, S-GAMUT3*2, S-GAMUT3.Cine*2
Transmission Matrix ITU-R BT.2020 (Non-constant luminance is supported), ITU-R BT.709
EOTF 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.4 (HDR), S-Log3, S-Log3 (Live HDR), SMPTE ST 2084, ITU-BT.2100(HLG)

INPUT
SDI (12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2), (3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2), Input impedance: 75 Ω unbalanced
HDMI Input HDMI (HDCP2.3/1.4) (x1)
Parallel Remote RJ-45 8-pin (x1) (Fixed pin assignment)
Serial Remote (LAN) Ethernet, 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX RJ-45 (x1)
DC Input XLR-type 3-pin (male) (x1), DC 22 V to 32 V (output impedance 0.05 Ω or less)

OUTPUT
SDI Output (12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2) , (3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2) , Output impedance: 75 Ω unbalanced
Audio Monitor Output Stereo mini jack (x1)
Speaker (Built-in) Output 2.0 W+2.0W (Stereo)
Headphone Output Stereo mini jack (x1)

GENERAL
Power Requirements AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz – DC 22 V to 32 V
Operating Temperature 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F) Recommended: 20°C to 30°C (68°F to 86°F)
Operating Humidity 30% to 85% (no condensation)
Storage / Transport Temperature -20°C to +60°C (-4°F to +140°F)
Storage / Transport Humidity 0% to 90%
Operating / Storage / Transport Pressure 700 hPa to 1060 hPa
Dimensions (W x H x D) 568 x 382 x 158.5 mm*3 (22 3/8 x 15 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches) (without monitor stand), 568 x 403.5 x 178.5 mm*3 (22 3/8 x 16 x 7 1/8 inches) (with monitor stand)
Mass Approx. 10.5 kg (23 lb 2 oz)
Supplied Accessories AC power cord (1), AC plug holder (1), CD-ROM (1), Before Using This Unit (1)
Optional Accessories PVMK-RX24 Rack-mounting bracket, PVMK-PX24 Protection Panel, BKM-17R

NOTES
*1 DCI: x=0.314, y=0.351
*2 The PVM-X2400 does not cover selected colour space in full.
*3 Without projection parts.

Sony specified 24-inch 4K Premium LCD panel for realising faithful colour matching with BVM-HX310

The PVM-X2400 has a 24-inch 4K Premium LCD panel (3840 x 2160) with a wide colour gamut, high luminance, high contrast, fine grey scale, wide viewing angle and great uniformity. Sony specified the panel to realise 1000 cd/m2 luminance and 100% colour gamut coverage of BVM-HX310 that is an industry-leading Master Monitor. This feature provides a colour matching value in an entire process from camera shooting to finishing in versatile video productions such as Live productions, TV programs, Documentary, Music programs, Movies, Drama, Commercial films, etc. All the professionals in a single project can share a common view and a common understanding to colours and tones of their contents even though they work in another time and place. This allows them to communicate with each other more smoothly than before.

Black Detail High/Mid/Low

Due to the mechanism of LCD panels, backlight leaking from the panel surface is unavoidable. Black Detail mode provides more accurate monitoring of black details in dark, low-APL (average picture level) images. The black level is reduced, but gamma is maintained for correct colour and grey scale. However, high luminance areas are clipped due to dynamic range of the monitor. The portions to be clipped can be displayed by either zebra patterns or clipped image.

Various signal settings and Automatic setting by Video payload ID

You can manually set various signal settings that they are ITU-R BT.2020, ITU-R BT.709, DCI-P3, S-Gamut/S-Gamut3, S-Gamut3.Cine as colour space and ITU-R BT.2100(HLG), SMPTE ST 2084, S-Log3 and S-Log3(Live HDR) as EOTF. Support for VPID (Video Payload ID) identifies EOTF, colour space and RGB source information embedded in the SDI signal. Monitor settings are adjusted automatically, cutting the risk of human error in pressured live production environments.

4K/HD scopes with HDR/SDR scale and audio level meter display

Both waveform monitor and vector scope can simultaneously be displayed with scales for either HDR or SDR. The scales are automatically changed according to a selected EOTF setting of the monitor. You can conveniently check both input signal level and output luminance by the HDR scale of the WFM. They have various modes, including a zoom function (in an area of either 0 to 20% or 0 to 30%) with the waveform monitor, and a zoom function (in the central black area) with the vector scope, for adjusting white balance of cameras. The waveform has three different displays of either Luminance, RGB/YCBCR parade or RGB/YCBCR overlay with the Gamut error display. The waveform of a specified line can also be displayed. In addition, an audio level meter can display the embedded audio signal from the SDI or HDMI input. It can display on screen either the ch1 to ch8 or ch9 to ch16.

User 3D LUT

User 3D LUT files can be loaded into an internal memory of the monitor via USB port on the front. Either 33 grid points or 17grid points .cube files are supported. You can easily select different user LUTs and compare them in the quad View display.

DC operation

The PVM-X2400 can be operated with DC 22 V to DC 32 V. The PVM-X2400 provides more flexibility and mobility to users who want a larger size screen for on-set applications. The PVM-X2400 is ideal for field applications.

Yoke-mount and Wall-mount capability

The PVM-X2400 has screw holes on its side bezels for yoke-mounting. This type of mounting is convenient when installing a monitor to a camera crane or monitor stand in the field. There are also Wall-mount 100-mm pitch holes on each monitor’s rear panel. @@@ Room clearance connector panel design The connector panel on the rear of each monitor is designed to allow sufficient cord clearance. This design allows protecting connectors, space saving and cabling flexibility with easy identification of the connectors for system integration and maintenance.

4K (4096 x 2160) and 2K (2048 x 1080) input

The PVM-X2400 monitor can display 4K and 2K input. The 4K/2K signal is displayed in two ways – as a full 2K image scaled into a QFHD (3840 x 2160) screen, or as a 2K native display with side cut.

Power-on setting

Power-on allows users to select setting data when the monitor starts up; this includes last memory, user preset, and factory preset settings. Users can set the monitor accurately and quickly. This function is very useful for rental equipment.

Zoom function

The PVM-X2400 can magnify a centre of the screen for checking camera focus. Various Basic Functions The monitor has basic functions such as Contrast, Brightness, Chroma, Aperture, Audio volume, Blue only, Mono, Scan, Marker, Timecode display, RGB cut off, On-screen tally, BKM-17R control and Parallel remote(Fixed pin assignment).

TRIMASTER realised Accurate colour reproduction, Precise imaging and Quality Picture Consistency

TRIMASTER is a design architecture for accurate picture reproduction, precise imaging and Quality picture consistency. There are many advantages in the panel control and signal processing system such as fast processing, accurate linearising of an input signal with Optical Electrical Transfer Function, accurate colour reproduction, etc. @@@ Dynamic Contrast Drive Dynamic Contrast Drive is a new backlight driving system that dynamically changes backlight luminance to adapt for a scene of a frame. You can conveniently check a total balance of highlights and low lights at a glance. Another advantage of this new drive is that there is no artificial halo effect caused by this drive and each signal level is displayed as each same display luminance. This monitor can dynamically perform 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio by this drive.

4K video input versatility for both brand-new and traditional devices

The PVM-X2400 monitor is equipped with built-in standard input interfaces: (12G/6G/3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2), (3G/HD-SDI) BNC (x2) and HDMI (HDCP2.3/1.4) (x1). 12G simplifies wiring from a large latest system to a simple field system. Quad-link 3G-SDI is truly convenient for a system configuration with many existing traditional devices. HDMI is a mandatory interface to equip with a Rasteriser, Multi-viewer, Digital camera, Set Top Box, UHD Blue ray and Computer, etc.

New User Interface

OSD menu structure is majorly changed from the existing Sony 4K monitors. It has a shallow layered structure and you can see setting values when OSD comes up and change them quickly. Status menu changes its position from top to lower side. 4K/2K settings and Input settings/User presets are integrated to a single Channel. You can create 30 channels and rename the Channel according to your own convenience. Sony newly introduces Channel button on the Front control panel for operators. You can only select a channel from the list while you see the channel name, colour space, EOTF, input, etc. The Channel can also simply be assigned to a F key as well. When multiple users share the same monitor, each user can memorise his/her setting data to a channel and retrieve this data whenever required. This frees the user from time consuming and repetitive setting tasks. When multiple users share the same monitor, all the data of the monitor can be saved and locked by a password. Those users can freely change values of all the data, but they cannot be overwritten and saved to the memory of the monitor by a user who do not know the password. For improving speed of the F-Key configuration, the user can take a short-cut to the settings menu screen by simply pressing the function key repeatedly. And, For adapting increase of functions, Function key preset is also introduced. You can create some different combinations of Function keys and store them. You can select one of the Function key presets easily and quickly. Not only channel but Function key preset, Colour temperature and marker name can also be named from the OSD keyboard.

Sony’s unique Quad View display

The PVM-X2400 provides a Quad View display, with individual settings of EOTF (SDR/HDR), colour space, transfer matrix, colour temperature, contrast, brightness, user LUT, SDI/HDMI and RGB/YCBCR for each display view. You can easily compare with different HD input sources and use it for monitoring different sources as a part of an HD wall system.

High reliable mechanical design, Optional protection panel and 19-inch EIA standard rack-mount capability

For long term reliability, Sony made multiple thermal simulations for finding the most efficient cooling system and mechanical structure. And also, Sony made heat load tests frequently for our customer’s long usage until the Sony internal strict regulation is passed. The PVMK-PX24 protection panel saves a premium screen of the PVM-X2400 from some inadvertent scratches and impacts during transportation and preparation*. It can easily and quickly be either attached and detached without tool at a time-critical on-site. This protection panel can be mounted together with the rack-mount bracket PVMK-RX24 and it can be equipped with the PVM-X2400 installed onto a 19-inch EIA standard rack. * Optional protection panel cannot be used with the monitor in operation for protecting the screen from heat of backlights.

Flexible and Variable area markers, aspect marker and centre marker

You can set either two flexible area markers or variable area markers, and aspect marker on the screen. As their line colours and thickness can be changed, these two markers are easily identified. This second marker enables easier checking of the centre portion’s focus. Flexible area marker can be used for a guide of a screen layout for shopping programs.

Optimised low-latency I/P conversion

An I/P conversion system delivers automatically optimised signal processing according to input signals, with low latency. This helps with editing and monitoring fast-moving images, and with synchronising audio with lip sync.

High sound pressure stereo speakers(2W+2W) with audio muting

Onset monitoring and a Machine room requires high sound pressure because there are some large environmental noises. 2W+2W front stereo speakers are more powerful than a monaural speaker or a rear speaker system and you can get a good stereophonic effect from them. When you need to put the monitor on mute very quickly, you can simply press a Function key that Audio muting is assigned.